MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector for transcript1, an audio and video transcription service. Transcribe file uploads or YouTube links in Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP clients, and read the transcript with timestamps and optional speaker labels.

This package is a small stdio bridge to the hosted server at https://api.transcript1.com/mcp. It wraps mcp-remote and signs in with your API key, for clients that launch MCP servers as commands. Docs: transcript1.com/docs/mcp.

Setup

You need a transcript1 account and an API key (starts with t1_). Create one at transcript1.com/dashboard/account/tokens. It is shown once, so copy it.

Every client below runs the same command, npx -y @transcript1/mcp, with TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY set. Requires Node.js 18 or newer.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcript1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@transcript1/mcp"],
      "env": { "TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY": "t1_YOURKEY" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcript1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@transcript1/mcp"],
      "env": { "TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY": "t1_YOURKEY" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "transcript1": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@transcript1/mcp"],
      "env": { "TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY": "t1_YOURKEY" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add transcript1 --env TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY=t1_YOURKEY -- npx -y @transcript1/mcp

Any other MCP client

Configure a stdio server with command npx, arguments -y @transcript1/mcp, and the environment variable TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`TRANSCRIPT1_API_KEY`	yes	Your transcript1 API key. Must start with `t1_`.
`TRANSCRIPT1_MCP_URL`	no	Server URL. Defaults to `https://api.transcript1.com/mcp`. Must use `https`; plain `http` is accepted only for `localhost` and `127.0.0.1`.

The key is passed to mcp-remote through its environment, not on the command line. Extra arguments given to the command are forwarded to mcp-remote.

Tools

transcribe: create a transcription from a YouTube URL and wait briefly for the result.
get_transcription: status or transcript of a job, as text, SRT, VTT, or JSON, with paging for long transcripts.
list_transcriptions: your recent jobs, filterable and paginated.
create_upload: reserve a chunked upload for a local audio or video file.
get_upload_status: see which chunks were received, to resume an interrupted upload.
complete_upload: verify an upload and queue it for transcription.
delete_transcription: cancel a running job or delete a finished one.
get_account: minutes remaining, current plan, and renewal date.