transcribed.dev

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MCP Setup

Connect transcribed.dev to Claude Code or Claude Desktop via the Model Context Protocol.

Prerequisites

  • -A transcribed.dev account (free tier works)
  • -An API key from /developers#keys
  • -Claude Code CLI or Claude Desktop app

Configuration

Add this to your Claude MCP config (~/.claude/mcp.json or Claude Desktop settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcriber": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lifesized/youtube-transcriber-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "YTT_API_KEY": "ytt_sk_...",
        "YTT_API_URL": "https://transcribed.dev"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once configured, Claude can transcribe YouTube videos for you:

"Transcribe this video and summarize the key points: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

Claude will use the MCP server to fetch the transcript and work with it directly.

Or use shorthand triggers — paste a URL prefixed with t or ts:

t https://youtube.com/watch?v=... — transcript only

ts https://youtube.com/watch?v=... — transcribe + summarize

Or paste a YouTube URL on its own — it auto-activates.

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