Scribefy
@MKirovBG
Extract timestamped YouTube transcripts — plus video search, metadata, and related-video tools — for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.
Overview
Scribefy is a YouTube research toolkit for AI workflows. This MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible client pull clean, timestamped YouTube transcripts — plus search, metadata, and related videos — without copy-pasting.
Tools
- extract_transcript — full transcript with timestamps
- search_videos — free-text YouTube search
- get_video_metadata — title, channel, duration, views, caption tracks
- get_related_videos — YouTube's "Up next" feed for a video
Setup
- Get an API key on the API + MCP plan at scribefy.app.
- Add the server config below, with
SCRIBEFY_API_KEYin theenv. - Restart your MCP client — the Scribefy tools appear automatically.
Setup guides: Cursor · Windsurf · ChatGPT
A web app and REST API are also available at scribefy.app.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "sk_live_…"
}
}
}
}