Transcribe videos inside Claude and ChatGPT

Connect in one minute — no key to paste

1. Open your assistant's connector settings. In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. In ChatGPT: enable developer mode and add an MCP server. In Cursor: edit .cursor/mcp.json.
2. Paste the server URL. https://justtranscribe.ai/api/mcp
3. Sign in and approve. A JustTranscribe sign-in page opens; approving connects your account (free during the beta, no card). Then paste any public video link in the chat and ask for the transcript.

Connecting from claude.ai or ChatGPT runs a standard OAuth sign-in against your JustTranscribe account — the credential it creates shows up in your API keys, named after the app, revocable in one click.

Endpoint & developer setup

https://justtranscribe.ai/api/mcp

Streamable HTTP, stateless. OAuth 2.1 (PKCE + dynamic client registration) for assistant clients — or send Authorization: Bearer <API key> directly.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http justtranscribe https://justtranscribe.ai/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer jt_live_..."

Claude Desktop and other stdio-only clients, via the npm package:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "justtranscribe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "justtranscribe-mcp"],
      "env": { "JUSTTRANSCRIBE_API_KEY": "jt_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "justtranscribe": {
      "url": "https://justtranscribe.ai/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer jt_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Tools

• transcribe_url — start transcribing a public video/audio link (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Google Drive). Returns an id; processing takes minutes.
• get_transcript — poll by id; once complete, returns the full text (optionally timestamped segments and the AI analysis).
• list_transcripts — the account's transcripts, newest first.
• export_transcript — TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown or CSV as text.
• delete_transcript — permanently remove a transcript and its media.
• get_account — identify the connected account and its limits.

Limits & behavior

• Transcription is asynchronous: transcribe_url returns immediately and the client polls get_transcript— a typical video takes 1–5 minutes, roughly half the recording's length for long files.
• Public links only — no private or login-required videos, no live streams. Up to 150 minutes per recording.
• Same limits as the app and REST API: 120 requests/minute per credential, 3 new transcripts/hour, one processing at a time during the beta.
• File upload isn't possible over MCP — upload from the app or the REST API instead.

FAQ

Prefer plain HTTP? The REST API has the same capabilities plus uploads and webhooks, and powers the n8n, Make and Zapier integrations. The stdio server is open source: justtranscribe-mcp on GitHub.