MCP integration
YouTube transcripts inside your AI chat
Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, or Grok to YouTube Video Transcript via the Model Context Protocol. Ask your chat to summarize a video, list videos from a channel, or pull a transcript into your workflow without ever opening a browser tab.
Why you want this
If you use ChatGPT or Claude to summarize YouTube videos, you know the loop: switch tabs, paste a URL into a transcript tool, wait, copy the output, paste it back into your chat, then ask your real question. Every video is six clicks of pure context-switching.
MCP eliminates the loop. Once connected, your chat client can fetch a transcript itself. You ask “what did this video say about X?” and the model calls our MCP server, pulls the transcript, and answers. The video URL stays in your message; everything else happens inside the chat.
What is the Model Context Protocol?
MCP is an open standard for connecting AI chat clients to external tools. Anthropic published it in late 2024 and OpenAI and xAI adopted it through 2025 and 2026. Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok each expose a path for remote MCP connectors, but setup and availability differ by vendor, plan, and surface.
Our MCP server exposes three tools that mirror our web app and developer API:
- get_transcript: fetch one video transcript by URL. Charges 1 transcript credit on success.
- list_channel_videos: page through every video on a channel. Free.
- list_playlist_videos: page through every video in a playlist. Free.
Bulk channel-wide jobs stay on the web app and developer API. Chat clients can’t reasonably keep a connection open for the minutes a bulk job can take.
What it costs
Same plan, same credits. A transcript fetched through ChatGPT charges your account the same 1 credit as a transcript fetched through the web app. The free tier’s 10-transcript one-time grant works in your MCP client too, so you can try it before paying.
Supported clients
Each install guide walks through the exact UI clicks and config for that client. The auth method and plan requirements differ vendor to vendor; we surface those up front so you know what you’re committing to.
Claude
Where it works
Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, JetBrains
Auth
OAuth on the web app + Desktop. API key on Claude Code and IDE extensions.
Plan
Free plan supports one custom connector. Pro and Max remove the cap.
Sign in once on claude.ai or Claude Desktop, walk through consent, and the tools appear inside any chat. Power users on Claude Code paste their API key.
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ChatGPT
Where it works
ChatGPT web (Developer Mode), OpenAI Responses API
Auth
OAuth from the Apps & Connectors UI. API key works for the Responses API directly.
Plan
Requires Developer Mode on web. OpenAI currently lists Developer Mode for Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education. Free is not supported, and mobile apps are not documented for custom MCP app setup.
Toggle Developer Mode in Settings, add the custom connector, complete OAuth, then enable the connector per conversation.
Install guide →
Grok
Where it works
grok.com/connectors, xAI API
Auth
Paste your API key directly into the Custom Connector dialog. No OAuth dance.
Plan
Availability depends on whether your account exposes the Connectors menu.
Open grok.com/connectors, add a custom server, paste your key, and use it in any chat. The in-X-app Grok does not yet expose this menu.
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Try it with the free tier
Sign in with Google to get 10 free transcript credits. Install the MCP server in your chat client, ask it about a video, and pay for the test out of your free credit grant before deciding whether to upgrade.