Docs & AI · Official remote MCP server

The Video Transcript MCP server,
connected in one click.

Any video URL to LLM-ready transcript. ASR built in, no captions needed. TikTok, X, TED and more. Connect the official Video Transcript MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.

Connect Video Transcript free How it works

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Use this server

Add Video Transcript to your AI in one minute

Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.

claude mcp add --transport http video-transcript https://api.payload.cool/mcp/

Run in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Video Transcript · https://api.payload.cool/mcp/

What you can do

What your AI can do with Video Transcript

Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.

“Use “get_video_transcript”: Extract the spoken-word transcript from a video URL. Works even when the video has no captions (server-side speech recognition). Supports Ti.”

“Use “list_supported_platforms”: List which video platforms are supported and current limits.”

Security check

How secure is the Video Transcript MCP server?

Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how Video Transcript holds up.

✓ Verified directory serverVideo Transcript · payload.cool

Official endpoint

Operated by Video Transcript (payload.cool) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.

No sign-in needed

This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.

Scanned before it goes live

gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.

Watched for drift

If Video Transcript adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.

Run the free scanner on Video Transcript's server →

How it works

Connected in three steps

Connect your gate

Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.

Pick Video Transcript

Choose Video Transcript in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.

Use it anywhere

Video Transcript's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.

Connect Video Transcript free

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Straight from the server

The actual tools Video Transcript exposes

Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.

get_video_transcript — Extract the spoken-word transcript from a video URL. Works even when the video has no captions (server-side speech recognition). Supports Ti

list_supported_platforms — List which video platforms are supported and current limits.

Author

Who runs the Video Transcript MCP server?

payload.cool

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Server facts

The Video Transcript MCP server at a glance

Endpointhttps://api.payload.cool/mcp/

Operated byVideo Transcript (payload.cool)

CategoryDocs & AI

Sign-inNone — public data only

Available in gateYes — one-click connect

Works withClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor & any MCP client

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is there an official Video Transcript MCP server?

Yes — Video Transcript operates its own remote MCP server at api.payload.cool. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.

How do I connect Video Transcript to Claude or ChatGPT?

Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick Video Transcript in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, Video Transcript's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.

Do I need to host anything?

No. Video Transcript runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.

Is the Video Transcript MCP server safe to connect?

It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.