# Video to Text MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to transcribe videos from online platforms into text format. It solves the problem of manually transcribing video content by automatically converting videos to text using AI-powered speech recognition, supporting inputs like YouTube videos and outputs like TXT, JSON, SRT, and VTT files. Ideal for use cases requiring video transcription, such as content analysis, subtitling, or accessibility enhancements.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/strzhao-video-to-text-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/strzhao-video-to-text-mcp

## Description

Enables downloading videos from platforms like YouTube and converting them to text using OpenAI Whisper and ffmpeg. It supports multiple output formats including TXT, JSON, SRT, and VTT for transcriptions.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-06-12

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/bp7jv04skx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/strzhao/video-to-text-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "strzhao-video-to-text-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/strzhao-video-to-text-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/strzhao-video-to-text-mcp/pull`

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