# TranscriptMCP

> Use this tool when you need to transcribe YouTube videos with high accuracy, enabling AI assistants to process video content locally. It solves the problem of accessing and analyzing video transcripts by downloading videos and applying OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model. The tool takes YouTube video URLs as input and outputs transcribed text, ideal for use cases requiring local video processing and transcription.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/the-techlab-transcriptmcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-techlab-transcriptmcp

## Description

Enables AI assistants to download YouTube videos and transcribe them locally using OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g6iqekwvf4)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/The-TechLab/TranscriptMCP>

## 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": "the-techlab-transcriptmcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-techlab-transcriptmcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/the-techlab-transcriptmcp/pull`

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