transcriptd MCP Server

YouTube transcript API for AI agents — pay per successful transcript via x402 (USDC on Base) or on the Apify Store.

Local serverstdio

What is the transcriptd MCP Server?

transcriptd is an MCP project maintained in the v1quant78-dot/transcriptd repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “YouTube transcript API for AI agents — pay per successful transcript via x402 (USDC on Base) or on the Apify Store”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares X402_PRIVATE_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the transcriptd MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptd": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "mcp/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "X402_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_X402_PRIVATE_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
X402_PRIVATE_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation