Searches YouTube and extracts clean, timestamped transcripts through Scribefy, along with video metadata and related videos.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add scribefy --env SCRIBEFY_API_KEY='<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y scribefy-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.scribefy]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "scribefy-mcp"]
env = { SCRIBEFY_API_KEY = "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add scribefy --env SCRIBEFY_API_KEY='<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y scribefy-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"scribefy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SCRIBEFY_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.