BulkTranscripts YouTube
REMOTE · BULKTRANSCRIPTS.CO · SCANNED SEP 20
YouTube transcripts, search, channel/playlist listings and upload tracking for AI agents.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security94
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- The endpoint enforces authorisation, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. View diagnostics → Pass
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents. View diagnostics → Partial
Transport & Reachability0
- Transport blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to verify streamable-http. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
Schema Quality & AI Usability0
- Schema blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read it. See how to fix → Unverified
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage0
- Tool coverage blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.Unverified
Tool Safety0
- Tool safety blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.Unverified
Capabilities0
- Capabilities blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read them. See how to fix → Unverified
Unverified: 6 categories
Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm. Claim this server and supply a read-only token to verify it and lift the score.
How do I install the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server?
BulkTranscripts YouTube is a hosted endpoint at https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · bulktranscripts.co
claude mcp add --transport http co-bulktranscripts-youtube 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.co-bulktranscripts-youtube] url = "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add co-bulktranscripts-youtube --url 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
co-bulktranscripts-youtube:
url: "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add co-bulktranscripts-youtube -t streamable-http -u 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 2 Sept 26 −32
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → behind authorisation ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: 0.33 → unverified ▼ security
- Transport: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
- First check of Authorization: partial security
- Capabilities: fail → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- 1 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- 31 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 26 Aug 26 +2
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Aug 26 +2
- HSTS header: fail → pass ▲ security
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “get_transcript” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_transcripts” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- 24 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=bulktranscripts.co | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 31 Jul 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5412b5fe9b0684808240cb2d5adc50ef33a |
| SANs: bulktranscripts.co | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of bulktranscripts.co. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| co. | present | 7786 | 8 | Verified |
| bulktranscripts.co. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Enforced and verified
The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.
| Result | Enforced and verified |
|---|---|
| Enforced | On connection |
| HTTP status | 401 |
WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer resource_metadata="https://bulktranscripts.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"
Bearer resource_metadata="https://bulktranscripts.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://www.googletagmanager.com https://accounts.google.com https://cdn.agentlane.com https://app.kobbe.io; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://accounts.google.com; img-src 'self' data: https:; font-src 'self' data:; connect-src 'self' https:; frame-src https://accounts.google.com; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none' |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
| permissions-policy | camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=() |
| www-authenticate | Bearer resource_metadata="https://bulktranscripts.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp" |
Protected resource metadata
| Document | https://bulktranscripts.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp |
|---|---|
| Retrieved | Yes |
| Resource | https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp |
| Authorisation server | https://bulktranscripts.co |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp | Auth required | 401 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://bulktranscripts.co/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_channel_videos List a channel's videos ~92
List the videos of a YouTube channel (id, title, duration, URL) without fetching transcripts. Accepts @handle, channel URL, or UC… channel id. Costs 1 credit. Chain into get_transcripts to bulk-extract.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id. |
| limit | integer | – | Max videos to list, default 100. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_latest_videos Track new uploads (free) ~91
Get a channel's newest uploads (up to 15) with publish dates, from YouTube's RSS feed. Always free — no credit charged — so it is ideal for monitoring channels, daily recaps, and 'did they post this week?' checks. Accepts @handle, URL, or UC… id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_playlist_videos List a playlist's videos ~86
List every video in a YouTube playlist, in playlist order (courses and series keep their sequence). Accepts a playlist URL or bare playlist id. Costs 1 credit. Chain into get_transcripts to bulk-extract.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max videos to list, default 100. |
| playlist | string | yes | Playlist URL or id (the list= value). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_transcript Get YouTube video transcript ~205
Fetch the full transcript of one YouTube (or TikTok) video as clean text with metadata (title, channel, duration, upload date, language). Accepts a watch URL, youtu.be link, Shorts URL, or bare 11-character video id. Costs 1 credit the first time it is added to this account's library; repeat reads are free. Set include_segments to true only when per-line timestamps are needed (much larger output).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Bypass the cache and re-extract (costs a credit). Default false. |
| include_segments | boolean | – | Include the timestamped segment list. Default false — the plain text is usually what you want. |
| language | string | – | Preferred caption language code, e.g. 'en' or 'de'. Defaults to 'en', falling back to whatever exists. |
| video | string | yes | YouTube video URL or 11-character video id (TikTok video URLs also work). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_transcripts Get many transcripts at once ~146
Fetch transcripts for up to 20 videos in one call — pass an array of YouTube URLs or ids. Each new library addition costs 1 credit; repeats from this account's library are free. Videos without captions are reported per-item and do not fail the batch. For whole channels or playlists, first list the videos with get_channel_videos / get_playlist_videos, then batch the ids through this tool. If the balance runs out, completed items are returned with partial=true and an out_of_credits stopped block.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | – | Preferred caption language code. Default 'en'. |
| videos | array | yes | Up to 20 YouTube video URLs or ids. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_channel Search inside a channel ~100
Search within one channel's uploads to find its videos on a topic — great for researching what a creator has said about something without listing the whole archive. Accepts @handle, channel URL, or UC… id. Costs 1 credit.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id. |
| limit | integer | – | Max results, default 10. |
| query | string | yes | Topic to search for within the channel. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_youtube Search YouTube ~98
Search YouTube by keyword for videos, channels, or playlists (set type). Returns titles, ids, and URLs — useful for research, discovery, and finding videos to transcribe. Costs 1 credit per search.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max results, default 10. |
| query | string | yes | Search terms, e.g. 'claude code tutorial'. |
| type | string | – | What to search for. Default video. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server?
BulkTranscripts YouTube is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as co.bulktranscripts/youtube. YouTube transcripts, search, channel/playlist listings and upload tracking for AI agents. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp).
Is the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server safe to use?
BulkTranscripts YouTube scores 38 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server expose?
BulkTranscripts YouTube exposes 7 tools: get_transcript, get_transcripts, search_youtube, search_channel, get_channel_videos, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 818 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server require authentication?
Yes. BulkTranscripts YouTube asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.
Is the BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP server still maintained?
BulkTranscripts YouTube is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.