# BulkTranscripts YouTube (remote · bulktranscripts.co)

YouTube transcripts, search, channel/playlist listings and upload tracking for AI agents.

- Trust score: 38/100 (low)
- Change this week: 0
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- remote · `bulktranscripts.co`: 38/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 94/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - The endpoint enforces authorisation, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 0/100
  - Transport blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to verify streamable-http.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 0/100
  - Schema blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read it.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 0/100
  - Tool coverage blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.
- **Tool Safety**: 0/100
  - Tool safety blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read its tools.
- **Capabilities**: 0/100
  - Capabilities blocked by authentication: the endpoint requires auth we don't have to read them.

**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.

## Install

### 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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http co-bulktranscripts-youtube 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
      "url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.co-bulktranscripts-youtube]
url = "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add co-bulktranscripts-youtube --url 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  co-bulktranscripts-youtube:
    url: "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "co-bulktranscripts-youtube": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add co-bulktranscripts-youtube -t streamable-http -u 'https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "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.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-02 (score 38, −32)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → behind authorisation
- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Stability: 0.33 → unverified
- [security regression] Transport: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Authorization: partial
- [functional regression] Capabilities: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-09-01 (score 70, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

### 2026-08-31 (score 70, +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.

### 2026-08-29 (score 69, +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.

### 2026-08-27 (score 68, +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.

### 2026-08-26 (score 67, +2)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-08-25 (score 65, +2)

- [security improvement] 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

### 2026-08-24 (score 63, +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.

## MCP tools (7)

### `get_transcript` (~205 tokens)

Get YouTube video transcript

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).

Input parameters:

- `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, required): YouTube video URL or 11-character video id (TikTok video URLs also work).

### `get_transcripts` (~146 tokens)

Get many transcripts at once

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.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Preferred caption language code. Default 'en'.
- `videos` (array, required): Up to 20 YouTube video URLs or ids.

### `search_youtube` (~98 tokens)

Search YouTube

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.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 10.
- `query` (string, required): Search terms, e.g. 'claude code tutorial'.
- `type` (string): What to search for. Default video.

### `search_channel` (~100 tokens)

Search inside a channel

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.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string, required): Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id.
- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 10.
- `query` (string, required): Topic to search for within the channel.

### `get_channel_videos` (~92 tokens)

List a channel's videos

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.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string, required): Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id.
- `limit` (integer): Max videos to list, default 100.

### `get_playlist_videos` (~86 tokens)

List a playlist's videos

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.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max videos to list, default 100.
- `playlist` (string, required): Playlist URL or id (the list= value).

### `get_latest_videos` (~91 tokens)

Track new uploads (free)

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.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string, required): Channel @handle, URL, or UC… id.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 38
- 2026-09-19: 38
- 2026-09-18: 38
- 2026-09-17: 38
- 2026-09-16: 38
- 2026-09-15: 38
- 2026-09-14: 38
- 2026-09-13: 38
- 2026-09-12: 38
- 2026-09-11: 38
- 2026-09-10: 38
- 2026-09-09: 38
- 2026-09-08: 38
- 2026-09-07: 38
- 2026-09-06: 38
- 2026-09-05: 38
- 2026-09-04: 38
- 2026-09-03: 38
- 2026-09-02: 38
- 2026-09-01: 70
- 2026-08-31: 70
- 2026-08-30: 69
- 2026-08-29: 69
- 2026-08-28: 68
- 2026-08-27: 68
- 2026-08-26: 67
- 2026-08-25: 65
- 2026-08-24: 63
- 2026-08-23: 62
- 2026-08-22: 62

## Common questions

### 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp
- Website: https://bulktranscripts.co/youtube-mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-bulktranscripts-youtube/bulktranscripts