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ScriptHaul

REMOTE · SCRIPTHAUL.COM · SCANNED SEP 20

Free YouTube transcripts, no API key: videos, channel lists, latest uploads, bulk download links.

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+6 this week 75 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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 Security63
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability72
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 774 tokens (~193/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management73
  • Stability observed for 22 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
  • Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Install

How do I install the ScriptHaul MCP server?

ScriptHaul is a hosted endpoint at https://scripthaul.com/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 · scripthaul.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-scripthaul-transcripts 'https://scripthaul.com/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-scripthaul-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-scripthaul-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-scripthaul-transcripts]
url = "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-scripthaul-transcripts": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-scripthaul-transcripts --url 'https://scripthaul.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-scripthaul-transcripts:
    url: "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-scripthaul-transcripts": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-scripthaul-transcripts -t streamable-http -u 'https://scripthaul.com/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-scripthaul-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

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.

  • 20 Sept 26 +3
    • HSTS header: fail → pass security
  • 18 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 16 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 8 Sept 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “get_bulk_download_link” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_transcript” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “list_videos” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: 156 → 193 functional
    • New tool “get_latest_videos” functional
  • 7 Sept 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.

Diagnostics

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://scripthaul.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=scripthaul.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 5 Sept 2026 4 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 8c0520379dc0609c0ede06f827ad2bd5
SANs: scripthaul.com, api.scripthaul.com, *.api.scripthaul.com
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of scripthaul.com. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
scripthaul.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=86400; includeSubDomains

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://scripthaul.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://scripthaul.com/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://scripthaul.com/mcp
MCP tools · 4 exposed · ~627 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
get_bulk_download_link ~102

For a YouTube channel or playlist URL, returns a prefilled scripthaul.com link where the user can download every transcript as a ZIP for free. Bulk jobs cannot run over this keyless MCP server; they need the website. Costs 0 credits. Example prompt: "Give me a download link for every transcript in https://www.youtube.com/@TED."

NameTypeReqDescription
urlstringyesYouTube channel or playlist URL (also accepts @handles).
NameTypeReqDescription
typestringyesWhat the input resolved to.
urlstringyesPrefilled scripthaul.com link that starts the bulk download.

No examples provided.

get_latest_videos ~178

Read up to the newest 15 public RSS entries from exactly one channel or playlist, cached for ten minutes. Costs 0 credits and no cold-fetch allowance. Separate allowance: 30 requests per IP per day shared across channels and playlists, including cached reads; resets at midnight UTC. Use a UC channel ID, an already-resolved channel alias, or a public playlist ID/URL; an unknown handle must first be resolved on the keyed API. This is a recent window, not a complete inventory. Example prompt: "What did channel UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug upload recently?"

NameTypeReqDescription
channelstringUC channel ID, a /channel/UC… URL, or an already-resolved alias.
playliststringPublic YouTube playlist ID or URL.
NameTypeReqDescription
okyes
videosarrayyes

No examples provided.

get_transcript ~206

Fetch the transcript of a single YouTube video by URL or 11-character video ID. Serves the permanent cache instantly when available and otherwise fetches from YouTube (uncached fetches are limited per IP per day). Formats: clean text, timestamped, both, srt, vtt, md, json. Costs 0 credits. Example prompt: "Get the transcript of https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw."

NameTypeReqDescription
formatstringOutput format. Default "clean" (plain text). "timestamped" prefixes each line with a timestamp; srt/vtt are subtitle files; json is structured.
languagestringPreferred caption language code such as "en" or "pt-BR". Optional; defaults to English with fallback to whatever track exists.
video_urlstringyesYouTube video URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed, live) or a bare 11-character video ID.
NameTypeReqDescription
channelstringChannel name when known.
charactersintegeryesLength of the rendered transcript text.
formatstringyesThe output format that was rendered.
kindstringyesmanual = creator captions, asr = auto-generated.
languagestringyesLanguage of the DELIVERED track. May differ from the requested language when YouTube refuses on-the-fly translation; the text header says so when it happens.
titlestringVideo title when known.
video_idstringyesThe 11-character YouTube video ID.

No examples provided.

list_videos ~141

List the videos of a YouTube channel or playlist: date, video ID, and title for each. Use this to answer questions about a channel — pick the relevant videos by title, then call get_transcript for each one. Listings are cached for a few hours; a fresh enumeration counts against the same daily allowance as uncached fetches. Costs 0 credits. Example prompt: "List the videos in https://www.youtube.com/@TED."

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMaximum videos to list, newest first for channels. Default 100, maximum 200.
urlstringyesYouTube channel or playlist URL (also accepts @handles).
NameTypeReqDescription
shownintegeryesHow many are included below (bounded by limit).
titlestringChannel or playlist title when known.
truncatedbooleanTrue when the source has more videos than one enumeration returns (500).
typestringyes
video_countintegeryesTotal videos in the listing snapshot.
videosarrayyes

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the ScriptHaul MCP server?

ScriptHaul is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.scripthaul/transcripts. Free YouTube transcripts, no API key: videos, channel lists, latest uploads, bulk download links. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://scripthaul.com/mcp).

Is the ScriptHaul MCP server safe to use?

ScriptHaul scores 75 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 ScriptHaul MCP server expose?

ScriptHaul exposes 4 tools: get_transcript, list_videos, get_bulk_download_link, get_latest_videos. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 627 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the ScriptHaul MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to ScriptHaul without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the ScriptHaul MCP server still maintained?

ScriptHaul 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.