# Transcriptor MCP (oci · docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8)

Fetch transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata and frames from YouTube and 10+ video platforms

- Trust score: 39/100 (low)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-26

## Components

- remote · `transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io`: 38/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/transcriptor.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/transcriptor)
- oci · `docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8`: 39/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `oci`
- Package: `docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, 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 2026-09-26.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 0/100
  - Malware scan not yet available for this package.
  - Known CVEs could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read.
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 32/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - License check failed: no license is declared.
  - Actively maintained (last published 1 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 83/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1522 tokens (~101/item across 15 items; 8 tools + 7 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

**Unverified: 2 categories.** Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Transcriptor MCP server?

Transcriptor MCP runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add samson-art-transcriptor-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samson-art-transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "samson-art-transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add samson-art-transcriptor-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "samson-art-transcriptor-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  samson-art-transcriptor-mcp:
    command: "docker"
    args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "samson-art-transcriptor-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "docker",
      "Arguments": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samson-art-transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-09-25 (score 39, +33)

- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Capabilities: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: good
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 6)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (8)

### `get_transcript` (~232 tokens)

Get video transcript

Fetch cleaned subtitles as plain text for a video (YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit). Uses auto-discovery for type/language when omitted. Optional: type, lang, response_limit (when omitted returns full transcript), next_cursor for pagination.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `lang` (string): Language code (e.g. en, es). When omitted with Whisper fallback, language is auto-detected
- `next_cursor` (string): Opaque cursor from previous response for pagination
- `response_limit` (integer): Max characters per response. When omitted, returns full content. When set: min 1000
- `type` (string): Subtitle track type: official or auto-generated
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID

Output parameters:

- `end_offset` (number)
- `is_truncated` (boolean)
- `lang` (string)
- `next_cursor` (string)
- `source` (string)
- `start_offset` (number)
- `text` (string)
- `total_length` (number)
- `type` (string)
- `url` (string)
- `videoId` (string)

### `get_raw_subtitles` (~197 tokens)

Get raw video subtitles

Fetch raw SRT/VTT subtitles for a video (supported platforms). Optional: type, lang, response_limit (when omitted returns full content), next_cursor for pagination.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `lang` (string): Language code (e.g. en, es). When omitted with Whisper fallback, language is auto-detected
- `next_cursor` (string): Opaque cursor from previous response for pagination
- `response_limit` (integer): Max characters per response. When omitted, returns full content. When set: min 1000
- `type` (string): Subtitle track type: official or auto-generated
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID

Output parameters:

- `content` (string)
- `end_offset` (number)
- `format` (string)
- `is_truncated` (boolean)
- `lang` (string)
- `next_cursor` (string)
- `source` (string)
- `start_offset` (number)
- `total_length` (number)
- `type` (string)
- `videoId` (string)

### `get_available_subtitles` (~86 tokens)

Get available subtitle languages

List available official and auto-generated subtitle languages.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID

Output parameters:

- `auto` (array)
- `official` (array)
- `videoId` (string)

### `get_video_info` (~95 tokens)

Get video info

Fetch extended metadata for a video (title, channel, duration, tags, thumbnails, etc.).

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID

Output parameters:

- `availability` (string|null)
- `categories`
- `channel` (string|null)
- `channelId` (string|null)
- `channelUrl` (string|null)
- `commentCount` (number|null)
- `description` (string|null)
- `duration` (number|null)
- `isLive` (boolean|null)
- `likeCount` (number|null)
- `liveStatus` (string|null)
- `tags`
- `thumbnail` (string|null)
- `thumbnails`
- `title` (string|null)
- `uploadDate` (string|null)
- `uploader` (string|null)
- `uploaderId` (string|null)
- `videoId` (string)
- `viewCount` (number|null)
- `wasLive` (boolean|null)
- `webpageUrl` (string|null)

### `get_video_chapters` (~91 tokens)

Get video chapters

Fetch chapter markers (start/end time, title) for a video.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID

Output parameters:

- `chapters` (array)
- `videoId` (string)

### `get_video_frame` (~267 tokens)

Get video frame

Capture a single frame from a video at the given timestamp. Provide timecode ("01:23", "00:01:23.500") or seconds; defaults to the first frame. Optional: format (png|jpeg), width (max 1920), quality (jpeg, 2-31). Returns the image plus metadata.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Image format (default: jpeg)
- `quality` (integer): JPEG quality (ffmpeg -q:v): 2 (best) to 31 (worst). Default: 4. Ignored for png.
- `seconds` (number): Timestamp in seconds (alternative to timecode). Default: 0 (first frame)
- `timecode` (string): Timestamp as "MM:SS" or "HH:MM:SS(.mmm)", e.g. "01:23" or "00:01:23.500"
- `url` (string, required): Video URL (supported: YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit) or YouTube video ID
- `width` (integer): Output image width in pixels (default: 1280, max: 1920). Never upscales.

Output parameters:

- `mimeType` (string)
- `sizeBytes` (number)
- `timestamp` (string)
- `timestampSeconds` (number)
- `url` (string)
- `videoId` (string)
- `width` (number|null)

### `get_playlist_transcripts` (~203 tokens)

Get playlist transcripts

Fetch cleaned subtitles (plain text) for multiple videos from a playlist. Use playlistItems (e.g. "1:5") to select specific items, maxItems to limit count.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Subtitle format (default from YT_DLP_SUB_FORMAT or srt)
- `lang` (string): Language code (e.g. en, ru). Default: en
- `maxItems` (integer): Max number of videos to fetch (yt-dlp --max-downloads)
- `playlistItems` (string): yt-dlp -I spec: "1:5", "1,3,7", "-1" for last, "1:10:2" for every 2nd
- `type` (string): Subtitle track type: official or auto-generated (default: auto)
- `url` (string, required): Playlist URL (e.g. youtube.com/playlist?list=XXX) or watch URL with list= parameter

Output parameters:

- `results` (array)

### `search_videos` (~240 tokens)

Search videos

Search videos on YouTube via yt-dlp (ytsearch). Returns list of matching videos with metadata. Optional: limit, offset (pagination), uploadDateFilter (hour|today|week|month|year), dateBefore, date, matchFilter (e.g. "!is_live"), response_format (json|markdown).

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): yt-dlp --date, exact date e.g. "20231215" or "today-2weeks"
- `dateBefore` (string): yt-dlp --datebefore, e.g. "now-1year" or "20241201"
- `limit` (integer): Max results (default 10)
- `matchFilter` (string): yt-dlp --match-filter, e.g. "!is_live" or "duration < 3600 & like_count > 100"
- `offset` (integer): Skip first N results (pagination)
- `query` (string): Search query
- `response_format` (string): Format of the human-readable content: json (default) or markdown
- `uploadDateFilter` (string): Filter by upload date (relative to now)

Output parameters:

- `results` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-26: 39
- 2026-09-25: 39
- 2026-09-24: 6

## Common questions

### What is the Transcriptor MCP server?

Transcriptor MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.samson-art/transcriptor-mcp. Fetch transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata and frames from YouTube and 10+ video platforms. This page covers its container image (docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.8).

### Is the Transcriptor MCP server safe to use?

Transcriptor MCP scores 39 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 Transcriptor MCP server expose?

Transcriptor MCP exposes 8 tools: get_transcript, get_raw_subtitles, get_available_subtitles, get_video_info, get_video_chapters, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,411 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Transcriptor MCP server still maintained?

Transcriptor MCP is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Repository: https://github.com/samson-art/transcriptor-mcp
- Website: https://transcriptor-mcp.org/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/samson-art-transcriptor-mcp/docker-io-artsamsonov-transcriptor-mcp-1-5-8