ScriptHaul

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

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A
Description quality
100%
Schema completeness
97%
Naming quality
100%
Poisoning risk
80%
Permission match
100%
Protocol compliance
100%

Findings (2)

  • HIGHTool poisoning patterns detected
  • MEDIUMTool description contains URL to non-standard domainin get_transcript

Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.

Context Cost

~1,416Tokens (tool definitions)
~2.7 KBTypical response size
Moderate attention impact (1.11% of 128k context)

This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.

Install

One-Click Install

Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcripts": {
      "url": "https://scripthaul.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

https://scripthaul.com/mcpstreamable-http

What it can do

Tool inventory

Tools (4)

🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢get_transcript(video_url, language, format)

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."

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "video_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube video URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed, live) or a bare 11-character video ID."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Preferred caption language code such as \"en\" or \"pt-BR\". Optional; defaults to English with fallback to whatever track exists."
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "clean",
        "timestamped",
        "both",
        "srt",
        "vtt",
        "md",
        "json"
      ],
      "description": "Output format. Default \"clean\" (plain text). \"timestamped\" prefixes each line with a timestamp; srt/vtt are subtitle files; json is structured."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "video_url"
  ]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "video_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The 11-character YouTube video ID."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Video title when known."
    },
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Channel name when known."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Language 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."
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "manual",
        "asr"
      ],
      "description": "manual = creator captions, asr = auto-generated."
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The output format that was rendered."
    },
    "characters": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Length of the rendered transcript text."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "video_id",
    "language",
    "kind",
    "format",
    "characters"
  ],
  "description": "Transcript metadata. The transcript text itself is delivered in the text content block, not duplicated here."
}
🟢list_videos(url, limit)

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."

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube channel or playlist URL (also accepts @handles)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum videos to list, newest first for channels. Default 100, maximum 200."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Channel or playlist title when known."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "channel",
        "playlist"
      ]
    },
    "video_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total videos in the listing snapshot."
    },
    "shown": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "How many are included below (bounded by limit)."
    },
    "truncated": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when the source has more videos than one enumeration returns (500)."
    },
    "videos": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO date when known."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type",
    "video_count",
    "shown",
    "videos"
  ]
}
🟢get_bulk_download_link(url)

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."

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube channel or playlist URL (also accepts @handles)."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Prefilled scripthaul.com link that starts the bulk download."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "channel",
        "playlist"
      ],
      "description": "What the input resolved to."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url",
    "type"
  ]
}
🟢get_latest_videos(channel, playlist)

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?"

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channel": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "UC channel ID, a /channel/UC… URL, or an already-resolved alias."
    },
    "playlist": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "Public YouTube playlist ID or URL."
    }
  },
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "required": [
        "channel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "playlist"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "const": true
    },
    "videos": {
      "type": "array",
      "maxItems": 15,
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "video_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}$"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri"
          },
          "cached": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "video_id",
          "title",
          "published_at",
          "url",
          "cached"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ok",
    "videos"
  ]
}

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