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Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search

Find who said what with timestamps across YouTube videos and livestreams. Search transcripts, follow speaker appearances across channels, and examine recommendations, sponsors and ad reads with timestamped evidence. AI classifications need interpretation. API docs and quick start: https://arcmira.com/docs . Official source and six research skills: https://github.com/arcmira/mcp . Use your own Arcmira account via OAuth or an API key; access depends on your plan. A paid read uses credits from your plan, then your on-demand budget.

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Install Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search in your MCP client

Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

  1. Locate your client's MCP config file.
    • Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
    • Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
    • VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
    • Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
  2. Add Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
  3. Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
  4. Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search's tools should appear.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcmira--youtube-transcript-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

npm package: Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search

Transport

Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

stdio

Other Model Context Protocol servers in the same space as Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search. Each one adds different capabilities to your AI assistant — pick based on the data sources or workflows you need.

Browse the full MCP server directory or use Stork's one-line install to let your agent pick the right server automatically.