Scribefy runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 53 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Jun 2026.
Search YouTube, get video metadata, and extract timestamped transcripts for AI workflows.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add scribefy-mcp -e 'SCRIBEFY_API_KEY=<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y scribefy-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.scribefy-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "scribefy-mcp"]
env = { SCRIBEFY_API_KEY = "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"scribefy-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"scribefy-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scribefy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCRIBEFY_API_KEY": "<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SCRIBEFY_API_KEY> (Scribefy API key (sk_live_… or sk_test_…) from scribefy.app/dashboard. Available on the API + MCP plan).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SCRIBEFY_API_BASE (Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://api.scribefy.app).
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