Video Transcript is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 2 tools.
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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.
claude mcp add video-transcript --transport http https://api.payload.cool/mcp/https://api.payload.cool/mcp/[mcp_servers.video-transcript]
url = "https://api.payload.cool/mcp/"{
"mcpServers": {
"video-transcript": {
"url": "https://api.payload.cool/mcp/"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"video-transcript": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.payload.cool/mcp/"
}
}
}Available tools 2
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list_supported_platforms
get_video_transcript
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://api.payload.cool/mcp/ | streamable-http | answering | 597 ms | 9 min ago |
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