Recapfy runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 112 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Jun 2026.
Ask about a YouTube video or fetch its transcript. Paid per call in USDC on Solana via x402.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Recapfy every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 recapfy -e 'SVM_PRIVATE_KEY=<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>' -- npx -y recapfy-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"recapfy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"recapfy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.recapfy]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "recapfy-mcp"]
env = { SVM_PRIVATE_KEY = "<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"recapfy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"recapfy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"recapfy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"recapfy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SVM_PRIVATE_KEY> (Base58-encoded Solana secret key. Pays per call (dynamic USDC price). Keep it funded; use a dedicated low-balance wallet).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
RECAPFY_API_BASE_URL (Override the API base URL (defaults to https://api.recapfy.ai). For local dev only), RECAPFY_ALLOW_INSECURE_TLS (Set to 1 to accept self-signed TLS (localhost dev over https only)).
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