Capslane MCP Server

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Capslane is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.

Retrieve existing or generated YouTube transcripts with timestamps through Capslane.

Uptime history 14 hours of history

14 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

50 of 50 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

153 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 10 Sep 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Capslane 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

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add capslane --transport http https://capslane.com/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "capslane": {
      "url": "https://capslane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.capslane]
url = "https://capslane.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "capslane": {
      "url": "https://capslane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "capslane": {
      "url": "https://capslane.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge — the server is running, but you need an API key or OAuth to use it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://capslane.com/mcp	streamable-http	needs key	142 ms	11 min ago

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Capslane — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Capslane?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Capslane working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 50 of 50 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 153 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Capslane?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Capslane need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Capslane answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Capslane?

It answers our handshake in 153 ms on average, which is faster than 75% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Capslane open source?

We cannot say that it is. On our reading no licence is declared for it, which is not the same as open source: source code can be public and still be proprietary. Check the terms with the vendor before you build on it.