Transcribe MCP instantly connects your account to assistants like Claude, Windsurf, Cursor, and more so they can automate tasks on your behalf. Transcribe offers local and remote MCP server versions. They are similar, the main difference being that the Remote Server is limited to adding new audio files only via public URLs. The Local Server can add local files for transcription and return result to your Assistant in seconds.

• ⚡ Fast, lightweight and LLM-friendly. No special ASR models needed, no setup and fighting problems, results in seconds.
• High-quality transcriptions. Works with noisy audio, over 100 languages supported, featuring word-level timestamps and speaker separation.
• Wide variety of formats out-of-the-box and Cloud storage for your audio notes and records.
• Collaboration support via Transcribe.com teams feature

• Sign in to the Transcribe online editor
• Navigate to Automation popup and copy your private MCP integration URL.
• Open settings of AI Assistant and add Remote Server with MCP integration URL.

⌦ Get your private MCP integration URL as with Remote installation

⌦ Download pre-built Desktop Extension (DXT): Download DXT

The DXT includes:

• ✅ One-click installation in Claude Desktop
• ✅ Secure environment variable configuration
• ✅ Automatic dependency management
• ✅ Built-in error handling and debugging
• ✅ The DXT file is automatically updated for the latest features and fixes

• Double-click the .dxt file
• Claude Desktop will automatically install the extension
• Follow the configuration prompts

• Open Claude Desktop
• Go to Settings → Extensions
• Click "Install Extension" and select the .dxt file

During installation, you'll be prompted to configure MCP integration URL. Paste your private URL.

⌦ Get your private MCP integration URL as with Remote installation

⌦ Before installing the server, ensure you have Node.js

• Download from: https://nodejs.org/
• Verify Node with: node --version
• Verify NPX with: npx --version

⌦ Add Local Server via your assistant settings and use this snippet for server setup:

{
  "key": "transcribe-local",
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "args": ["-y", "github:transcribe-app/mcp-transcribe"],
  ],
  "env": {
    "MCP_INTEGRATION_URL": "<your-MCP-integration-URL>"
  }
}

Replace <your-MCP-integration-URL> with your private URL.

List of tools is expanded with each new version.

1. convert-to-text: converts audio to text and returns the text immediately.

• Note: This tool use your time credits.
• Note: Remote server expect public-accessible URL, Local Server can use both URL and a path to local file in your file system.

2. get-balance: returns balance of your account.

3. read-transcriptions: returns content of ready transcriptions with optional filtering/search.

4. update-transcription: renames or deletes transcriptions in your account at Transcribe.com

• Sign in to the Transcribe online editor
• Copy your private URL from Automation popup
• Add it as server's "MCP_INTEGRATION_URL" environment variable in your AI assistant settings

• Ensure you have the latest Claude Desktop version
• Check that node is installed and in your PATH

⚡ Contribute, Issues, etc: visit our GitHub at mcp-transcribe