Windsurf TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) get_youtube_transcript
How to: Windsurf TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) get_youtube_transcript
Add TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) to Windsurf
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Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart Windsurf.
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Ask for something get_youtube_transcript does. Windsurf lists the server's tools on connect and calls get_youtube_transcript itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)'s identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs
Set these first
TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) will not start until these are set, so get_youtube_transcript never becomes available.
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TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 5 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.