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Importly MCP server

by importly.io·io.importly/importly-mcp·v0.1.0
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Download, transcribe, and get metadata for any video/audio URL. Managed yt-dlp + speech-to-text.

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Importly tools (9)

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  • check_balance

    Check the remaining Importly credit balance for the configured API key.

  • check_basic_metadata

    Check the status of a get_basic_metadata job. Returns title, duration, and thumbnail once completed.

  • check_import

    Check the status of an import_media job. Returns the media download URL (and transcript, if requested) once the job completes.

  • check_metadata

    Check the status of a get_metadata job. Returns the full metadata object once completed.

  • check_transcription

    Check the status of a transcribe_media job. Returns the transcript text and timestamped segments once completed.

  • get_basic_metadata

    Fast-path metadata for a video/audio URL: title, duration, and thumbnail only.

  • get_metadata

    Extract full metadata for a video/audio URL (title, description, duration, uploader, formats, thumbnails, view counts) without downloading the media.

  • import_media

    Download the video/audio at any URL (YouTube, TikTok, X, and 1000+ sites) to hosted storage and get back a direct download link.

  • transcribe_media

    Transcribe the audio of any video/audio URL (YouTube, TikTok, podcasts, and 1000+ sites) to text with timestamped segments.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-25 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan9 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 68 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identitynamespace and repository owner differ; GitHub account older than a year5/10
Overall 74/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Importly compares

Against every graded Media MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
74/100
higher than 43% of 1,337 Media servers
Tools
9
the typical Media server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 4%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week
23
more than 9% of 365 Media servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 8 read · 1 create

Install Importly in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y importly-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add importly-mcp -- npx -y importly-mcp
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What the publisher says

From the Importly repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Importly MCP Server

Give your AI agent the ability to download, transcribe, and inspect any video or audio URL — YouTube, TikTok, X, podcasts, and 1000+ other sites.

Importly runs yt-dlp, rotating residential proxies, ffmpeg, and speech-to-text server-side, so your agent (and you) never deal with IP bans, 429s, cookie rot, or extractor breakage.

Tools

Jobs are async: submit tools return a jobId, check tools poll it. Responses tell the agent exactly what to do next.

Setup

  1. Get an API key at importly.io — $3.00 in free credits, no card required.
  2. Add the server to your MCP client:

Claude Code

claude mcp add importly -e IMPORTLY_API_KEY=your_key -- npx -y importly-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline / Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "importly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "importly-mcp"],
      "env": { "IMPORTLY_API_KEY": "your_key" }
    }
  }
}

(Claude Desktop: claudedesktopconfig.json · Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json · Cline: MCP settings UI · Windsurf: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json)

Example prompts

  • "Transcribe this talk and summarize the key points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…"
  • "Download the audio of this podcast episode and give me a link"
  • "How long is this video and who uploaded it?"

Pricing

Usage-based credits (downloads ~$0.01/MB, transcription per media minute) — see pricing. New accounts get $3.00 free.

Docs & support

  • Setup guide
  • API docs
  • support@importly.io

MIT licensed. The server is a thin wrapper over the Importly API.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Importly: common questions

Is Importly MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (74/100). Read the Importly safety report
How do I install Importly?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Importly need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for IMPORTLY_API_KEY.
Is Importly maintained?
The last commit was 107 days ago (2026-07-20). The latest release is v0.1.0.
What can I use instead of Importly?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Transloadit Media Processing MCP server, three.ws Audio MCP server and Transcription MCP server.
How does Importly compare with other Media MCP servers?
safety score 74/100 (higher than 43% of 1,337 Media servers); tools 9 (the typical Media server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 4%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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