Whipscribe MCP server

whipscribe-mcp

mcp-name: io.github.neugence/whipscribe-mcp

MCP server for Whipscribe — transcribe audio and video from a URL or local file via Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible client.

### ⚠️ Beta service

- whipscribe-mcp and the Whipscribe API are in beta. Endpoints, response shapes, and quotas may change without notice.

- Jobs can fail, stall, or return partial output. Retry logic is your responsibility.

- Beta credits can be invalidated without notice — e.g. for infrastructure migration, key compromise, or pricing reset. Beta credits do not convert to cash.

- We will give 7 days' written notice before any pricing change that affects active keys, and honor unused credits at the old rate for 7 days after the notice.

- Not suitable for production use cases where transcription failure has legal, safety, or financial consequences.

- By installing and using this package, you accept the full terms at whipscribe.com/terms.

Install

uvx whipscribe-mcp

Alternatives:

pipx install whipscribe-mcp
pip install whipscribe-mcp

Requires Python 3.10+.

Claude Desktop

Add to claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whipscribe": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["whipscribe-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Optional: set WHIPSCRIBEAPIKEY in env to unlock paid quota.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whipscribe": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["whipscribe-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WHIPSCRIBE_API_KEY": "your-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Type "transcribe this podcast URL: …" and Claude will call the tool.

Tools

All tools return a JSON object of the shape:

{
  "ok": true,
  "job_id": "...",
  "status": "done",
  "transcript_preview": "first 300 chars...",
  "url_to_full": "https://whipscribe.com/view?id=...",
  "duration_sec": 967.3,
  "beta_notice": "..."
}

On failure:

{
  "ok": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "upload_failed",
    "message": "human-readable explanation",
    "retryable": true
  }
}

Environment variables

Privacy

Opt-in anonymous telemetry (on by default; disable with WHIPSCRIBEMCPTELEMETRY=0):

What we collect (metadata only):

• Anonymous install hash: sha256(machine_id + salt)[:16]
• Package version, OS, Python version
• Tool name, duration in milliseconds, error code

What we never collect:

• URLs you transcribe
• Local file paths
• API keys
• Transcript text
• Email or any personally identifying information

The anonymization algorithm is in this repo (src/whipscribe_mcp/telemetry.py). Inspect it. If it's not acceptable, turn it off.

Pricing

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.