Integration guide

Use YouTube transcripts in VS Code

Copilot's agent mode picks up MCP tools from one JSON file — here is the exact block for YouTube transcripts.

Free tier: no signup, no card. Full reference: /docs

Workspace setup

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project (or run MCP: Add Server from the Command Palette and pick HTTP):

{
  "servers": {
    "bulktranscripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Open Copilot Chat in Agent mode, click the tools icon, and confirm the bulktranscripts tools are listed. VS Code 1.101+ supports remote HTTP servers natively.

Paid credits

Use the key-in-URL form — https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp?key=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY — or add a header via the server's headers field:

{
  "servers": {
    "bulktranscripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Try asking

• Watch this talk for me and write ADR-style notes: [URL]
• Find the official tutorial videos for this library and summarize the setup steps.
• Transcribe this playlist and generate a README section from it.

Notes

The connection works immediately on the free tier — no account, no OAuth. Buying a one-time credit pack gets you a license key that doubles as the API key; credits never expire and cached transcripts are always free.

Other clients

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