Use YouTube transcripts in VS Code

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"
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for the server's OAuth sign-in when it first starts — continue with Google or your license key (signing in includes the 30 free credits). Then 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 and MCP auth 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

Connecting the MCP server takes one sign-in — Google or a license key — and includes 30 free credits, no card needed. Buying a one-time credit pack gets you a license key that doubles as the API key; credits never expire and repeat reads from your own library are free.