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Lectures → flashcards & quizzes

Rewatching lectures is the least effective revision there is. Testing yourself on what was actually taught — generated from the transcript — is the most.

Runs on the MCP server (one sign-in, 30 free credits) or the REST API · repeat reads from your library are free.

How it works

  1. Fetch transcripts for the lecture (or the whole playlist, in order).
  2. The assistant extracts testable facts, definitions, and derivations.
  3. It writes Q&A pairs — cloze deletions for definitions, open questions for concepts.
  4. Export as CSV for Anki, or keep it in chat as an interactive quiz with timestamped answers.

Grounded questions only

Flashcards invented by a model from its general knowledge test the model’s syllabus, not your course’s. Cards generated from the lecture transcript test exactly what your lecturer said — and each answer can cite the minute it was explained, so a failed card links straight to the remedial two minutes of video.

Agent prompt — paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any assistant connected to the BulkTranscripts MCP server:

Get the transcripts for this lecture playlist in order: [PLAYLIST URL]
For each lecture, write 8 flashcards: 4 cloze-deletion cards for key
definitions, 4 open questions on the concepts. Include the answer and the
timestamp where it was taught. Output as CSV: front,back,source_link.

Or script it against the REST API:

curl "https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/playlist/videos?playlist=COURSE_PLAYLIST_ID"
curl "https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/transcript?video=LECTURE_VIDEO_ID"

What you’ll need

An MCP-capable assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) connected to https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp — one sign-in includes 30 free credits — or a license key for the REST API. Transcripts already in your library are re-read free, so iterating on the same videos costs nothing after the first pass.

Common questions

Can I import the output into Anki?

Yes — ask for CSV with front,back columns and import it directly; the timestamped source link fits on the back of the card.

Half my course has no captions — what happens?

Videos without any caption track are reported and skipped without charge; cards are generated from the lectures that have them.

More workflows

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