# Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search MCP server > Search YouTube and podcast transcripts for timestamped quotes, speaker appearances, mentions, sponsors and recommendations. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/arcmira - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: OAuth sign-in - Category: [Search & Web Data](https://mcp.tc/c/search-web) - Vendor: Arcmira - Homepage: - Docs: - Repository: ## About Give your AI the ability to find who said what with timestamps, discover what's being discussed across videos and livestreams, and distinguish organic recommendations from sponsored ad reads. Arcmira searches indexed YouTube and podcast transcripts and returns passages with timestamps and source links. Find speaker appearances across channels, explore mentions and sponsors, and create monitors and trackers for people or topics. Premium transcripts add speaker identification. Connect through MCP with your Arcmira account. A paid read uses credits from your plan, then your on-demand budget. API documentation: https://arcmira.com/docs ## What it can do - Search indexed YouTube and podcast transcripts for timestamped quotes - Find speaker appearances across channels - Discover mentions and sponsors across videos and livestreams - Distinguish organic recommendations from sponsored ad reads - Create monitors and trackers for people and topics ## Example prompts - "Find quotes about vibe coding with the speaker, video title, timestamp and source link." - "Where has this founder appeared across channels?" - "Which brands sponsor this channel, and where are the ad reads?" - "Find organic recommendations for this product and show the source passages." - "Create a monitor for mentions of my company." ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http arcmira https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **arcmira** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Arcmira sign-in. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one. ### Claude Desktop 1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search** and paste this URL: ```url https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Arcmira asks. Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too. ### claude.ai 1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you: [Add to claude.ai]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Arcmira asks. Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**. ### ChatGPT 1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**. 2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server. 3. Paste `https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Arcmira to sign in. Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts. ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "arcmira": { "url": "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp" } } } ``` Cursor shows **Needs authentication** next to the server. Click the button beside it to sign in. ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"arcmira","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "arcmira": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp" } } } ``` VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts. ### Devin Desktop 1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows): `mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "arcmira": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp" } } } ``` 2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked. Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers. ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add arcmira --url https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp codex mcp login arcmira ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.arcmira] url = "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http arcmira https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp ``` Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth arcmira` to sign in. This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere. ### Any client Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file. ```json { "mcpServers": { "arcmira": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp" } } } ``` Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE. Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp`. ## Recent changes - 2026-10-22 23:26 UTC: Listing updated: summary, description, setup notes, repository, what you can do, example prompts and tags. Source: server owner. More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/arcmira#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/arcmira/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review. ## Details - Last checked: 2026-10-27 (reachable, asks for credentials) - Listed: 2026-10-11 - Updated: 2026-10-22 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/arcmira (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report