MCP (Claude, Cursor, agents) transcription integration
For people who would rather ask an assistant than build a scenario. The job: let an agent transcribe, search and summarise without you wiring anything.
An agent works best when it can poll a job itself rather than block on it, which is why the server exposes submit and status as separate tools.
Wiring it up
1 · Trigger
Any of these start the run:
- a prompt in Claude or Cursor
2 · Submit from whipscribe-mcp server
# submit — returns immediately, does not block curl -X POST https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/transcribe/url \ -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: mcp-$FILE_ID" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"url":"https://example.com/recording.mp4", "word_timestamps":true}' → 202 {"job_id":"a1b2…","status":"queued"} # then poll — a self-serve (Pro) key collects by polling curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" → {"status":"processing"} … {"status":"done"}
3 · Collect
Ask the agent; it submits and polls on its own.
# one job, every format — never re-submit per format curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=txt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=srt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=vtt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"
What your key can actually do
| Tier | Req/min | Minutes/day | Longest file | Results | How you get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | 60 | Unlimited | 10 hours | Poll | What POST /v1/keys mints, once your account has API access |
| Enterprise | 120 | Unlimited | 10 hours | Signed webhooks | Talk to us |
What it costs to run
$24 per 5,000 minutes — about $0.29 an audio hour — and credits never expire.
Why run it here
Recipes that use MCP (Claude, Cursor, agents)
Recipes for this platform are being written.
Use cases with MCP (Claude, Cursor, agents)
In the web app the first 20 minutes are free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest — that is how to check accuracy on your own audio before writing any code. The API has no recurring free tier: without a key you can run 3 sample transcriptions a day, each returning a preview, and keys come with the 5,000-minute pack ($24) or Workspace ($19/month). $24 per 5,000 minutes — about $0.29 an audio hour — and credits never expire.
Transcribe a file free →Create an API keyAPI referenceIntegrationsAutomationsPrefer a web app?
If you would rather upload a file or paste a link: see how to transcribe audio to text online and transcription services from $6.