claude-transcribe vs io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts
claude-transcribe is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alicicek. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts is an MCP server published by fetchworks-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  claude-transcribe |  io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: ece37bc Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 106 Downloads/week (npm): 19 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | claude-transcribe | io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (fetchworks-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alicicek/claude-transcribe | github.com/fetchworks/fetchworks-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
claude-transcribe
Transcribe video and audio from URLs (YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, Vimeo, podcasts) or local media files into plain-text transcripts using yt-dlp + OpenAI Whisper. Auto-triggers when you ask Claude to research, transcribe, summarise, or take notes on a video. Runs entirely on-device — no audio is uploaded anywhere. Browser cookies are passed to yt-dlp automatically so age-gated and members-only sources work for signed-in users.
io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts
YouTube transcripts for AI agents: videos, channels, playlists, search. Timestamps, SRT, VTT.
How to run each
claude-transcribe As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-transcribe@claude-communityio.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "APIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" --transport stdio youtube-transcripts -- npx -y fetchworks-mcpRequires: APIFY_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of claude-transcribe publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: claude-transcribe · What it can do: io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.