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runway-api vs Transcriptor MCP

runway-api is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by runwayml. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). Transcriptor MCP is an MCP server published by samson-art. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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

Where each is published
Marketplacerunway-apiTranscriptor MCP
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official Listed
Version: 3.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 17
Stars (GitHub): 73
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.5.21
Forks (GitHub): 5
Stars (GitHub): 23
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

runway-api vs Transcriptor MCP
Factrunway-apiTranscriptor MCP
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)73 (better)23 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)17 (better)5 (worse)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)11Not a bundle
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/runwayml/skillsgithub.com/samson-art/transcriptor-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checknot checked yet

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

runway-api

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

Video generation at scale. Generate videos, images, and audio with Runway's API — batch ad campaigns, product videos, multishot stories, and creative iteration. Supports seedance2, gen4.5, veo3, Nano, Banana Pro, and more.

Transcriptor MCP

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Fetch transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata and frames from YouTube and 10+ video platforms

How to run each

runway-api As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin install runway-api@claude-plugins-official

Transcriptor MCP As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http transcriptor-mcp https://transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp

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

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: runway-api · What it can do: Transcriptor MCP · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/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.

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