io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane vs YouTube Transcript — FlashData
io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane is an MCP server published by Webba-Creative-Technologies. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). YouTube Transcript — FlashData is an MCP server published by flashdata-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane |  YouTube Transcript — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.8 Downloads/month (npm): 279 Downloads/week (npm): 43 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane | YouTube Transcript — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | On your machine (https://github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp/releases/download/smithery-task-servers-v0.1.1/flashdata-youtube-transcript-0.1.1.mcpb) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/webba-creative-technologies/capslane-mcp | github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 4 h ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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
io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane
Retrieve existing or generated YouTube transcripts with timestamps through Capslane.
YouTube Transcript — FlashData
YouTube transcript text with timestamps from existing caption tracks. Paid FlashData API.
How to run each
io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http capslane https://capslane.com/mcp --header "x-api-key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: CAPSLANE_API_KEY (secret), x-api-key header
YouTube Transcript — FlashData
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: FLASHDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane asks for
CAPSLANE_API_KEY (secret)
Only YouTube Transcript — FlashData asks for
FLASHDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.Webba-Creative-Technologies/capslane · What it can do: YouTube Transcript — FlashData · Compare two other plugins
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