Arcmira MCP
Remote Arcmira MCP server: the agent searches quotes in YouTube and podcast transcripts with timestamps, mentions and sponsors
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- Apache-2.0
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Why this level
- Reads spend credits and the on-demand budget of your account
- The write method creates monitors with delivery on your behalf
- Responses carry third-party speech from videos, which should be treated as data
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add mcp/arcmira-mcpDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- Reads spend credits and the on-demand budget of your account
- The write method creates monitors with delivery on your behalf
- Responses carry third-party speech from videos, which should be treated as data
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Arcmira indexes YouTube and podcast transcripts and answers questions like "who said what": it finds the exact quote, often names the speaker and links to the moment in the video. The MCP server at https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp opens that search to an agent. The server has six tools. `arcmira_describe` returns the client reference, `arcmira_execute_read` runs a JavaScript program for reading, and `arcmira_execute_write` adds writes such as creating monitors. The plain `arcmira_youtube_search` and `arcmira_youtube_transcript` make a single request with no program: a topic search and a full transcript of one video. `arcmira_feedback` reports wrong data. Inside a program the methods cover passage search, mentions of a person, company or topic, appearance counts, mention momentum, recommendations and ad reads, recurring channel sponsors and channel monitoring with delivery. Sign-in goes through the host's OAuth or an arc_sk_ key in the Authorization header.
Who it is for. Analysts, researchers and marketers who dig through video and podcast speech to see what a person said or a company got mentioned for, working in Claude Code, Cursor or Codex.
Good fit when
- You need an exact quote with a date and a link to the moment in the video for a report or article
- You want to know how often creators mentioned a product over recent months and whether interest is growing
- You research who sponsors a channel on a recurring basis and what an ad read looks like
- You need the full transcript of a video so the agent can summarize it and pull out points
- You want to set up tracking of new brand mentions in chosen channels
Not a fit when
- You need data from other platforms: the server covers YouTube and podcasts
- You need a flawless list of speakers: speaker identification and ad classification can be incomplete
- Your budget is strict: metered reads spend plan credits and the on-demand budget
Example request
Search transcripts from the last 60 days for who talked about GPU financing and give three quotes with speaker, date and a link to the timestamp.MCP
- Transport
- http
- Authentication
- OAuth
Environment variables
ARCMIRA_API_KEYsecret- An arc_sk_ key for clients without OAuth, sent in the Authorization header
Limitations
You need an Arcmira account. Spend runs on plan credits, then on the on-demand budget you set in the dashboard, and the server enforces it on every read. A search, for example, costs 4 credits per passage beyond the fifth.
Speaker and ad-read detection can be incomplete, so check important quotes against the video link. A program in `arcmira_execute_read` is capped at 30 seconds and 40 API calls, and its output size is finite: ask for fewer passages if a result gets truncated. Every tool takes an optional intent field with a short statement of the request, and the list of what the server logs sits in the What we log section.
How to disable. Remove the server with claude mcp remove arcmira or delete it from the client settings. Revoke the arc_sk_ key in the arcmira.com dashboard if you created one.
FAQ
How do I connect Arcmira to Claude Code and Codex?
For Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http --scope user arcmira https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp and sign in through /mcp. For Codex use codex mcp add arcmira --url https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp.
How do I sign in if my client lacks OAuth?
Send an account key of the form arc_sk_ in the Authorization: Bearer header. The key is issued at arcmira.com. In that case the server skips OAuth.
What questions does the server handle?
Quote search over transcripts, full transcript reads, mentions of people, companies and topics, mention momentum, recommendations and ads, channel sponsors and monitoring. The agent gets the method list and arguments by calling `arcmira_describe`.
How much does it cost?
Reads spend plan credits, then the on-demand budget you set in the dashboard. The price method shows the cost of a premium transcript up front and uses no credits itself. The README lists no plan prices.
Does Arcmira have a separate plugin?
Yes, the repository has a plugins/arcmira directory with a plugin and skills for the agent, and its README covers updating. The plugin is installed separately from connecting the server itself.
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Authentication | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcmira MCP (this card) | yes | OAuth | 35 | |
| YouTube Transcript MCP Server | no | not required | 496 | fetches one video's transcript without searching a full index |
| YouTube Transcript Server | no | not required | 603 | a simple transcript server without mentions or sponsors |
README in short
The README covers connecting, a first search, a table of client methods with what to retain from each response, two sign-in options, the tool list with limits and the spend rules. It also says what the server logs.