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What is HappyScribe MCP

Written by Happy Scribe Team
Updated this week

HappyScribe MCP lets AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT securely access your HappyScribe account.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that allows AI tools to connect with external services in a consistent way. Once connected, your AI assistant can search transcripts, summarize meetings, extract action items, and even transcribe new files, all directly from your conversation.

Claude (claude.ai)

Step 1: Open Integrations

In Claude, go to Settings and open the Integrations (or Connectors) menu. Select "Add your tools" or "Add custom connector."

Step 2: Connect the MCP server

Use the HappyScribe MCP server:

https://www.happyscribe.com/mcp

Your AI assistant client will guide you through the OAuth 2.0 authorization process.

Step 3: Authorize your HappyScribe account

Sign in using your existing HappyScribe account and approve access.

This allows your AI assistant to access your transcription data only when requested in prompts.

Step 4: Start asking questions about your transcripts

Once connected, try prompts like:

  • "Show me my recent transcriptions"

  • "Summarize my last 3 meetings"

  • "Search all my transcriptions for mentions of quarterly revenue"

Claude Desktop

Step 1: Open Developer settings

In the Claude Desktop app, open Settings and navigate to the Developer tab.

Step 2: Click "Edit Config" to open the configuration file and add the HappyScribe MCP server:

Step 3: Save the file and restart Claude Desktop. The OAuth authorization will trigger on first use.

Claude Code (Terminal)

Run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add happyscribe --transport http https://www.happyscribe.com/mcp

Claude Code will handle the OAuth authorization flow automatically on first use.

What you can do with HappyScribe and AI assistants

After connecting, you can manage and explore transcripts using simple prompts.

Search across all transcripts

Find mentions of topics, people, or keywords across your recordings.

Example prompts:

  • "Search all my transcriptions for mentions of quarterly revenue"

  • "Find every time pricing was mentioned in customer calls"

  • "Show transcripts where John Smith spoke"

Summarize meetings

Ask your AI assistant to generate quick summaries from your transcripts.

Example prompts:

  • "Summarize my last 3 meetings"

  • "What were the main decisions in yesterday's meeting?"

  • "Give me action items from the last sales call"

Extract quotes with timestamps

You can retrieve exact quotes along with timestamps and editor links.

Example prompts:

  • "Find quotes where the customer mentioned pricing concerns"

  • "Show the most important quotes from my latest interview"

Analyze insights across multiple transcripts

AI assistants can analyze patterns across many recordings.

Example prompt:

"What did customers say about pricing across all sales calls this month?"

Upload and transcribe new recordings

You can create new transcripts directly through your AI assistant.

Supported inputs include:

  • Audio files

  • Video files

  • Public URLs

Example prompt:

"Transcribe this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XHJh4k"

Explore people and companies mentioned

HappyScribe automatically builds a knowledge graph from your transcripts.

You can ask your AI assistant to explore:

  • People mentioned

  • Companies mentioned

  • Related conversations across files

Example prompt:

"What did John Smith talk about across all our calls?"

Manage meetings

Your AI assistant can retrieve meeting details such as:

  • Calendar events

  • Recording status

  • Troubleshooting information

Search HappyScribe help articles

Your AI assistant can search HappyScribe help documentation and return relevant answers.

Example prompts you can try

Once connected, you can interact with your transcripts using prompts like:

  • "Show me my recent transcriptions"

  • "Search all my transcriptions for mentions of quarterly revenue"

  • "Summarize my last 3 meetings"

  • "Find all quotes where the customer mentioned pricing concerns"

  • "Transcribe this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthirS86ovA"

  • "What did John Smith talk about across all our calls?"

  • "Show me all transcriptions from last week in the Sales folder"

Authentication and permissions

HappyScribe protects your data using secure authentication.

  • HappyScribe uses OAuth 2.0 to connect with AI assistants

  • You authorize access using your existing HappyScribe account

  • Transcripts are accessed only when you ask your AI assistant to retrieve them

Privacy and data

Your data remains protected when using AI assistants.

  • HappyScribe’s Privacy Policy applies to all data accessed through AI assistants

  • Transcript data is only sent to the AI assistant when you request it

  • HappyScribe does not store or log conversations you have with your AI assistant

For more details, see our Security documentation.

Troubleshooting

My AI assistant cannot access my transcripts

Make sure:

  • You completed the OAuth authorization flow

  • You are logged into the correct HappyScribe account

  • The MCP server URL is correct

https://www.happyscribe.com/mcp

The AI assistant says it cannot find any transcripts

Possible reasons:

  • Your account has no transcripts yet

  • The assistant does not have permission to access your data

  • The MCP connection needs to be reauthorized

Try reconnecting the MCP server and signing in again.

My AI assistant cannot transcribe a video URL

Make sure:

  • The URL is publicly accessible

  • The link is correctly formatted

Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthirS86ovA

Pro tip

Try asking your AI assistant:

"Summarize the last 3 meetings in this series and highlight recurring action items."

This is a great way to quickly spot patterns, decisions, and repeated topics across meetings.

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