@chaitanyawk/clipnotes-mcp v2.0.0

YouTube video notes, summaries, code extraction, PDF/JSON export. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex — any MCP tool. No API key needed.

Install & Configure

Claude Code / VS Code — ~/.claude/settings.json

Cursor — ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Codex — your MCP config file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipnotes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@chaitanyawk/clipnotes-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

12 Tools

| # | Tool | What it does | |---|------|-------------| | 1 | analyze_video | Fetch transcript + open video. AI summarizes. | | 2 | save_analysis | Save summary, highlights, topics, code blocks | | 3 | open_at_timestamp | Open video at exact second in browser | | 4 | find_in_video | Find text in transcript → open at that moment | | 5 | extract_code | All code blocks with ▶ timestamp links | | 6 | search_knowledge | Full-text search across all saved videos | | 7 | get_prep_guide | Study guide from saved videos on a topic | | 8 | get_quiz | Quiz/interview questions from your videos | | 9 | export_pdf | PDF with clickable timestamps → ~/Downloads | | 10 | export_json | JSON export to share learning with others | | 11 | list_library | All saved videos grouped by topic | | 12 | delete_video | Remove a video from library |

Prompts

analyze this video: https://youtu.be/i_Yy0sfPL-8
extract code from https://youtu.be/xxx
find where they explain "binary search" in https://youtu.be/xxx
search my videos for system design
prepare me on machine learning
quiz me on React hooks with 10 questions
export my notes as PDF
export my React notes as JSON
show my library
open at 4:32 in https://youtu.be/xxx

Timestamp links

Every ▶ timestamp returned by any tool is a markdown link. Click it in VS Code / Cursor / Claude Code → opens YouTube at that exact second.

Knowledge stored at

~/.clipnotes/knowledge.json — persists across all sessions and tools.