convert.express

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http transcribe https://convert.express/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://convert.express/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcribe": {
      "url": "https://convert.express/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

14 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• get_service_infoCall this first when you are new to convert.express, before quoting a price to your user, or when unsure whether a file, link or language is supported. Returns one JSON object: how_to_use (which tool to call in which ord
• estimate_costPrice for transcribing a recording of a given length, and how many free minutes are left today — for your IP, or for your user's account once your robot_key is linked.
• transcribe_urlStart transcribing a media file from a public link (direct file link, YouTube video or Simplecast podcast episode page). Returns job_id and robot_key; then poll get_job.
• transcribe_fileStart transcribing an audio or video file your user attached in a ChatGPT chat. ChatGPT fills in a temporary download link and convert.express downloads the file from it. Other chat apps cannot fill in that link: use cre
• create_uploadFor a file that is neither a public link nor attached in a ChatGPT chat (for example a file attached in another chat app). Returns upload_url (send the file there with an HTTP PUT, then call start_transcription) and uplo
• start_transcriptionCall after the PUT to upload_url has finished. Checks the file arrived and queues it.
• get_jobStatus and results of one job whose job_id you have (from transcribe_url, transcribe_file or create_upload; list_jobs finds a lost job_id). While status is "waiting_for_upload", "queued" or "processing", call it again ev
• pay_jobPay for the full transcript of a job whose get_job status is "payment_required", with USDC on Tempo or a card your user shared through a Stripe Shared Payment Token (MPP). Call without payment: you get a payment challeng
• list_jobsYour jobs that still exist (jobs are deleted 24 hours after the last activity), newest first, with their status.
• create_share_linkA public web page with the results of a completed job, for your user to open or send to others. Anyone with the link can see it until the job expires.
• delete_jobDelete the uploaded file, the transcript and all other results of a job right away, instead of 24 hours after the last activity. Cannot be undone.
• request_summaryAsk for an AI summary or action items of a completed job. Returns at once; the result appears in get_job ("summary" / "action_items").
• translateTranslate the transcript, subtitles (timecodes kept), summary or action items of a completed job into another language. Returns at once; the result appears in get_job under "translations".
• send_feedbackTell the convert.express team about a bug, a missing feature, or a question — from you or your user. A human reads every message; there is no automatic reply. Include reply_email only if your user wants an answer.

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