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Descript Complete MCP Server

Stop manually transcribing audio. Upload recordings, get transcripts, remove filler words, and export edited content — all from your AI assistant.

What It Does

This MCP server gives your AI assistant full control over Descript: transcription, editing, AI voice (Overdub), collaboration, and export — all via natural language.

Related MCP server: AI Sound MCP Server

Tools

Tool

Category

Description

transcribe_audio

Transcription

Submit an audio URL for transcription

transcribe_video

Transcription

Submit a video URL for transcription

get_transcript

Transcription

Fetch transcript by share slug (text, JSON, or VTT)

list_transcripts

Transcription

List recent transcription jobs

create_project

Projects

Create a new Descript project

list_projects

Projects

List all projects in your account

get_project

Projects

Get details for a specific project

delete_project

Projects

Delete a project permanently

upload_media

Media

Upload media to a project via URL

get_upload_status

Media

Check upload/processing job status

remove_filler_words

Editing

Remove um, uh, like, etc. with AI

remove_silence

Editing

Remove silent gaps automatically

trim_transcript

Editing

Edit content via natural language instruction

export_transcript_txt

Export

Export transcript as plain text

export_transcript_srt

Export

Export transcript as SRT subtitles

export_video

Export

Render/export the video

create_overdub

Overdub

Generate speech with AI voice

list_overdub_voices

Overdub

List available AI voices

get_project_members

Collaboration

Get project collaborators

share_project

Collaboration

Invite a collaborator by email

Quick Start

  1. Get your Descript API key from your Descript account settings

  2. Set DESCRIPT_API_KEY=your_key_here in your environment

  3. Start the server: npm start

  4. Connect your MCP client to http://localhost:8080/mcp

Example Workflows

Transcribe a podcast episode:

transcribe_audio({ url: "https://example.com/episode-42.mp3", project_name: "Episode 42" })
// Returns job_id — poll with get_upload_status until state = "stopped"
// Then get_transcript({ slug: "your-share-slug", format: "text" })

Clean up an interview recording:

remove_filler_words({ project_id: "abc123" })
remove_silence({ project_id: "abc123", threshold_seconds: 0.8 })
export_transcript_txt({ slug: "your-share-slug", include_speakers: true })

Share for review:

share_project({ project_id: "abc123", email: "editor@example.com", role: "editor" })

Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Description

DESCRIPT_API_KEY

Yes

Your Descript API key

PORT

No

Server port (default: 8080)

Health Check

GET http://localhost:8080/health
# {"status":"ok","server":"descript-complete","version":"1.0.0"}

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