Search your entire library
Full-text search across a single transcription or an entire project — every mention of a topic surfaced in one answer.
UniScribe + OpenAI
Use Your Transcripts with ChatGPT and Codex
Bring your UniScribe transcription library into OpenAI's tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Codex CLI connects today with an API key; a ChatGPT connector is on the way.
- Codex CLI works today
- Strictly read-only
- No transcription minutes used
ChatGPT connector: coming soon
Connectors in the ChatGPT apps require OAuth, and the UniScribe MCP server currently authenticates with API keys only — so ChatGPT can't connect yet. OAuth support is in development. Until it ships, Codex CLI is the way to use your transcripts with OpenAI models.
What the integration unlocks
Five read-only MCP tools let an AI assistant browse, read, and search everything you've transcribed with UniScribe.
Answers with citations
Results carry the filename, speaker, timestamp, and original excerpt, plus a deep link straight to that position in the transcript.
Works in your terminal today
Codex CLI speaks MCP natively. Point it at the UniScribe server and ask about your meetings without leaving the command line.
Safe to connect
All five current tools are read-only — nothing can edit, delete, or create anything in your account, and queries don't consume minutes.
Set up Codex CLI
You'll need a UniScribe API key (available on any subscription or LTD plan) and about two minutes.
Codex CLI
Available nowCodex CLI reads the API key from an environment variable, so the key never sits in the config file itself.
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Create an API key in Dashboard → Settings → API Keys. An existing key works too.
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Export the key in your shell profile (e.g. ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc):
Shell profileexport UNISCRIBE_MCP_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY" - 3
Add the UniScribe server to your Codex configuration:
~/.codex/config.toml[mcp_servers.uniscribe] url = "https://mcp.uniscribe.co/mcp" bearer_token_env_var = "UNISCRIBE_MCP_API_KEY" - 4
Restart Codex and ask something like “list my recent UniScribe transcriptions” to confirm the connection.
Prefer Claude?
The same MCP server connects to Claude Code with a single command and to Claude Desktop via a small config change — see the Claude integration guide below.
Example prompts to try
Once connected, talk to your transcript library the way you'd ask a colleague who was in every meeting.
“Summarize the key points from my recent interviews.”
“Search my Customer Research project for every mention of pricing objections.”
“Which action items came out of this week's team meetings?”
“Find where we discussed the Q3 roadmap and quote the exact wording with timestamps.”
Privacy and security
The integration gives an assistant the minimum access needed to answer your questions — and nothing more.
Read-only access
The current tools expose only read operations — nothing done through them can change, delete, or add data in your UniScribe account.
Queries aren't recorded
UniScribe doesn't store the content of the questions you ask through MCP. Your conversations stay between you and your assistant.
Revocable keys
Access is tied to an API key you control. Delete the key in Settings at any time and the integration is cut off immediately.
Learn more about how UniScribe handles your data on the Security & Privacy page and in our Privacy Policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not yet. ChatGPT connectors require OAuth, and the UniScribe MCP server currently authenticates with API keys only. OAuth support is in development. What works today: OpenAI's Codex CLI, plus Claude Code and Claude Desktop.
Email us at [email protected] with the subject “Notify me: UniScribe ChatGPT connector” and we'll let you know as soon as OAuth support ships. We'll also announce it on this page.
Anyone with API access on UniScribe: an active subscription or a lifetime deal (LTD) plan. Existing API keys work as-is — no separate MCP key is needed.
No. The MCP server is included with API access, and because the current tools are all read-only, queries don't consume transcription minutes or modify your account.
Delete or rotate the API key in Dashboard → Settings → API Keys. Revocation takes effect immediately. You can create a dedicated key just for MCP so revoking it doesn't affect other API usage.
More ways to connect
Claude Integration
Connect Claude Code with a single command, or Claude Desktop with a small config change.
Claude setup guideUniScribe MCP Server
Endpoint details, the full tool reference, and configuration for every supported MCP client.
MCP server guideREST API
Build your own workflows with the UniScribe API: upload files, fetch transcripts, and receive webhooks.
API documentationStart with Codex CLI today
Create an API key, add three lines of config, and ask OpenAI's Codex about every meeting, interview, and lecture you've transcribed.