Remote MCP
Give your agent
YouTube transcripts.
Threadmap works with Codex and other agents that support remote Streamable HTTP MCP servers. Your API key stays in your MCP client.
Codex ยท fastest setup
Copy two commands.
Run these in the same terminal where you start Codex. The setting is shared by the Codex app, CLI, and IDE extension on the same computer.
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01
Add your key for this terminal
Replace the placeholder with the key from your Threadmap dashboard.
export THREADMAP_API_KEY="tm_live_YOUR_KEY" -
02
Add Threadmap to Codex
codex mcp add threadmap --url https://threadmap.online/mcp --bearer-token-env-var THREADMAP_API_KEYRestart Codex after adding the server. Open
/mcpto confirm that Threadmap is connected.
Prefer config.toml?
Add this block to ~/.codex/config.toml. Codex must be able to read THREADMAP_API_KEY from its environment.
[mcp_servers.threadmap]
url = "https://threadmap.online/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "THREADMAP_API_KEY"
enabled_tools = ["get_youtube_transcript", "get_transcript_usage"]
tool_timeout_sec = 300
default_tools_approval_mode = "writes"Any compatible agent
Use three connection fields.
In your agent's MCP settings, add a remote server and enter the values below. Labels differ between clients.
Replace the placeholder with your API key.
What your agent gets
Two focused tools.
get_youtube_transcriptFetch a timestamped transcript from a public YouTube URL or video ID. Successful calls use minute credits.
get_transcript_usageCheck the current minute balance without consuming credits.
Ready
Connect Threadmap in a minute.
Create your key, copy the setup, and ask your agent for a YouTube transcript.