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Glimpse MCP server

Give your AI agent your transcripts. It can search your Library, follow a recording as it happens and transcribe files, all on your computer. Requires a purchased license.

Install the CLI in Glimpse: Settings, About, Install CLI. Then:

claude mcp add glimpse -- glimpse mcp

Try asking

What did we decide about pricing in last week's call?

Summarize my last meeting and list the action items.

Follow this lecture and keep notes in notes.md until it ends.

Transcribe ~/Downloads/interview.m4a and pull out the best quotes.

Tools

search_library

Search item names and transcripts. Every word must match, and #tag filters by tag.

  • query
  • limit
list_recent

List the newest Library items, with the start of each transcript.

  • limit
  • since_days
  • status
get_transcript

Read one item with speakers and timestamps, as segments, txt, md, srt or vtt.

  • id
  • format
get_live_transcript

Read what has been said so far in the recording in progress.

  • speakers
wait_for_live_transcript

Follow a recording one chunk at a time. Returns when the speaker pauses, and waits for a recording if none has started.

  • pause_seconds
  • min_words
  • max_seconds
  • timeout_seconds
  • speakers
transcribe_audio

Transcribe a file and return the text. Adds nothing to the Library.

  • path
  • timestamps
  • language
  • model
  • cleanup
transcribe_file

Queue a file for transcription in the Library. Only available with --allow-import.

  • path
  • model

Permissions and privacy

Read-only

The server can't edit or delete anything in your Library.

Imports are opt-in

Add --allow-import after mcp to let an agent queue files.

Nothing sent by the server

If your agent uses a cloud model, that model sees what the agent reads.

Visible while it listens

The Record screen shows when an agent is following a recording.

Glimpse can stay closed

Search and read work without it. Transcribing opens it, and following needs a recording.

Troubleshooting

command not found, ENOENT

Apps opened from the Dock or Start menu may not see ~/.local/bin. Use the full path as the command, like /Users/YOU/.local/bin/glimpse.

The tools don't appear

Restart your client after changing its config.

Using it from scripts instead? See the CLI guide.