# Blog

Guides and notes on giving AI agents the web.

- [5 ways to get a TikTok transcript in 2026](https://stophy.dev/blog/how-to-get-a-tiktok-transcript.md) (October 8, 2026): Five ways to turn a TikTok video into text, compared on cost, speed and what breaks. A free tool with no account, an API, your AI agent and two manual routes.
- [5 best ways to get a YouTube transcript in 2026](https://stophy.dev/blog/best-ways-to-get-a-youtube-transcript.md) (October 8, 2026): YouTube's own transcript panel, a free generator, an API, an AI agent and your own speech to text, compared on speed, cost and what breaks.
- [Best ways to view a YouTube channel's stats in 2026](https://stophy.dev/blog/best-ways-to-view-youtube-channel-stats.md) (October 8, 2026): See any channel's subscribers, views and latest videos with a free viewer, the YouTube Data API, one API call or an AI agent, compared on setup and limits.
- [3 ways to view a LinkedIn profile without logging in](https://stophy.dev/blog/view-linkedin-profile-without-logging-in.md) (October 8, 2026): LinkedIn asks you to sign in before it shows most of a profile. Read a public profile by hand, with one API call or through an AI agent, and see what each way leaves out.
- [How to add a YouTube MCP server to Codex](https://stophy.dev/blog/how-to-add-youtube-mcp-server-to-codex.md) (October 8, 2026): Add a YouTube MCP server to Codex in two commands. Search videos, read transcripts and pull comments from inside your coding agent, with no YouTube API key.
- [How to add a YouTube MCP server to Claude Code](https://stophy.dev/blog/how-to-add-youtube-mcp-server-to-claude-code.md) (October 8, 2026): Add a YouTube MCP server to Claude Code with one command. Ask about any video and your agent reads the transcript, the comments and the channel behind it.
- [How to add a Reddit MCP server to Claude Code](https://stophy.dev/blog/how-to-add-reddit-mcp-server-to-claude-code.md) (October 8, 2026): Give Claude Code live Reddit search with one command. Find threads, read the comments and see what people recommend, with no Reddit app to register.
- [MCP vs CLI, two ways to give an agent web data](https://stophy.dev/blog/stophy-cli-and-mcp.md) (October 6, 2026): Set up the Stophy MCP server and the CLI, run the same search through both, and see what each costs and when your agent should use which.