Sider Recorder & Transcriber
Sider's recorder and transcriber — capture meetings, calls, and voice memos, then query the transcripts from ChatGPT.
Quick answer
What it does
Lets ChatGPT retrieve and search Sider transcripts and recording metadata through Sider's OAuth-authed API.
Best for
- Querying past recordings by topic
- Generating summaries from a specific session
- Pulling exact quotes out of a transcript
- Workflow on top of an existing Sider recording library
Not for
- Teams using a different notetaker
- Calendar-bot meeting capture (use Circleback or Zoom for that)
Setup recipe
Sider Recorder & Transcriber is a ChatGPT-native app — connect once from the directory, then try the prompt below.
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Connect
Open Sider Recorder & Transcriber from the official ChatGPT Apps directory. First-run OAuth links it to your account — there is no command-line install, no JSON config, no environment variables.
Open Sider Recorder & Transcriber in ChatGPT - 2
Try a minimum working prompt
Open Sider Recorder & Transcriber inside ChatGPT and try it
Sider Recorder & Transcriber, walk me through what you can do inside ChatGPT, and give me one example I can run right now.Tested with: ChatGPT.
Tools & permissions
Tools list pending verification. The server exposes tools over MCP; we haven’t yet parsed its capability manifest into this page. Check the GitHub repo for the authoritative list.
Agent prompt pack
— copy into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT.Recommend the best MCP servers for [task: e.g. meetings & notes work] in [client: ChatGPT]. Constraints: - Prefer tools that are [official | open-source | read-only] — pick what matters for my use case. - Exclude MCPs that require [e.g. a paid plan, OAuth-only flows, remote-only transport]. - Return at most 3 picks, ranked. For each pick include: 1. One-sentence rationale. 2. The ready-to-paste install snippet for my client. 3. Any required secrets I need to create before installing. Cross-check the top-mcps.com listing: https://top-mcps.com/top-mcps-for-meeting-notes
Compare Sider Recorder & Transcriber MCP vs [a comparable MCP] for the following job: [describe the job, e.g. "let an agent create GitHub issues on bug triage"]. Judge them on: - Setup time and complexity (what a new user hits first). - Auth model (none / API key / OAuth 2.1) and credential risk. - Transport (stdio / Streamable HTTP / SSE) and where the server runs. - Required secrets and the blast radius if they leak. - Operational risk in an unattended agent loop. - Which one is "good enough" for a weekend prototype vs. production. End with one sentence: which should I pick for my scenario, which is: [my scenario]. References: - https://top-mcps.com/mcp/sider-recorder-transcriber - top-mcps.com listing for a comparable
Install the Sider Recorder & Transcriber MCP server for my [client: ChatGPT] at the default config path for that client. Use the exact install snippet published at https://top-mcps.com/mcp/sider-recorder-transcriber (fetch https://top-mcps.com/mcp/sider-recorder-transcriber.json for the canonical server.json if you can read URLs). Before finishing: 1. Create the required secrets (no secrets) and put them in the appropriate env block — do not hard-code them. 2. Restart or reload the client so it picks up the new server. 3. Verify the server is connected (green / running state) and at least one tool is listed. 4. If anything fails, read the client's MCP logs and report the exact error — do not silently retry. Confirm when done and list the tools the server now exposes.
Frequently asked questions
What changed
— 2 updates tracked.Refreshed install snippets and fact sheet; verified for 2026.
Initial directory listing.
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