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Tube Search Mcp

archivarix-com/tube-search-mcp

This server connects Claude to the Archivarix Tube Search API, giving you access to over a billion archived YouTube videos dating back to 2005. You get nine tools including search_videos for full-text queries, get_video for metadata on specific IDs, get_subtitles for transcripts, and get_summary for AI-generated overviews. It also exposes search_channel to pull all archived content from a given channel and get_video_status_history to see when videos went private or got deleted. The setup is straightforward: grab an API key from tube.archivarix.net and drop it into your MCP config. Useful when you need to reference content that's no longer publicly available or track how video metadata has changed over time.

tools
9
auth
Secret needed
transport
STDIO
env var
1
last updated
May 11, 2026

Tools

9 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

search_channelFind all archived videos from a YouTube channel

Find all archived videos from a YouTube channel

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

search_videosFull-text search across video titles and descriptions

Full-text search across video titles and descriptions

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_videoGet metadata for a specific video by ID

Get metadata for a specific video by ID

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_subtitlesGet transcript as readable plain text

Get transcript as readable plain text

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_summaryGet AI-generated video summary

Get AI-generated video summary

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

generate_summaryGenerate a new AI summary for a video

Generate a new AI summary for a video

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

browse_summariesBrowse summaries by tag, channel, or language

Browse summaries by tag, channel, or language

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_video_status_historyView status change history of a video

View status change history of a video

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_usageCheck your current API usage and limits

Check your current API usage and limits

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

Sponsors

Configuration

TUBE_API_KEY*secret

API key for Archivarix Tube Search. Obtain at https://tube.archivarix.net/profile (Plus tier or API tier required).

Readme

tube-search-mcp

MCP server for Archivarix Tube Search — search archived YouTube videos via AI assistants.

Search over 1 billion YouTube videos indexed since 2005. Find deleted videos, metadata, thumbnails, and subtitles.

Quick Start

npx tube-search-mcp --api-key tsk_YOUR_KEY

Or with environment variable:

export TUBE_API_KEY=tsk_YOUR_KEY
npx tube-search-mcp

Get your API key at tube.archivarix.net (Profile → API Keys).

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tube-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tube-search-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TUBE_API_KEY": "tsk_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tube-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tube-search-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TUBE_API_KEY": "tsk_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:


View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository
github.com/archivarix-com/tube-search-mcp
Categories
Search & Web Crawling, Media & Entertainment
Package
tube-search-mcp
Transport
STDIO
Auth
Required
Registry
MCP registry, active

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