
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 toolsPublic 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*secretAPI 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:
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