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Archivarix Tube Search

Archivarix Tube Search

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github.com/Archivarix-comSearch2Updated 24w ago
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About Archivarix Tube Search

Archivarix Tube Search is an MCP service for AI clients to search archived YouTube content, including deleted videos, metadata, subtitles, and summaries. Its stdio-to-HTTP proxy exposes the remote service's tools, resources, and prompts.

Key features

  1. 01Discover archived videos by channel
  2. 02Search titles and descriptions in full text
  3. 03Retrieve video metadata and subtitles
  4. 04View or generate AI summaries
  5. 05Check video status-change history

Use cases

  1. 01Find historical videos from a channel
  2. 02Locate deleted videos and their subtitles
  3. 03Research videos and browse summaries

MCP support

The local package exposes tools, resources, and prompts to AI clients over stdio, while connecting to the remote Archivarix Tube Search MCP server using Streamable HTTP.

#youtube#video-search#archive#wayback-machine#deleted-videos#ai-summaries#transcription

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archivarix-com-tube-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tube-search-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TUBE_API_KEY": "<TUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y tube-search-mcp
Environment variables to set
TUBE_API_KEYSecretAPI key for Archivarix Tube Search. Obtain at https://tube.archivarix.net/profile (Plus tier or API tier required).

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmtube-search-mcp1.0.4

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project 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:

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

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

Available Tools

ToolDescription
search_channelFind all archived videos from a YouTube channel
search_videosFull-text search across video titles and descriptions
get_videoGet metadata for a specific video by ID
get_subtitlesGet transcript as readable plain text
get_summaryGet AI-generated video summary
generate_summaryGenerate a new AI summary for a video
browse_summariesBrowse summaries by tag, channel, or language
get_video_status_historyView status change history of a video
get_usageCheck your current API usage and limits

Resources

URIDescription
tube://video/{videoId}Video metadata
tube://channel/{channelId}Channel info
tube://subtitles/{videoId}Transcript as plain text
tube://summary/{videoId}AI-generated summary
tube://tagsPopular summary tags

Prompts

PromptDescription
research_videoComprehensive video analysis workflow
channel_overviewChannel research and statistics
find_deletedDiscover and analyze deleted videos

Environment Variables

VariableDescriptionDefault
TUBE_API_KEYAPI key (required)—
TUBE_MCP_URLCustom MCP endpointhttps://tube.archivarix.net/mcp

How It Works

This package acts as a stdio-to-HTTP proxy. It connects to the remote Archivarix Tube Search MCP server via Streamable HTTP and exposes the same tools, resources, and prompts over stdio transport for local AI clients.

AI Client ←(stdio)→ tube-search-mcp ←(HTTP)→ tube.archivarix.net/mcp

Documentation

Full documentation: tube.archivarix.net/guide/mcp

License

MIT

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