Tube Search MCP Server

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Tube Search MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 43 installs a week from npm. Last commit 11 May 2026.

Search archived YouTube videos including deleted, private, or region-blocked content.

Installs per day peak 25 · avg 8 · -5% w/w

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npm · tube-search-mcp

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0 open issues

11 May 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

MIT

License

TypeScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Tube Search MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add tube-search-mcp -- npx -y tube-search-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.tube-search-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tube-search-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: TUBE_API_KEY (API key for Archivarix Tube Search. Obtain at https://tube.archivarix.net/profile (Plus tier or API tier required).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Tube Search MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Tube Search MCP?

Tube Search MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package tube-search-mcp was installed 43 times last week.

How do I connect Tube Search MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls tube-search-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Tube Search MCP?

The npm package tube-search-mcp was installed 43 times in the last week. Week over week that is -5%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Tube Search MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.