Archivarix Tube Search

by Archivarix-com

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MCP server for Archivarix Tube Search — search archived YouTube videos including deleted content. Channel discovery, full-text search, video metadata, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries via the Wayback Machine. 1.5B+ videos indexed since 2005.

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Author: Archivarix-com
Downloads: 962
Categories: Search, Knowledge Base, Other

- Search 1.5+ billion archived YouTube videos since 2005
- Retrieve video metadata, captions, and AI-generated summaries
- Access full audio transcripts from surviving archived audio
- Discover channels across legacy username/handle/@-tag forms
- Reconstruct playable URLs to archived video files when available

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Archivarix Tube Search

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

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

JSON

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

From the repository

Install with npx tube-search-mcp — works on macOS / Linux / Windows. Requires Node.js 18+ and a free API key from tube.archivarix.net (Profile → API Keys). Once configured, AI agents can invoke 9 tools and access 5 resources and 3 prompts.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

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

McpServers

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

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

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

export TUBE_API_KEY=tsk_YOUR_KEY npx tube-search-mcp

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

Add to~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

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

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

Add to.vscode/mcp.jsonin your project:

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

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

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

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

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