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Archivarix Tube Search MCP Server

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About Archivarix Tube Search MCP Server

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.

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

Archivarix Tube Search MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

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

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Overview

What is Archivarix Tube Search?

Archivarix Tube Search is a search engine for archived YouTube videos, including deleted, removed, and region-blocked content. The MCP server wraps the public API so AI agents (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor) can search 1.5+ billion videos indexed since 2005.

How to use Archivarix Tube Search?

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.

Key features of Archivarix Tube Search

  • 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

Use cases of Archivarix Tube Search

  • Finding a deleted YouTube video by title or description
  • Retrieving original captions or subtitles from an archived video
  • Generating AI summaries of archived video content on demand
  • Browsing channel video history after channel removal
  • Checking video status history and current API usage

Frequently asked questions

1

What data sources are used?

Internet Archive Wayback Machine (CDX + HEAD-spread discovery), Common Crawl, YouTube Metadata 2019 dump, and live yt-dlp probes for surviving content.

2

What tools are available?

Nine tools: search_channel, search_videos, get_video, get_subtitles, get_summary, generate_summary, browse_summaries, get_video_status_history, and get_usage.

3

Is there a free tier?

Yes: a free tier covers anonymous and registered users. Paid tiers (Plus, MCP+API) unlock higher rate limits, on-demand AI summaries, and audio transcription.

4

What are the runtime requirements?

Node.js 18+ and a free API key from tube.archivarix.net.

5

Does it support resources and prompts?

Yes: 5 resources (tube://video/{id}, tube://channel/{id}, tube://subtitles/{id}, tube://summary/{id}, tube://tags) and 3 prompts (research_video, channel_overview, find_deleted).

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