Archivarix Tube Search MCP Server

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Basic information

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Archivarix Tube Search MCP Server tools

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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

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.

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.

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.

What are the runtime requirements?

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

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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