Mcptube MCP Server

mcptube-vision transforms YouTube videos into a persistent, structured knowledge base using both transcripts and visual frame analysis. Built on the Karpathy LLM Wiki pattern: knowledge compounds…

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What is the Mcptube MCP Server?

Mcptube is an MCP project maintained in the 0xchamin/mcptube repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “mcptube-vision transforms YouTube videos into a persistent, structured knowledge base using both transcripts and visual frame analysis. Built on the Karpathy LLM Wiki pattern: knowledge…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using mcptube. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
add_videoIngest video + build wiki
list_videosList library
remove_videoRemove video + clean wiki
wiki_listBrowse wiki pages
wiki_showRead a wiki page
wiki_searchFull-text search
wiki_tocTable of contents
wiki_askAgentic Q&A
wiki_historyVersion history
get_frameExtract frame (inline image)
get_frame_by_queryFrame by transcript match
classify_videoGet metadata for classification
generate_reportGet data for single-video report
generate_report_from_queryGet data for cross-video report
synthesizeGet data for theme synthesis
discover_videosSearch YouTube
ask_videoSingle-video Q&A data
ask_videosMulti-video Q&A data

How to install the Mcptube MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcptube": {
      "command": "mcptube",
      "args": [
        "serve",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.