TheWhiteWater/tube-bridge

Overview

Self-hosted YouTube MCP server written in Python. Provides search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora to MCP-compatible clients. Designed for developers who want direct control over YouTube data access.

Best for

Best for
Developers needing a self-hosted YouTube MCP server for AI integrations

Use cases

• Search YouTube videos programmatically
• Extract transcripts for video analysis
• Build local semantic corpora from YouTube content

How to use

Install

uvx tube-bridge

Tools exposed

• youtube_search
• youtube_get_video_info
• youtube_get_trending
• youtube_get_channel_videos
• youtube_get_playlist
• youtube_get_transcript
• youtube_get_frame
• youtube_get_available_languages
• youtube_get_comments
• youtube_search_channels
• youtube_get_channel_info
• corpus_create
• corpus_add
• corpus_search
• corpus_list
• corpus_delete
• tube_bridge_help
• YOUTUBE_API_KEY
• TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY
• TUBE_BRIDGE_CACHE

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Notes

Self-hosted YouTube MCP server written in Python. Provides search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora to MCP-compatible clients. Designed for developers who want direct control over YouTube data access.

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-26. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Search YouTube videos programmatically
• Extract transcripts for video analysis
• Build local semantic corpora from YouTube content

Pros

• Self-hosted: data stays under your control
• Covers multiple YouTube data types in one server
• Simple Python codebase for customization

Cons

• Zero stars: no community validation yet
• Requires self-hosting and maintenance
• No documentation or usage details provided

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