Tube Search MCP vs TubeGrade
A side-by-side look at the Tube Search MCP and TubeGrade MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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TubeGradeSocial Media · Remote HTTP/SSEYouTube research: channel and video stats, transcripts, outlier videos and viral title formats.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Tube Search MCP for social media work as a local process; choose TubeGrade for social media over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Tube Search MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
TUBE_API_KEY, TUBE_MCP_URL. - You want tools like
search_channel, search_videos, get_video.
TChoose TubeGrade when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T TubeGrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TUBE_API_KEYTUBE_MCP_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | — |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Tube Search MCP | View TubeGrade |
Tools & capabilities
Tube Search MCP tools 9
search_channelFind all archived videos from a YouTube channelsearch_videosFull-text search across video titles and descriptionsget_videoGet metadata for a specific video by IDget_subtitlesGet transcript as readable plain textget_summaryGet AI-generated video summarygenerate_summaryGenerate a new AI summary for a videobrowse_summariesBrowse summaries by tag, channel, or languageget_video_status_historyView status change history of a videoget_usageCheck your current API usage and limits
TubeGrade tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Tube Search MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"tube-search-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tube-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_TUBE_API_KEY_HERE",
"TUBE_MCP_URL": "YOUR_TUBE_MCP_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
TubeGrade
{
"mcpServers": {
"tubegrade": {
"url": "https://www.tubegrade.com/mcp/"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Tube Search MCP is categorized under Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. TubeGrade belongs to Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Tube Search MCP for social media work and TubeGrade for social media.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Tube Search MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. TubeGrade has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add tube-search-mcp and tubegrade as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Tube Search MCP has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. TubeGrade has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.