TubeGrade vs Tube Search MCP
A side-by-side look at the TubeGrade and Tube Search MCP 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 TubeGrade for social media work over a hosted endpoint; choose Tube Search MCP for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
TChoose TubeGrade when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
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.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T TubeGrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | TUBE_API_KEYTUBE_MCP_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View TubeGrade | View Tube Search MCP |
Tools & capabilities
TubeGrade tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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
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.
TubeGrade
{
"mcpServers": {
"tubegrade": {
"url": "https://www.tubegrade.com/mcp/"
}
}
}
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"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
TubeGrade is categorized under Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Tube Search MCP belongs to Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick TubeGrade for social media work and Tube Search MCP 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.
TubeGrade has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Tube Search MCP 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 tubegrade and tube-search-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, TubeGrade has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Tube Search MCP has 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.