How do I install tubescout?

Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add --scope user tubescout -- npx -y tubescout. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Which AI clients can use tubescout?

Its own description mentions Claude Code. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is tubescout official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-27.

What licence does tubescout use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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tubescout

tubescout is an MCP server, listed under search. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Turn YouTube into a research engine for your AI agent — keyless MCP server + context-aware skill pack for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode

Install

Read from tubescout’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

claude mcp add --scope user tubescout -- npx -y tubescout

View in tubescout’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

What it connects to

Supported in

Claude Code

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Turn YouTube into a research engine for your AI agent — keyless MCP server + context-aware skill pack for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

tubescout compared with similar servers

tubescout compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
tubescout (this page)	—	None listed	0	2026-08-27	MIT
anysearch-mcp-server	anysearch	ANYSEARCH_API_KEY	2,052	2026-09-17	Apache-2.0
duckduckgo-mcp-server	—	None listed	1,550	2026-09-04	MIT
web-search-mcp	—	None listed	1,182	2025-08-08	MIT
mcp-omnisearch	exa, github, tavily	EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY	357	2026-10-23	MIT
search1api-mcp	search1api	SEARCH1API_KEY	173	2026-10-24	NOASSERTION

Ranked by services in common with tubescout, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about tubescout

What does tubescout do?: Turn YouTube into a research engine for your AI agent — keyless MCP server + context-aware skill pack for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode
How do I install tubescout?: Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add --scope user tubescout -- npx -y tubescout. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Which AI clients can use tubescout?: Its own description mentions Claude Code. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is tubescout official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-27.
What licence does tubescout use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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