How do I install tube-bridge?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/TheWhiteWater/tube-bridge

What does tube-bridge connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches tube and youtube. The credentials we found in its source are TUBE_BRIDGE_AUTH_KEY and YOUTUBE_API_KEY.

Is tube-bridge 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 2026-08-26.

What licence does tube-bridge use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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tube-bridge

tube-bridge is an MCP server, listed under social & video. It reaches tube and youtube. It needs TUBE_BRIDGE_AUTH_KEY and YOUTUBE_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Serves YouTube MCP data including search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. tube-bridge’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read tube-bridge’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

tube, youtube

Credential

TUBE_BRIDGE_AUTH_KEY, YOUTUBE_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Self-hosted YouTube MCP server: search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

tube-bridge compared with similar servers

tube-bridge compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
tube-bridge (this page)	tube, youtube	TUBE_BRIDGE_AUTH_KEY, YOUTUBE_API_KEY	0	2026-08-26	MIT
youtube-skills	transcript	TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY	1,107	2026-10-20	MIT
x-twitter-scraper	xquik	XQUIK_API_KEY, X_TWITTER_SCRAPER_API_KEY	220	2026-10-19	MIT
ig-mcp	facebook, instagram	FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET, INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN	199	2026-02-09	MIT
mcp-server-reddit	—	None listed	184	2026-06-10	MIT
linkedin-mcp	—	None listed	90	2026-10-21	MIT

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

Common questions about tube-bridge

What does tube-bridge do?: Serves YouTube MCP data including search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora.
How do I install tube-bridge?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/TheWhiteWater/tube-bridge
What does tube-bridge connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches tube and youtube. The credentials we found in its source are TUBE_BRIDGE_AUTH_KEY and YOUTUBE_API_KEY.
Is tube-bridge 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 2026-08-26.
What licence does tube-bridge use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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