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Get context from YouTube videos directly in Claude

Whether it's latest news, trending topics, cutting-edge innovations, podcasts, or deep research — tubescope MCP brings YouTube's knowledge directly into your Claude Desktop or Cursor chat.

2,400+videos analyzed
180+researchers & creators
850+hours of content processed

Trusted by Researchers, Creators & Analysts

From academic research to viral content strategies, tubescope transforms how professionals work with video content

Academic Research

Extract quotes, cross-reference sources, and build comprehensive literature reviews from video discourse.

Researchers, PhD Students, Academics

Content Strategy

Analyze video hooks, opening segments, and thumbnails. Study viral content patterns, research trending topics and discussions.

YouTubers, Content Creators, Marketers

Investigative Journalism

Track story development across creators, extract quotes and claims, search for expert commentary and discussions.

Journalists, Fact-checkers, News Teams

Educational Curation

Organize learning materials, extract key concepts, create structured curriculum from educational videos.

Educators, Students, Course Creators

Market Intelligence

Monitor industry trends, analyze competitor strategies, track thought leader discussions and insights.

Business Analysts, Strategists, VCs

Knowledge Management

Build searchable databases of insights, organize research by topics, create comprehensive analysis reports.

Research Teams, Consultants, Think Tanks

What You Actually Get

📚 For Researchers

  • • Clean transcripts with timestamps
  • • Comprehensive video search capabilities
  • • Claude-powered content analysis
  • • Multiple transcript processing
  • • Research-ready formatted output

🎯 For Creators

  • • Hook analysis for video openings
  • • Thumbnail design analysis & insights
  • • Viral content pattern research
  • • Video engagement timeline analysis
  • • Channel and topic search tools
  • • Transcript-based content insights

📊 For Analysts

  • • Video search across channels
  • • Expert commentary extraction
  • • Claude-powered trend analysis
  • • Multi-video transcript processing
  • • Time-filtered content discovery

🎓 For Educators

  • • Educational video transcript access
  • • Claude-generated summaries
  • • Topic-based content discovery
  • • Duration-filtered video search
  • • Timestamped reference creation

Analyze this morning

A simple, elegant interface so you can start extracting insights in minutes. It fits right into your research workflow with MCP for your favorite AI tools.

1

Input URLs

Paste YouTube video or channel URLs. Works with single videos, playlists, or entire channels.

2

Extract & Search

Extract clean transcripts, search across channels, analyze video hooks and thumbnails with Claude's AI capabilities.

3

Get Insights

Receive clean, timestamped transcripts and visual analysis that Claude can analyze for insights, quotes, and research.

See It in Action

Watch how tubescope transforms YouTube videos into actionable insights.

💬 Claude Desktop

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I need to analyze the video hooks of top tech reviewers to improve my channel's retention. Can you analyze MKBHD's latest videos?

I'll help you analyze video hooks from tech review channels. Let me search for MKBHD's recent videos and analyze their opening strategies.

🔍 search_videos: "MKBHD tech review"

Found 15 recent videos. Now analyzing the first 30 seconds of the top 5 performing ones...

🎣 analyze_video_hooks: 5 videos
Analyzing hook patterns...

🎯 Hook Analysis Results

Tech Review Hook Patterns Identified

5 videos analyzed • 2.3min avg hook

🔥 Top Hook Pattern: Direct Product Tease

"This $3000 laptop might be the best I've ever used" - Creates immediate value proposition

⚡ Engagement Technique: Controversy Setup

"Everyone says this phone is perfect, but they're wrong" - Challenges popular opinion

🎯 Hook Template for Your Channel:

"I spent [TIME] testing [PRODUCT] so you don't have to - here's what [BRAND] doesn't want you to know"

📊 Virality Indicators:

  • • Strong opening questions (100% of videos)
  • • Product shown in first 3 seconds (80%)
  • • Personal opinion stated upfront (80%)
  • • Promise of exclusive insight (60%)

Realistic Processing Times: Transcript extraction ~15s • Hook analysis ~45s • Thumbnail analysis ~30s • Video search ~10s

6 MCP tools available
Batch processing support
Claude AI-powered insights

⚙️ MCP Configuration

Simple setup to connect tubescope with your favorite AI tools.

Add this configuration to your MCP config file:

Claude Desktop:~/.claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor IDE:.cursor/mcp.json
mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tubescope-mcp-cloud": {
      "url": "https://yt-production-5522.up.railway.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ytmcp_...",
        "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream",
        "MCP-Protocol-Version": "2025-06-18"
      }
    }
  }
}

First-class research experience

We are researchers and creators building tools for other researchers and creators. Our goal is to create the YouTube analysis platform we've always wished we had — one that just works.

AI-Powered Transcripts

Extract clean, timestamped transcripts and let Claude analyze them for patterns, key insights, concepts, and research-ready citations.

Hook Analysis

Analyze video opening segments to identify engagement patterns and content structures using our specialized hook analysis tool.

Thumbnail Intelligence

AI-powered thumbnail analysis for design patterns, engagement factors, emotional triggers, and brand elements to optimize clickability.

Topic Discovery

Find authoritative voices, trending discussions, and expert opinions across any research domain with advanced video search capabilities.

MCP Integration

Native Model Context Protocol support - seamlessly works with Claude Desktop, Cursor IDE, and other AI tools for streamlined workflows.

Research-Grade Quality

Research-ready outputs, structured formatting, and rigorous data validation for professional research workflows and academic standards.

Built for real research workflows

Designed with input from the research community to solve actual pain points in YouTube content analysis

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Transcript Extraction
From YouTube URL to clean, timestamped transcript ready for Claude
24/7
Uptime Goal
Reliable MCP server hosted with enterprise-grade infrastructure
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Data Retention
Your analysis results aren't stored - privacy by design

Simple, transparent pricing

Choose the plan that fits your research and analysis needs. All plans include MCP integration.

Free

Free

Perfect for trying out TubeScope

  • 10 API calls per month
  • Video transcript extraction
  • Basic video search
  • Community support
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Pro

£29/month

Great for content creators and small businesses

  • 1,000 API calls per month
  • All transcript & analysis tools
  • Video hook analysis
  • Thumbnail analysis
  • Title optimization
  • Priority API access
  • Email support
  • Advanced analytics
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Business

$99/month

Perfect for agencies and large organizations

  • Unlimited API calls
  • All premium features
  • Batch processing (multiple videos)
  • Premium API access
  • Priority support
  • Custom integrations
  • Team management
  • SLA guarantee
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