Turn YouTube into a
compounding knowledge base

MCPTube watches videos so you don't have to. Transcripts, visual frame analysis, and a persistent wiki that gets smarter with every video you add.

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Open source · MIT License · pip install mcptube

Why MCPTube?

Other tools re-discover knowledge from scratch every time. MCPTube is fundamentally different.

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Knowledge Compounds

Every video you add makes the wiki smarter. Cross-references are built automatically — connections grow over time, not searched from scratch.

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Transcripts + Vision

MCPTube doesn't just read — it watches. Scene-change detection and vision models capture what transcripts miss: diagrams, code, slides, demos.

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Universal MCP Integration

Works with every leading AI client via the Model Context Protocol. Your video knowledge is available wherever you code and think.

How It Works

Built on the Karpathy LLM Wiki pattern.

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Ingest

Add a YouTube URL. MCPTube extracts the transcript, detects scene changes, and describes key frames with a vision model.

2

Build Knowledge

An LLM extracts structured knowledge and writes wiki pages. Cross-references across videos are created automatically.

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Ask & Reason

Query your knowledge base. The Ask Agent uses FTS5 search and LLM reasoning over compiled knowledge — not raw chunks.

v0.1 — Video Search

  • ❌ Chunk transcript, embed in vector DB
  • ❌ Find similar chunks per query
  • ❌ Re-search everything from scratch
  • ❌ Library of isolated videos

v2 — Knowledge Engine

  • ✅ LLM watches + reads, writes wiki pages
  • ✅ Agent reasons over compiled knowledge
  • ✅ Scene-change detection + vision model
  • ✅ Compounding knowledge base

Works With Your Favourite AI Tools

MCPTube is an MCP server — it integrates natively with all leading AI clients.

Anthropic Claude Desktop
Anthropic Claude Code
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GitHub Copilot VS Code Copilot
Windsurf Windsurf
OpenAI Codex
Gemini Gemini CLI

Any MCP-compatible client works out of the box.

Coming Soon

We're building the future of video-powered knowledge. Here's what's next.

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AI SaaS Platform

Managed cloud version — no setup, no API keys. Just paste a URL and start learning.

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Playlist Integration

Ingest entire playlists and channels. Build domain knowledge bases from curated video collections.

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Team Collaboration

Shared knowledge bases for teams. Learn together, build institutional knowledge from video content.

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Knowledge Dashboard

Visualize your knowledge graph. See connections, gaps, and growth across your video library.

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