BrainTube

Name: BrainTube
Author: lildaddyo

by lildaddyoversion 3.15.6i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.lildaddyo/braintube-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Persistent AI memory over your saved YouTube videos, podcasts, articles and PDFs for any MCP client.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: X-BrainTube-Token

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: X-BrainTube-Token

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http braintube https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp --header 'X-BrainTube-Token: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "braintube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-BrainTube-Token": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "braintube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-BrainTube-Token": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

X-BrainTube-Token secret HTTP header
Optional — connect with a BrainTube API key from app.brain-tube.com → Settings → AI Integrations, or leave empty to sign in with OAuth 2.0 (authorization code + PKCE).

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 8, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account lildaddyo, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 283 ms (HTTP 401)
✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3592 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 79% of the other 3592 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3592 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is BrainTube safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: X-BrainTube-Token

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (3.15.6) reached the registry 8 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

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README from the maker

Open the README

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BrainTube MCP Server

Save once. Query anywhere. BrainTube compiles what you watch, read and listen to — YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, PDFs — into a persistent, searchable knowledge base, and this MCP server lets your AI search it and save to it over one endpoint.

Endpoint: https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
Version: 3.14.11
Auth: OAuth 2.0 (authorization code + PKCE) or a BrainTube API key via X-BrainTube-Token header
Discovery: /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource · /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server

What it does

Your AI can search and cite your own corpus instead of starting every conversation cold:

Semantic + keyword search over everything you've saved, with citations back to the source
Save from your AI — your AI can save what it finds into BrainTube, add notes and tag items in the same session
Knowledge graph & related-item traversal across your corpus
Session context — expertise profile, recent activity, and resurfacing tools
Per-user isolation — JWT-scoped access; you only ever see your own corpus

Quickstart

Create an account at brain-tube.com and get an API key (or use OAuth from a compatible client).
Add the server to your MCP client:

"mcpServers": { "braintube": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp", "headers": { "X-BrainTube-Token": "bt_..." } } } }

Tested with Claude and ChatGPT; any client that speaks MCP streamable HTTP uses the same endpoint. In clients with OAuth support, just add the endpoint URL and sign in when prompted.

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user braintube https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp   --header "X-BrainTube-Token: bt_..."

Claude.ai — Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector, paste the endpoint, sign in. No API key needed.

ChatGPT — Settings → Plugins → Add → Add custom MCP server. Paste https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp, choose OAuth, tick the risk box, Create, then Connect and sign in to BrainTube. No API key needed. ChatGPT uses the search and fetch tools and cites each answer back to your saved item.

Tool profiles — by default a session gets 12 tools: the everyday search, read and save tools, plus braintube_find_tools and braintube_run_tool, which reach the other read-only tools on demand. To register every tool directly, add ?tools=full to the endpoint (https://mcp.brain-tube.com/mcp?tools=full) or send the header X-BrainTube-Tools: full.

Step-by-step setup for each client, plus how BrainTube compares with other MCP memory servers: How to give Claude long-term memory with MCP.

BrainTube

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

BrainTube MCP Server

What it does

Quickstart

Links