HubTub Pulse · YouTube MCP
YouTube MCP server for your channel’s real numbers
Connect your YouTube channels to Claude and other AI assistants in a minute. Ask about revenue, views and retention in plain words.
- No API keys or Google Cloud
- Read-only: it can’t change your channel
- Free for every creator
Ask in your words. Get your numbers.
You: Why did my revenue drop last week?
HubTub Pulse · get_channel_report90 days by day
Last week your channel earned $612.40, against $781.10 the week before. Almost all of the gap is Tuesday and Wednesday: views fell to about 9,000 a day from your usual 13,000, and revenue came back with them on Thursday.
Revenue by day
Week beforeLast week
Your assistant reads your channel’s reports in Pulse and answers with YouTube’s own figures. Example conversations, figures made up.
Why creators connect HubTub Pulse
A YouTube MCP server made for your own channel’s analytics, not just public view counts.
Your private analytics
Revenue, watch time, audience retention and thumbnail clicks from YouTube Analytics, not only what anyone can see.
Nothing to set up
No API keys, no Google Cloud project, nothing to install. Sign in with Google and allow access.
Read-only
It can’t upload, edit or delete anything, and never changes your YouTube or HubTub settings.
YouTube’s own figures
Every number is exactly what YouTube reports, channel by channel. HubTub adds no estimates or scores.
All your channels
Every channel you added to Pulse, and channels shared with you whose owners allowed AI assistants.
You stay in control
Disconnect any time in Pulse or in your assistant: access ends at once.
Set up in a minute
You need a free HubTub account with your channel in Pulse. No API keys, no Google Cloud, nothing to install.
Open HubTub Pulse in Claude’s connector directory and click Connect.
Open in ClaudeSign in to HubTub with Google, check what Claude will be able to read and click Allow access.
Ask about your channel in any chat: Claude reads Pulse when it needs your numbers.
Or in Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, with this address:
https://No channel in Pulse yet? Add it in Pulse, freeFull documentationGitHub
Questions to start with
Copy one, paste it into your assistant and change it to fit your channel.
- Revenue
How much did my channel earn in the last 28 days, compared with the 28 days before?
- Revenue
Which of my videos brought the most revenue in the last 28 days?
- Revenue
Show my revenue month by month for the last 12 months. Which months were best?
- Growth
Why did my views drop last week? Look at the last 90 days by day.
- Growth
How many subscribers did I gain in the last 28 days, and from which videos?
- Growth
Compare my channels over the last 7 days: which one grew and which one slowed down?
- Videos
What do my best videos of the last 28 days have in common?
- Videos
Which of my recent videos are watched the longest on average?
- Videos
Which videos get the most likes, comments and shares?
- Audience
Which countries watch my channel the most?
- Audience
What ages and genders watch my videos?
- Audience
Where do my viewers come from: search, suggested videos or browse features?
- Retention
Where do viewers stop watching my top video?
- Retention
Compare the retention of my three best videos. Where does each one lose viewers?
- Retention
Do my intros keep viewers, or do they leave in the first 30 seconds?
- Thumbnails
Which of my videos get the most thumbnail clicks?
- Thumbnails
Which videos had many impressions but few clicks?
- Thumbnails
How did my impressions change over the last 30 days?
What the connector can read
Four tools, all read-only. Your assistant picks the one it needs for your question.
list_channelsYour channels at a glance: subscribers, videos and total views, with the last 7 or 28 days of YouTube Analytics beside the period before.
get_channel_reportOne channel in detail: 90 days by day, 12 months by month, audience, traffic sources and the 50 most-viewed videos with revenue, watch time and engagement.
get_video_retentionAudience retention of your top videos: where viewers keep watching and where they leave.
get_thumbnail_impressionsThumbnail impressions and YouTube’s click-through rate by video and day, for up to 30 days.
It never calls YouTube while you chat: it reads the reports Pulse already keeps, refreshed every night.
Private by design
You decide what your assistant reads, and you can take it back at any time.
You approve each assistant on a HubTub page. It signs in with OAuth and never sees your Google password.
Revenue only where the channel’s owner gave HubTub the revenue permission. Nothing else from your HubTub account, such as payouts or contracts.
See and disconnect your assistants in Pulse → Connected AI; one not used for 90 days is disconnected by itself.
Your assistant’s provider handles the reports it receives under its own terms: check its settings to see whether chats train its models.
Questions
YouTube MCP, explained
What is a YouTube MCP server?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard AI assistants use to connect to apps. A YouTube MCP server lets an assistant such as Claude read YouTube data when you ask. HubTub Pulse’s server reads your own channels’ YouTube Analytics reports.
Is there an official YouTube MCP server?
HubTub Pulse isn’t made by YouTube. It’s an independent app that reads your channels’ YouTube Analytics through YouTube’s official API, with your permission, and lets the AI assistants you choose read the same reports.
Is there a YouTube MCP for Claude?
Yes. HubTub Pulse is in Claude’s connector directory: open it, click Connect and sign in to HubTub. In a minute Claude can answer questions about your channel.
Do I need a YouTube API key or a Google Cloud project?
No. You sign in to HubTub with Google and add your channel to Pulse once; your assistant then signs in to HubTub. There are no keys to create or paste.
Can the AI change anything on my channel?
No. The connector is read-only: it can’t upload, edit or delete videos, and it doesn’t change your YouTube or HubTub settings.
How is it different from YouTube MCP servers on GitHub?
Most of them read public data with an API key you create: video titles, view counts, transcripts. HubTub Pulse reads your private YouTube Analytics (revenue, watch time, retention, thumbnail clicks), runs on our servers and needs no keys.
Does it work with ChatGPT, Cursor or other apps?
It works with apps that support remote MCP servers with sign-in (OAuth). Add the server address https://app.hubtub.io/api/mcp in the app’s connector settings and sign in to HubTub.
Is it free?
Yes. The connector is part of HubTub Pulse, which is free for every creator, with no limit on channels.
How do I disconnect it?
In Pulse → Connected AI, or in your assistant’s connector settings. A disconnected assistant loses access at once.
Ask your channel anything
Connect HubTub Pulse to your assistant and get answers from your own YouTube numbers.