GovTube

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http govtube https://api.govtube.us/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://api.govtube.us/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtube": {
      "url": "https://api.govtube.us/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

7 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• govtube_search_instancesFind spoken instances of words or a phrase across official videos and White House transcripts. Returns one small page: counts for the whole result, then up to 5 videos (newest first, or most instances first with sort="mo
• govtube_list_video_instancesPage through one video's matches by passage, in time order. A passage is a run of instances whose excerpts overlap, shown as one quote. `offset` and `limit` count passages; `next_offset` is null on the last page. `passag
• govtube_get_transcript_windowReturn speaker turns overlapping [start_ms, end_ms] with their text, for checking context. A turn with cluster null and speaker "No speaker label" holds words no voice was found for. The words are as heard; don't attribu
• govtube_get_videoMetadata, speakers, playback asset and the rights and use restrictions of the video's source.
• govtube_resolve_citationCheck that a cited instance still says the quoted words after corrections, and return its context. The result has a share_url to link. gd2./gd1. ids cite words in an official transcript: the result has positions instead
• govtube_get_coverageTotals for the whole index, video and official transcripts counted apart: video sessions, hours and words transcribed; official transcripts (text, no timing); each source; date ranges, last update, items awaiting review
• govtube_list_sessionsEvery indexed item, one page at a time: video sessions and official transcripts (White House transcripts, Congressional Record speeches, one item per speech). Newest first; on the same day, video sessions before official

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