# Tubask — full index > Connect Claude or Cursor to YouTube. Paste a link, get the summary, chapters, and quotable lines in the same thread. Three MCP tools. Try 3 videos free — 25 searches on trial. Last updated: 2026-07-03. MCP: https://tubask.app/mcp. Trial: 3 summaries · 25 searches. ## Marketing pages ### Paste a YouTube link in Cursor Add Tubask to `.cursor/mcp.json`. Your agent searches YouTube, summarizes links, and returns quotes with timestamps. URL: https://tubask.app/cursor Key points: - Paste JSON into `.cursor/mcp.json`, then connect under Settings → Tools & MCP. - Drop a YouTube URL in the agent and ask for a summary or quote. - Trial includes 3 summaries and 25 searches. ### Summarize YouTube videos in Claude Connect Tubask to Claude. Paste a link and get search, summaries, and timestamped quotes in the same thread. URL: https://tubask.app/claude Key points: - Desktop: paste the URL under Settings → Connectors. - Claude Code: use the CLI command or `.mcp.json`. - Three tools: search, summarize, transcript. ### YouTube summaries inside ChatGPT When your ChatGPT plan includes MCP connectors, add Tubask as a remote HTTP server. After OAuth, paste YouTube links in chat for search, summaries, or transcript quotes. URL: https://tubask.app/chatgpt Key points: - Requires ChatGPT MCP or connector support on your account. - Add the Tubask URL in connector settings. Same endpoint as Claude and Cursor. - Paste links and ask in plain language. ### YouTube research from chat A YouTube MCP server exposes search, summaries, and captions to AI clients over the Model Context Protocol. Tubask hosts one at tubask.app/mcp with three tools and OAuth signup. URL: https://tubask.app/youtube-mcp Key points: - Three tools: youtube_query, summarize_video, get_transcript. - Hosted at tubask.app/mcp. - Works in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and Windsurf. ### Your AI can't open YouTube links Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT don't fetch YouTube by default. Add Tubask via MCP, sign in once, and paste the link again. URL: https://tubask.app/ai-cant-read-youtube Key points: - The model lacks a YouTube connector. - Tubask: hosted MCP, three tools, free trial. - Setup takes about five minutes. ### YouTube research in Windsurf Cascade Add Tubask to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json` using serverUrl transport. Restart Windsurf, OAuth on first use, then paste YouTube links in Cascade. URL: https://tubask.app/windsurf Key points: - Windsurf uses serverUrl, not Cursor's url field. - Same Tubask endpoint as other clients. - Restart after editing mcp_config.json. ### Tubask or a Claude video skill? Video skills are DIY project files you maintain. Tubask is hosted MCP: OAuth once, three tools, works in Cursor and ChatGPT too. URL: https://tubask.app/compare/claude-video-skill Key points: - Skills: Claude-only, you update when APIs change. - Tubask: MCP in Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT. - Skills: free if you build them. Tubask: hosted trial then plans. ### Hosted or local YouTube MCP? Local GitHub servers give you control and many tools but need Python, API keys, and upkeep. Tubask is hosted: paste one URL, OAuth once, three tools, trial included. URL: https://tubask.app/compare/local-youtube-mcp Key points: - Local: your machine, more tools. - Hosted: faster setup, OAuth. - Same MCP protocol. ## Workflow guides ### Summarize a long YouTube video in Claude or Cursor Paste a long YouTube link in chat, ask for argument plus chapters plus takeaways, and get a briefing you can share without watching the full upload. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/summarize-long-talk ### YouTube creator research: what has @handle said about X? Use @handle plus a specific topic. Tubask reads across recent uploads and returns a synthesis with themes, shifts, contradictions, and source links in one call. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/creator-topic-research ### Get a YouTube quote with timestamp from any video Paste the video URL, search by keyword or time range, and get exact quotes with timestamps ready to cite without rewatching or guessing. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/quotable-timestamps ### Research a topic on YouTube without opening 12 tabs One research prompt searches YouTube, ranks results, and synthesizes consensus. No tab-hopping, no half-watched videos, no notes doc that still does not answer the question. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/research-topic-without-tabs ### Product demo prep from a YouTube vendor walkthrough Paste a vendor demo URL before your meeting. Get features, caveats, and smart questions in minutes, not a panicked rewatch at 11pm. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/meeting-prep-from-demo ### Competitor YouTube monitoring: track what rivals publish Periodic @handle prompts return what's new, what changed, and what to watch, without subscribing, binge-watching, or missing a launch because you were heads-down shipping. URL: https://tubask.app/blog/competitor-youtube-tracking --- YouTube, readable in chat.