# ThoughtLeaders - YouTube Data MCP Server

ThoughtLeaders turns YouTube into a database Claude can query: millions of tracked channels, hundreds of millions of indexed videos, and full transcripts you can search word for word, growing every day. Many uses; the one we have perfected is sponsorship intelligence.

WHAT IS IN THE DATA

Transcripts. Full text, timestamped to the second, searchable across the corpus.

Performance over time. Daily snapshots of views, likes and comments for videos, and views and subscribers for channels.

Brand mentions. Detected mentions tagged organic or sponsored, with snippet and timestamp.

Channel intelligence. Upload history, format mix across long-form, Shorts and live, category and language, plus enriched signals per channel: projected views at day 30, renewal rate (how often sponsors come back), fulfillment rate, sponsorship score, and evergreenness.

Similarity and discovery. Look-alike channels, channels that fit a brand's audience, and top channels for any topic or trait.

BUILT FOR SPONSORSHIP INTELLIGENCE

Brands buying YouTube sponsorships: vet a creator's track record, see which competitors already sponsor them, and find look-alike channels before you spend. Creators and talent agents selling: benchmark against comparable channels, show brands the renewal and fulfillment record, and find the brands already active in your niche.

YOUR OWN WORKSPACE

If your team runs sponsorships on ThoughtLeaders, the same connection reads your organization's own campaigns, reports, proposals and sponsorship records.

WORKS BEST WITH THE SKILLS

The free, open-source ThoughtLeaders CLI ships skills that teach Claude the schemas, query patterns and vocabulary behind these tools. Install with `pipx install thoughtleaders-cli`, then `tl setup claude`. Repo: github.com/ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli.

GETTING STARTED

Sign up free at thoughtleaders.ai and connect. Queries draw on a monthly credit balance; the free tier includes a starter allowance.

**Publisher claimed.** 26 tools reported by the publisher. Pod has not connected to this server, so nothing here is verified.

Categorised under [data-analytics](/mcp/for/data-analytics), [sales-and-marketing](/mcp/for/sales-and-marketing), [media](/mcp/for/media), [productivity](/mcp/for/productivity). Published by [thoughtleaders.ai](https://thoughtleaders.ai/).

## Status

Pod has not dialled ThoughtLeaders - YouTube Data yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

## Tools

Its publisher lists 26 tools. Pod has not verified these against the live server yet.

- `tl_balance`
- `tl_brands_find`
- `tl_brands_similar`
- `tl_channels_find`
- `tl_channels_lookalike`
- `tl_channels_similar`
- `tl_credits_buy`
- `tl_credits_history`
- `tl_db_es`
- `tl_db_fb`
- `tl_db_pg`
- `tl_describe`
- `tl_pricing`
- `tl_recommender_channels_for_brand`
- `tl_recommender_inspect_brand`
- `tl_recommender_inspect_channel`
- `tl_recommender_similar_brands_to_channel`
- `tl_recommender_similar_to_profile`
- `tl_recommender_tags`
- `tl_recommender_top_brands`
- `tl_recommender_top_channels`
- `tl_schema_es`
- `tl_schema_fb`
- `tl_schema_pg`
- `tl_usage_history`
- `tl_whoami`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://app.thoughtleaders.io/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thoughtleaders-youtube-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.thoughtleaders.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

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## For agents

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