GovTube
REMOTE · API.GOVTUBE.US
Search what U.S. officials said on camera, with timestamps and citations. Not a government site.
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Last scanned (20 hours ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 18 Oct 2026.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability57
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2705 tokens (~386/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 18 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “govtube_list_sessions” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 347 → 386 ▼ functional
- Schema quality: good → excellent functional
- “govtube_list_sessions” added an optional parameter “kind” cosmetic
- “govtube_search_instances” added an optional parameter “playable_only” cosmetic
- “govtube_list_sessions” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- “govtube_search_instances” reworded the description of “sort” cosmetic
- “govtube_search_instances” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- 16 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “govtube_get_coverage” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “govtube_get_transcript_window” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 304 → 347 ▼ functional
- “govtube_list_sessions” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- “govtube_search_instances” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- 15 Oct 26 +1
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- “govtube_list_sessions” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- “govtube_search_instances” reworded the description of “source” cosmetic
- 14 Oct 26 68
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 18 Oct 2026 · Probed https://api.govtube.us/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=api.govtube.us | CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 11 Oct 2026 | 9 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 6bb6c0c4cd1907265bc02f578f2b38aedbf |
| SANs: api.govtube.us | ||||||
| CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5ddd70dd31f801c85c186a7a04b80afe |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of api.govtube.us. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| us. | present | 59017 | 8 | Verified |
| govtube.us. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.govtube.us/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.govtube.us/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://api.govtube.us/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
govtube_get_coverage What the index covers ~81
Totals 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 and known gaps. Cite this with any count. For the list of sessions use govtube_list_sessions.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| awaiting_review | integer | yes | – |
| by_timing | object | yes | – |
| collections | array | yes | – |
| corrections | array | – | – |
| documents | – | yes | – |
| first_event_date | – | yes | – |
| known_gaps | array | yes | – |
| last_event_date | – | yes | – |
| last_ingested_at | – | yes | – |
| notes | array | yes | – |
| revised | integer | – | – |
| sources | array | yes | – |
| total_hours | number | yes | – |
| total_words | integer | yes | – |
| video | – | yes | – |
| videos | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_get_transcript_window Read transcript around a moment ~171
Return 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 attribute them to a neighbouring speaker. Not available for official transcripts without timing (timing_granularity "document"): read those at the result's document_url, or resolve the citation for the surrounding turns.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| end_ms | integer | yes | End, in milliseconds; at most 5 minutes after start_ms. |
| start_ms | integer | yes | Start, in milliseconds from the start of the video, e.g. an instance's start_ms minus 30000. |
| video_id | string | yes | video_id from a search result. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_get_video Video details, provenance and rights ~41
Metadata, speakers, playback asset and the rights and use restrictions of the video's source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| video_id | string | yes | video_id from a search result. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rights | – | yes | – |
| video | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_list_sessions List indexed sessions ~306
Every 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 transcripts. Each has title, date, source, length, words, whether it plays, and how many speakers are confirmed. `total` matches govtube_get_coverage's counts for the same source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | – | – | next_cursor from the previous page (same filters). |
| date_from | – | – | Earliest event date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| date_to | – | – | Latest event date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| kind | – | – | Only one kind: "video" (video sessions, timed transcripts) or "document" (official transcripts without video timing: White House transcripts, Congressional Record speeches). Omit for both. |
| limit | integer | – | Sessions per page, 1 to 100. |
| source | – | – | Only one source: house_floor_clerk (U.S. House floor), senate_floor_and_committees (U.S. Senate floor and committee hearings), govinfo_dcpd (White House transcripts, no video timing), govinfo_crec (C… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| next_cursor | – | yes | – |
| sessions | array | yes | – |
| total | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_list_video_instances List instances in one video ~345
Page 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. `passage_count` and `instance_count` cover the whole video. With detail="full", `instances` also lists every instance of the page one by one.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| detail | string | – | compact (default): small pages, passages only. full: the larger pages of the REST API (default 10 videos x 5), with every instance listed one by one as well as in passages. |
| include_unreviewed | boolean | – | With speaker: also return moments where that person was named from the on-screen caption and nobody has reviewed the name yet. They are labelled 'matched from on-screen name, not reviewed'; say so wh… |
| limit | – | – | Passages per page, 1 to 100. Default 10, or 20 with detail="full". |
| offset | integer | – | Passages to skip; use next_offset from the previous page. |
| query | string | yes | The same query as the search. |
| speaker | – | – | Bioguide ID of a member of Congress, e.g. 'C001053' (Rep. Tom Cole). Matches speakers a person has confirmed. Names matched only from the on-screen caption are left out (the result counts them in unr… |
| video_id | string | yes | video_id from a search result. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| instance_count | integer | yes | – |
| instances | – | – | – |
| more_passages | integer | yes | – |
| next_offset | – | yes | – |
| notes | array | yes | – |
| offset | integer | yes | – |
| passage_count | integer | yes | – |
| passages | array | yes | – |
| rights | string | yes | – |
| unreviewed_excluded | – | – | – |
| video | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_resolve_citation Resolve a citation id ~121
Check 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 of times, citation_text to paste, document_highlight_url, and `certifies` saying what is (and is not) certified.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| citation_id | string | yes | An instance id (gt2.... or gd2...., or an older gt1.... or gd1....). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical_id | – | – | – |
| caption_check | string | – | – |
| certifies | – | – | – |
| citation_text | – | – | – |
| cited_rev | integer | yes | – |
| corrected_at | – | – | – |
| current_position | – | – | – |
| current_rev | integer | yes | – |
| current_start_ms | – | yes | – |
| document_highlight_url | – | – | – |
| document_url | – | – | – |
| low_confidence | boolean | – | – |
| note | string | yes | – |
| original_position | – | – | – |
| original_start_ms | – | yes | – |
| quoted_text | string | yes | – |
| replacement | – | – | – |
| replacement_note | – | – | – |
| share_url | string | yes | – |
| signed | boolean | – | – |
| source_caveats | array | – | – |
| source_certainty | string | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| timing_granularity | string | – | – |
| transcript_context | array | – | – |
| video_id | string | yes | – |
| withheld | boolean | – | – |
| words_checked | boolean | – | – |
No examples provided.
govtube_search_instances Search spoken instances ~675
Find 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="most_instances"), each with up to 3 passages (quotes; overlapping instances merged), each passage listing its instances with citation id and share_url. `notes` and `more_passages` say what else there is: use `next_cursor` for more videos, govtube_list_video_instances for the rest of one video, and detail="full" for larger pages. White House transcripts have no timing (`timing_granularity` "document", null times, a `position` and a `document_url`).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | – | – | next_cursor from the previous page of the same search (same query and filters). |
| date_from | – | – | Earliest event date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| date_to | – | – | Latest event date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| detail | string | – | compact (default): small pages, passages only. full: the larger pages of the REST API (default 10 videos x 5), with every instance listed one by one as well as in passages. |
| include_unreviewed | boolean | – | With speaker: also return moments where that person was named from the on-screen caption and nobody has reviewed the name yet. They are labelled 'matched from on-screen name, not reviewed'; say so wh… |
| max_instances_per_video | – | – | Passages per video, 1 to 20 (with detail="full", also instances). Default 3, or 5 with detail="full". |
| max_videos | – | – | Videos per page, 1 to 25. Default 5, or 10 with detail="full". |
| playable_only | boolean | – | true: only results with playable video; transcript-only results (no video) are left out and counted in counts.transcript_only. |
| query | string | yes | Words to find. Put an exact phrase in double quotes: "no tax on tips". Unquoted words must occur within 8 words of each other. |
| sort | string | – | newest (default): event date, newest first; on the same day, video sessions before official transcripts. most_instances: most instances first; check order_exact in the response. |
| source | – | – | Only one source: house_floor_clerk (U.S. House floor), senate_floor_and_committees (U.S. Senate floor and committee hearings), govinfo_dcpd (White House transcripts, no video timing), govinfo_crec (C… |
| speaker | – | – | Bioguide ID of a member of Congress, e.g. 'C001053' (Rep. Tom Cole). Matches speakers a person has confirmed. Names matched only from the on-screen caption are left out (the result counts them in unr… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| counts | – | yes | – |
| detail | string | yes | – |
| limits | object | yes | – |
| next_cursor | – | yes | – |
| normalized_query | string | yes | – |
| notes | array | yes | – |
| order_exact | boolean | yes | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| sort | string | yes | – |
| unreviewed_excluded | – | – | – |
| videos | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the GovTube MCP server?
GovTube is a hosted endpoint at https://api.govtube.us/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · api.govtube.us
claude mcp add --transport http us-govtube-govtube 'https://api.govtube.us/mcp'
What is the GovTube MCP server?
GovTube is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as us.govtube/govtube. Search what U.S. officials said on camera, with timestamps and citations. Not a government site. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.govtube.us/mcp).
Is the GovTube MCP server safe to use?
GovTube scores 70 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the GovTube MCP server expose?
GovTube exposes 7 tools: govtube_search_instances, govtube_list_video_instances, govtube_get_transcript_window, govtube_get_video, govtube_resolve_citation, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,740 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the GovTube MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to GovTube without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the GovTube MCP server still maintained?
GovTube is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 18 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.