Setup

Connect the Algrow MCP server to Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

Pick your platform and copy the config. The remote server requires no installation — just paste the config and restart.

Add to Cursor with one click

Opens Cursor and installs the Algrow server for you. Or set it up by hand:

Step 1 — Open MCP settings

Open Cursor → Settings → MCP → + Add new MCP server

Step 2 — Paste this config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "algrow": {
      "url": "https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

No installation needed. This connects directly to Algrow's hosted MCP server. Just paste, replace your API key, and restart Cursor.

Try it — paste this into Cursor

Find longform channels similar to @mkbhd under 500k subscribers, then write me a CSV of name, subscribers, and 30-day view growth.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Step 1 — Open Connectors settings

Go to claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Step 2 — Enter these details

Name: Algrow

Server URL: https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp

Client ID: algrow_mcp_claude

Client Secret: zoJFY044Ih2GKhkf3ae25DwFqupsjoPS54Ic0A3ZAaZEsR7I4EAftEncqCIHLN-7

Step 3 — Authorize your account

After adding the connector, Claude will redirect you to sign in with your Algrow account. Click Approve to connect.

No API key needed. Claude.ai uses OAuth to connect directly to your Algrow account. Works on web and mobile — your tools sync across all devices.

Installation Demo

Try it — paste this into Claude

Find me faceless Shorts channels under 50k subscribers that gained the most views in the last 24 hours, and show the best recent video for each.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Step 1 — Enable Developer Mode

Go to chatgpt.com → Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → toggle on Developer mode

Requires a ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, or Enterprise plan.

Step 2 — Add custom tool

Go to Settings → Apps → Create App

Step 3 — Enter these details

Name: Algrow

MCP Server URL: https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp

Authentication: OAuth

Step 4 — Confirm and authorize

Tick "I understand and want to continue", then click Create. ChatGPT will auto-discover the OAuth settings — no Client ID or secret needed.

When you first use an Algrow tool, ChatGPT will redirect you to sign in with your Algrow account. Click Approve to connect.

No API key needed. ChatGPT uses OAuth to connect directly to your Algrow account. You can use the same Algrow account across both ChatGPT and Claude — each gets its own connection.

Try it — paste this into ChatGPT

Find viral personal finance videos from the last 7 days that beat their channel's average by 5x, then tell me what the top five have in common.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Run this command in your terminal

claude mcp add algrow --transport http https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key-here"

That's it. Claude Code will connect to Algrow automatically. Run /mcp to verify the server is connected.

Try it — paste this into Claude Code

Pull the last 30 days of daily analytics for @veritasium and tell me which uploads drove the biggest subscriber jumps.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Add to VS Code with one click

Opens VS Code and installs the Algrow server for you. Or set it up by hand:

Step 1 — Open MCP settings

Open VS Code → Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P) → type "MCP: Add Server"

Step 2 — Or add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "algrow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires GitHub Copilot. MCP support in VS Code works through GitHub Copilot's agent mode. Make sure you have the Copilot extension installed and updated.

Try it — paste this into VS Code

Find cooking Shorts channels under 100k subscribers that grew fastest this week, then save the top 10 to a new folder called Cooking Watchlist.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Add to your Windsurf MCP config

Open Windsurf → Settings → MCP → Add Server, or edit the config file directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "algrow": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config file location:
• macOS / Linux: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

After saving, restart Windsurf.

Try it — paste this into Windsurf

Search terminated true crime channels and tell me what their biggest videos were about.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Step 1 — Open your Codex config

Open or create ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in your project root)

Step 2 — Add the Algrow MCP server

[mcp_servers.algrow] url = "https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp" http_headers = { "Authorization" = "Bearer your-api-key-here" }

No installation needed. Codex connects directly via Streamable HTTP. After saving, restart Codex to connect.

Try it — paste this into Codex

Scrape the 20 most recent videos from @mrbeast and print a table of title, views, and days since upload.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Step 1 — Open the MCP config

In Kimi Code CLI run /mcp-config, or edit ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json (use .kimi-code/mcp.json inside a project for per-project setup)

Step 2 — Paste this config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "algrow": {
      "transport": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Works with Kimi K2 and K3. Restart the CLI after saving, then run /mcp to check the connection status.

Try it — paste this into Kimi Code

Run an Algrow health check, then find five viral Shorts about AI tools from the last three days.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Run this command in your terminal

openclaw mcp set algrow '{"url":"https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp","headers":{"Authorization":"Bearer your-api-key-here"}}'

Verify the server is registered

openclaw mcp show

No installation needed. OpenClaw connects directly to Algrow's hosted MCP server over Streamable HTTP. Replace your-api-key-here with your Algrow API key, then start a new chat — Algrow tools will appear automatically. To remove later, run openclaw mcp unset algrow.

Try it — paste this into OpenClaw

Resolve @veritasium to a channel ID, then pull its About data and its 10 most popular videos.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Generic MCP configuration

Any MCP-compatible client can connect using the Streamable HTTP endpoint:

Server URL:  https://mcp.algrow.online/mcp
Transport:   Streamable HTTP
Auth header: Authorization: Bearer your-api-key-here

Works with any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP transport — including Cline, Continue, Zed, Amazon Q Developer, OpenClaw, and others. Check your client's docs for where to add MCP server configurations.

Try it — paste this into your client

Find Shorts channels in the home renovation niche under 200k subscribers that gained over 100k views in the last 48 hours.

If the tools are connected you'll get real channels back. More to try in Prompts to start with.

Replace your-api-key-here with your actual API key from Settings → API keys. After configuring, restart your client to connect.

Prompts to start with

Paste any of these into your assistant once the server is connected. You don't need to name the tools — the assistant picks them, chains them, and asks Algrow for the data.

Find channels worth copying

Find Shorts channels under 100k subscribers in the personal finance niche that gained over 200k views in the last 48 hours, and show me their best video.

Study one channel

Give me @colinandsamir's last 30 days of daily analytics, then tell me which videos drove the biggest subscriber jumps and what they had in common.

Find the outliers

Find viral longform videos about home renovation from the last 14 days that did at least 5x their channel's average, and list the title, channel, and view count.

Check who monetizes how

Look up how @alexhormozi's channel makes money outside AdSense, with the evidence for each method.

Steal a thumbnail style

Find the top outlier thumbnails in the true crime niche this month, break down what they have in common, then generate three thumbnails for my video 'The Case They Buried For 40 Years'.

Turn a script into audio

Generate a voiceover of this script with a calm male documentary voice, then give me the audio URL.

Watch a channel

Save @mkbhd to a folder called Tech Watchlist and alert me when any of its videos become an outlier.

Map a whole topic

Sweep the topic 'van life' across YouTube and tell me which channels actually own it, ranked by how often they show up.

Say what you want, not which tool to call. Every prompt above is plain English on purpose. The assistant reads the tool list and works out the calls, so “find channels like this one but smaller” gets you further than naming an endpoint.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI assistants use external tools. The Algrow MCP server gives your AI assistant direct access to Algrow's YouTube intelligence — search channels, find viral videos, scrape YouTube data, and generate TTS audio through natural conversation.

Get your API key

Grab your key from Settings → API keys

Pick your platform

Add the config to Cursor, Claude, VS Code, or Windsurf

Start asking

"Find me roblox Shorts channels under 50k subs growing fast"

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