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YouTube analytics and research inside your AI workflow

vidIQ MCP connects your YouTube channel data to AI tools so you can audit performance, research keywords, and analyze competitors in plain language.

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Analytics workflow

YouTube channel health check

Run a 90-day analytics audit inside Cursor with vidIQ MCP — no tab switching.

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AI agents can write code. But they don't always know what works. vidIQ MCP fixes that.

Pull my last 90 days of YouTube analytics. Summarize growth, top traffic sources, and 3 content recommendations.

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Channel health check

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Results ready. Pulling the strongest patterns for synthesis.

vidIQ connects your AI agents to real-world references.

90-day channel audit

Pull views, watch time, traffic sources, and subscriber growth for the last 90 days in plain language. Your agent summarizes what's accelerating, what's flat, and which videos over- or under-performed relative to your average. Identify traffic sources shifting toward search vs. suggested vs. browse. Leave with three prioritized content recommendations grounded in your actual channel data.

90-day channel audit preview

Your AI agents can search, reference, and reason about all of it.

Ask anything. Get real results back.

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Channel health check

Pull my last 90 days of YouTube analytics. Summarize growth, top traffic sources, and 3 content recommendations.

Quick start

Using vidIQ MCP, walk me through a first query I can run in Cursor to see what this connector can do.

Analytics research

Use vidIQ to research analytics patterns relevant to my product and summarize the top findings.

Competitive scan

With vidIQ MCP, compare how 3 leading products handle analytics and list actionable takeaways.

Feature inspiration

Find inspiration for my next analytics feature using vidIQ and suggest 3 directions with examples.

Workflow audit

Audit my current analytics workflow with vidIQ MCP and recommend concrete improvements.

Research brief

Build a one-page research brief using vidIQ for an upcoming launch in the analytics space.

Summarize findings

Pull data from vidIQ, summarize the strongest patterns, and propose next steps for my team.

Best practices

What are the best practices teams follow when using vidIQ MCP inside Cursor or Claude Code?

Micro-decision help

I'm stuck on a analytics micro-decision — use vidIQ to surface examples and recommend an approach.

When to reach for vidIQ MCP

Building from scratch

Your agent analyzes successful patterns and applies them using vidIQ.

Building from scratch workflow preview

Stuck on a micro-decision

Let agents explore best practices from products that already figured it out.

Stuck on a micro-decision workflow preview

Workflow feels outdated

Pull what top products are doing right now so you're building from fresh patterns.

Workflow feels outdated workflow preview

Set up in under a minute.

One config block. Works with your favorite AI tools.

  1. 1

    Add the MCP server

    Register vidIQ in your AI tool using the config below.

    ~/.cursor/mcp.json
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "vidiq": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.vidiq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  2. 2

    Set up in Cursor

    Generate an API key from your vidIQ Max account Add MCP server URL https://mcp.vidiq.com/mcp Set header Authorization: Bearer YOUR_VIDIQ_API_KEY Restart Cursor fully

  3. 3

    You're set

    vidIQ MCP is connected. Start prompting with real references.

Frequently asked questions

What YouTube data can I query with vidIQ MCP?+

Channel analytics, video performance, traffic sources, keyword research, and competitor insights — in plain language from your agent.

Can I audit my channel health?+

Yes. Pull recent views, growth trends, top-performing videos, and get actionable recommendations for your content strategy.

Does it support keyword and topic research?+

Yes. Research search demand, trending topics, and content gaps relevant to your niche without leaving Cursor or Claude Code.

Can I compare against competitors?+

Yes. Analyze competitor channels, outlier videos, and keyword overlap to find opportunities your channel is missing.

Can my agent summarize performance trends?+

Yes. Ask for rolling summaries — last 30, 60, or 90 days — with growth drivers, weak spots, and next steps.

Your AI agents are guessing. They don't have to.

YouTube analytics and research inside your AI workflow

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