# Subtext

> Use this tool when you need to extract structured intelligence from YouTube video content, interact with transcripts, channels, playlists, and comments, or analyze video data through a 6-stage interactive workflow. It solves problems related to video content analysis, data extraction, and insight generation, accepting YouTube Data API keys as input and producing refined analysis frameworks as output. Ideal for use cases requiring in-depth video content analysis, such as research, marketing, or social media monitoring.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-samanvaya5-subtext  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-samanvaya5-subtext

## Description

Subtext is a YouTube MCP server offering 14 tools for interacting with video content, transcripts, channels, playlists, and comments through the YouTube Data API. It implements a 6-stage interactive analysis workflow — including a schema negotiation checkpoint where users review and refine the analysis framework before processing begins — enabling structured intelligence extraction from video content. Requires a free YouTube Data API key. Published to npm as @rethink-paradigms/subtext-mcp.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-samanvaya5-subtext)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/samanvaya5/subtext>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gh-samanvaya5-subtext"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-samanvaya5-subtext` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-samanvaya5-subtext/pull`

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