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The YouTube MCP that knows what you sell.

PreFilm gets business owners more customers from YouTube. Its YouTube MCP server brings that into Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, so you can ask for ideas and scripts for what you sell in plain words.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor

Included on every plan.

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Which videos in my niche have beaten their channel's normal since 3 October?

Using PreFilm · find_outliers

5 videos in your research beat their channel's normal since Sat 3 Oct.

  1. 26.8×I Tested The Viral Github Repo That Reverse Engineers AnythingNick Saraev
  2. 14.0×He Makes $40K/mo Selling ONE Simple Local SEO Offer (GoHighLevel)The Savvy Couple - Kelan & Brittany
  3. 6.5×Here's What I'd Learn Instead of AI Automation in 2027Nick Saraev
  4. 5.4×Every app on Earth is now open source... whether it likes it or notFireship
  5. 3.6×Nobel Economist: Where He Sees the Real Money in AISilicon Valley Girl

00:01What it is

A YouTube MCP serverbuilt around your business.

MCP is how assistants like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools. PreFilm's gives them live YouTube data, plus ideas and scripts tied to what you sell.

00:02How it works

How the YouTube MCP works.

  1. Step 01

    Add PreFilm

    Paste the PreFilm address as a custom connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Every plan includes it.

  2. Step 02

    Sign in

    Sign in with your PreFilm account when it asks. There's no API key and no quota to manage.

  3. Step 03

    Ask in plain words

    Ask what to film next, what's working in your niche or for a script. Nothing changes until you confirm.

00:03What you can ask

Ask it like you'd ask a researcher.

Research

  • Which videos in my niche are beating their channel's normal this month?

  • Why did this video take off? Hook, packaging, offer.

  • What do my buyers type into YouTube about bookkeeping?

  • What are people asking for in the comments on my videos?

Create

  • What should I film next? Show the evidence.

  • Give me titles and thumbnail ideas for this one.

  • Roast this title before I record it.

  • Write the script for idea 2, in my voice.

Your channel

  • How did my last five videos do against my normal?

  • Which of my videos get found in search, and for what?

  • Rewrite the description on my latest video.

  • Change 2025 to 2026 in every title on my channel.

Questions about your own channel need your YouTube connection, added in Settings. Nothing on your channel changes until you confirm it.

00:04Break down a video

Ask why a video took off.

An agency owner's interview that did 13× its channel's normal, broken down by PreFilm's MCP.

Thumbnail of The Savvy Couple's video He Makes $40K/mo Selling ONE Simple Local SEO Offer (GoHighLevel)

He Makes $40K/mo Selling ONE Simple Local SEO Offer (GoHighLevel)The Savvy Couple - Kelan & Brittany · 39,500 subscribers

How it did

14,672 views, 14.0× its channel's normal, published Thu 8 Oct.

The hook sets up

Promises to reveal a simple, highly leveraged local SEO offer that generates $40k/month for just a few hours of weekly work.

Sections

  1. 0:00Intro and big promise
  2. 1:42Background and current stats
  3. 3:52Sales background story
  4. 9:14Pivot to Merchant and reviews offer
  5. 16:44Why custom work fails
  6. 18:30Offer structure and pricing
  7. 25:24No-Zoom-call closing framework
  8. 34:17Live roleplay call

Where the pitch comes · 25:25

Mid-interview, the host inserts an ad for HighLevel software with a free trial and a community link for step-by-step help.

What it sells

AI local SEO software (Paige by Merchynt) with free trial · 3-day free trial · lead magnet

What viewers asked

  • Explain how A2P messaging approval works and how fast it can be obtained 2 comments
  • Share the link or details for his free Skool community 2 comments
  • Clarify confusion over paying for both Merchynt and GHL fees simultaneously and what software actually does the fulfillment vs what he tells clients 2 comments

00:05Set it up

One address and a sign-in.

The address to paste

https://prefilm.io/api/mcp
  1. Open PreFilm's page in Claude's connector directory.
  2. Press Connect, then sign in with your PreFilm account when Claude asks.
  3. In a chat, check that PreFilm is on under the + button's Connectors, then ask.
Open PreFilm in Claude
  1. Open ChatGPT, then Plugins.
  2. Press +, then Add custom MCP server. Name it PreFilm and paste the address above under Connection.
  3. Choose OAuth to sign in, press I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin. Install it and sign in with your PreFilm account.
  4. In a new chat, type @PreFilm, then ask.
Open ChatGPT plugins
  1. Press Add to Cursor. Cursor opens with PreFilm filled in; confirm the install.
  2. Sign in with your PreFilm account when Cursor asks.
  3. In Cursor's chat, ask.
Add to Cursor
  1. In PreFilm, open Settings, then Connected apps. Under Use a token instead, pick when the token expires and press Create token.
  2. Run this, with your token in place of pf_your_token:
    claude mcp add --transport http prefilm https://prefilm.io/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer pf_your_token"

Needs a PreFilm account. Same account, same credits.

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00:06Why PreFilm's

Most YouTube MCPs fetch data.This one thinks in customers.

  • Compares every video to its channel's normal

    So you see what actually outperformed, not just what's big.

  • Starts from what you sell

    Ideas come back tied to your offer, not to views.

  • Writes in your voice

    Scripts are built from your own transcripts.

00:07Who it's for

Built for people who sell.

Agencies

Research each client's channel from one chat. Pro covers up to 10 channels; name one and PreFilm works on it.

Consultants and coaches

Ask what your buyers watch and search before you film, without learning another tool.

Founders

Keep YouTube research in Claude or ChatGPT, where the rest of your work already happens.

Ask your first question today.

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00:08Questions

Before you connect it.

Still not sure?

Ask Henry directly. He reads every message.

Get in touch
What is a YouTube MCP server?

A YouTube MCP server is a connector that lets an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT use YouTube data and tools inside the chat. PreFilm's adds research built around your business: videos beating their channel's normal, what viewers ask in the comments, what buyers search, and scripts written in your voice.

Do I need a YouTube API key?

No. You add PreFilm with one address and sign in with your PreFilm account when Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asks. PreFilm handles the YouTube data, so there's no API key, quota or server to run. Claude Code, Cursor's config file and Claude Desktop use a token you create in PreFilm's Settings.

Which AI tools work with it?

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code and Claude Desktop. Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor connect with the address and a sign-in, while Claude Code, Cursor's config file and Claude Desktop use a token from PreFilm's Settings. It's included on every PreFilm plan, including the $1 trial.

Is the YouTube MCP free?

It's included on every PreFilm plan, the $1 trial for 7 days included, so there's nothing extra to pay. Tools spend the same credits as the app: a roast is 25, a script 40 and a More ideas run 250, and anything that reads what's already stored is free.

Can it change or upload my YouTube videos?

It can change titles, descriptions and tags, but only after you confirm, and it shows you the change first. A change across many videos is a preview you approve, then a job you can follow, cancel or undo. It doesn't upload videos.

How is it different from other YouTube MCP servers?

Most YouTube MCP servers fetch YouTube data for you to make sense of. PreFilm's is built to get you customers, so it starts from what you sell: it compares every video to its own channel's normal, ties each idea to your offer with the evidence behind it, and writes scripts from your own transcripts.

Ask PreFilm what to film next.

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Your first look is free. The ideas cost $1 for 7 days.