Bring Video Intelligence
to CrewAI
Learn how to connect Tubular to CrewAI and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Tubular MCP Server?
Connect your Tubular Labs video intelligence account to any AI agent and simplify how you analyze digital video trends, creator performance, and cross-platform audience metrics through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Video Insights — Retrieve detailed performance metrics and trending data for individual videos or categories across social platforms.
- Creator Intelligence — Search for creators and fetch high-level performance summaries, trends, and audience ratings.
- Audience Demographics — Analyze audience breakdowns (age, gender, location) for specific videos or creators to refine your targeting.
- Sponsorship Tracking — List brand sponsors and monitor sponsored video campaigns to understand the competitive landscape.
- Audience Overlap — Analyze shared audience between two creators or content properties to identify partnership opportunities.
- Operational Monitoring — Check API health and rate limits to ensure your intelligence engine is always running.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Tubular API Key (found in your developer settings)
3. Start analyzing the video ecosystem from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Media Agencies & Brands — quickly identify high-performing creators and analyze sponsored content trends via simple AI commands.
- Content Strategists — monitor video trends and cross-platform audience demographics directly from the workspace.
- Data Analysts — retrieve granular video metrics and creator audience ratings via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Check API health status
Get current API rate limits
Analyze shared audience between entities
Get reach and engagement ratings
Get summary for a specific creator
Get trends for a specific creator
) for a specific video. Get audience demographics for a video
Get insights for a specific video
List trending videos
List sponsored video campaigns
List sponsors and brand partners
g., name or keywords). Search for creators
Why CrewAI?
When paired with CrewAI, Tubular becomes a first-class tool in your multi-agent workflows. Each agent in the crew can call Tubular tools autonomously, one agent queries data, another analyzes results, a third compiles reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius with zero configuration overhead.
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Multi-agent collaboration lets you decompose complex workflows into specialized roles, one agent researches, another analyzes, a third generates reports, each with access to MCP tools
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CrewAI's native MCP integration requires zero adapter code: pass Vinkius Edge URL directly in the
mcpsparameter and agents auto-discover every available tool at runtime - —
Built-in task delegation and shared memory mean agents can pass context between steps without manual state management, enabling multi-hop reasoning across tool calls
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Sequential and hierarchical crew patterns map naturally to real-world workflows: enumerate subdomains → analyze DNS history → check WHOIS records → compile findings into actionable reports
Tubular in CrewAI
Tubular and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Tubular to CrewAI through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Tubular in CrewAI
The Tubular MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 12 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in CrewAI only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Tubular for CrewAI
Every tool call from CrewAI to the Tubular MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see the audience demographics for a specific YouTube video?
Yes! Use the get_video_demographics tool and provide the Video ID. Your agent will retrieve the age and gender breakdowns for that specific piece of content.
How do I analyze the shared audience between two different creators?
Use the get_audience_overlap tool and provide the IDs for both entities. The agent will return the percentage and metrics of the audience that both creators share.
Is it possible to see which brands are sponsoring a specific creator?
Absolutely. Run the list_sponsored_campaigns query or search for sponsors using the list_sponsors tool to retrieve data on brand partnerships within the video ecosystem.
How does CrewAI discover and connect to MCP tools?
CrewAI connects to MCP servers lazily. when the crew starts, each agent resolves its MCP URLs and fetches the tool catalog via the standard tools/list method. This means tools are always fresh and reflect the server's current capabilities. No tool schemas need to be hardcoded.
Can different agents in the same crew use different MCP servers?
Yes. Each agent has its own mcps list, so you can assign specific servers to specific roles. For example, a reconnaissance agent might use a domain intelligence server while an analysis agent uses a vulnerability database server.
What happens when an MCP tool call fails during a crew run?
CrewAI wraps tool failures as context for the agent. The LLM receives the error message and can decide to retry with different parameters, fall back to a different tool, or mark the task as partially complete. This resilience is critical for production workflows.
Can CrewAI agents call multiple MCP tools in parallel?
CrewAI agents execute tool calls sequentially within a single reasoning step. However, you can run multiple agents in parallel using process=Process.parallel, each calling different MCP tools concurrently. This is ideal for workflows where separate data sources need to be queried simultaneously.
Can I run CrewAI crews on a schedule (cron)?
Yes. CrewAI crews are standard Python scripts, so you can invoke them via cron, Airflow, Celery, or any task scheduler. The crew.kickoff() method runs synchronously by default, making it straightforward to integrate into existing pipelines.
MCP tools not discovered
Ensure the Edge URL is correct. CrewAI connects lazily when the crew starts. check console output.
Agent not using tools
Make the task description specific. Instead of "do something", say "Use the available tools to list contacts".
Timeout errors
CrewAI has a 10s connection timeout by default. Ensure your network can reach the Edge URL.
Rate limiting or 429 errors
Vinkius enforces per-token rate limits. Check your subscription tier and request quota in the dashboard. Upgrade if you need higher throughput.