{"id":"linuxserver-freetube","name":"freetube","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/freetube","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/freetube","category":"communication","subcategories":[],"tags":["video","youtube","privacy","self-hosted","frontend","open-source"],"what_it_does":"freetube is an open-source project that lets users view YouTube content via a privacy-focused front-end (e.g., instances/components that proxy or scrape YouTube-facing media without using official YouTube UI).","use_cases":["Watching YouTube content with a privacy-focused alternative UI","Using YouTube feeds/playlists/subscriptions through a self-hostable front-end","Frontend access in environments where the official YouTube client/UI is undesirable"],"not_for":["Providing an official YouTube API integration for authenticated YouTube account features","Enterprise-grade compliance workflows without additional controls","Replacing a full video platform with robust moderation/analytics"],"best_when":"You want a self-hostable or instance-based alternative UI for consuming YouTube content, and you can accept the maintenance burden typical of community front-ends.","avoid_when":"You require guaranteed API compatibility with YouTube, strong uptime/SLA, or you cannot tolerate breakage from upstream changes (e.g., YouTube markup/flows).","alternatives":["Invidious (self-hosted YouTube front-end)","Piped (front-end for consuming YouTube content)","TubeArchivist (archival-focused)","Official YouTube web/app (if privacy constraints are manageable)"],"af_score":21.5,"security_score":38.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:37:02.581730+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No first-class API/auth interface was provided in the supplied data; freetube is typically used as a web UI and may not expose a documented programmatic API."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source; costs depend on hosting/infrastructure for self-hosting or using a community instance."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":21.5,"security_score":38.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":100.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security posture depends heavily on the specific deployment/instance configuration (TLS, reverse proxy hardening, rate limiting, CORS, logging). Without audited/observable configuration and API details here, scores are conservative. If the project relies on proxying/scraping, it can also be sensitive to injection/logging risks—operators should ensure proper header sanitation, output escaping, and minimal logging of sensitive user data.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No documented, agent-friendly interface (REST/GraphQL/MCP/OpenAPI/SDK) was provided in the supplied information.","Community/front-end tooling may break when upstream (YouTube) changes its website/player endpoints.","If using unofficial scraping/proxying, behavior can vary between instances, so automation may be brittle."]}}