shadowcast vs tubekit
shadowcast is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑26.
shadowcast is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Generalizing AI. No marketplace we read lists it any more. tubekit is an MCP server published by santiriera626. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  tubekit | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace generalizingai/shadowcast | Removed on 2026-10-26 Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 63 Downloads/week (PyPI): 22 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | shadowcastno longer listed · | tubekit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (tubekit-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/generalizingai/shadowcast | github.com/santiriera626/tubekit-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of shadowcast
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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AI-powered video publishing, channel management, and monetization via open.video
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The YouTube autopilot: plan, write and schedule YouTube videos, and upload from your machine.
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The all-in-one YouTube content engine: research, ideas, thumbnails, scripts, and video.
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Eleven Claude skills that run a YouTube channel, including a scored hook panel, a title and thumbnail linter, an edit decision list, a retention reader and a virality engine.
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Turns every release into a social video. Finds the selling points, picks the angle, writes the copy.
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Create short-form videos and images, manage brands, and schedule social content with VidGuy.
What each says it does
shadowcast
Paste a YouTube channel link and get your own original channel in that format, produced and scheduled on autopilot.
tubekit
Compliance-aware MCP server for YouTube publishing, analytics and creator insights.
How to run each
shadowcast
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
tubekit As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "TUBEKIT_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETS_PATH=<YOUR_TUBEKIT_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETS_PATH>" --transport stdio tubekit-mcp -- uvx tubekit-mcpRequires: TUBEKIT_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETS_PATH
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of shadowcast publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: shadowcast · What it can do: tubekit · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.