YouTube MCP Server
About
An MCP server that enables uploading videos to YouTube through Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client
Details
- License
- MIT license
Explore
- 📹 Upload Videos: Upload video files to YouTube with customizable metadata
- 🔐 OAuth2 Authentication: Secure authentication with YouTube API
- 📊 Quota Checking: Monitor your YouTube API usage
- 📝 Category Listing: Browse available video categories
- 🔧 Easy Setup: Built-in credential configuration tool
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
YouTube MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher
- A Google Cloud Project with YouTube Data API v3 enabled
- OAuth2 credentials from Google Cloud Console
- Claude Desktop (or another MCP client)
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube mcp server": {
"youtube-mcp-server-adamanz": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"venv",
"venv"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"youtube-mcp-server-adamanz": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"venv",
"venv"
]
}
}An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables uploading videos to YouTube through Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client.
Features
- 📹 Upload Videos: Upload video files to YouTube with customizable metadata
- 🔐 OAuth2 Authentication: Secure authentication with YouTube API
- 📊 Quota Checking: Monitor your YouTube API usage
- 📝 Category Listing: Browse available video categories
- 🔧 Easy Setup: Built-in credential configuration tool
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher
- A Google Cloud Project with YouTube Data API v3 enabled
- OAuth2 credentials from Google Cloud Console
- Claude Desktop (or another MCP client)
Setup Instructions
1. Install Dependencies
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