YouTube MCP Server
About
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides resources and tools to query YouTube videos, channels, comments, and transcripts through a stdio interface. It is designed for developers and AI agents to interact with YouTube data programmatically.
Details
- Author
- coyaSONG
- Downloads
- 190
- Categories
- Media
Jump to
- Search YouTube videos with advanced filtering options
- Get detailed video and channel information
- Retrieve and compare video statistics
- Discover trending videos by region and category
- Fetch video comments and transcripts/captions
- Generate video analysis and transcript summaries
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
Install dependencies with npm install, set the YOUTUBE_API_KEY environment variable in a .env file, then build and run the server using npm run build and npm start. The server can also be deployed via Docker or installed automatically for Claude Desktop using the Smithery CLI.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube mcp server": {
"youtube-mcp-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"youtube-mcp-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}YouTube MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with YouTube data. This server provides resources and tools to query YouTube videos, channels, comments, and transcripts through a stdio interface.
Features
- Search for YouTube videos with advanced filtering options
- Get detailed information about specific videos and channels
- Compare statistics across multiple videos
- Discover trending videos by region and category
- Analyze channel performance and video statistics
- Retrieve video comments and transcripts/captions
- Generate video analysis and transcript summaries
Prerequisites
- Node.js (v16+)
- YouTube Data API key
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install YouTube MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server --client claude
Installing Manually
1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server.git
cd youtube-mcp-server
2. Install dependencies:
npm install
3. Create a .env file in the root directory:
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_youtube_api_key_here
PORT=3000
Usage
Building and Running
1. Build the project:
npm run build
2. Run the server:
npm start
3. Run in development mode:
npm run dev
4. Clean build artifacts:
npm run clean
Docker Deployment
The project includes a Dockerfile for containerized deployment:
```bash
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