Claude Desktop
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Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.
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YouTube MCP Server
ZubeidHendricks/youtube-mcp-server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for YouTube, enabling AI language models to interact with YouTube content through a standardized interface.
Install
npx -y zubeid-youtube-mcp-serverClient configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zubeid-youtube-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY2": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY2>",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY3": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY3>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
YOUTUBE_API_KEYYOUTUBE_API_KEY2YOUTUBE_API_KEY3MCP_TRANSPORTMCP_HOSTMCP_PORTMCP_STATELESS- GitHub stars
- 136
- Author
- @ZubeidHendricks
- Category
- Entertainment & Media, Developer Tools
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
Tools (10)
videos_getVideo
Get detailed information about a YouTube video
videos_searchVideos
Search for videos on YouTube
transcripts_getTranscript
Get the transcript of a YouTube video
channels_getChannel
Get information about a YouTube channel
channels_getChannels
Get information about multiple YouTube channels
channels_searchChannels
Search for YouTube channels by handle, name, or query
channels_findCreators
Find creator channels from video mentions with channel-size and activity filters
channels_listVideos
Get videos from a specific channel
playlists_getPlaylist
Get information about a YouTube playlist
playlists_getPlaylistItems
Get videos in a YouTube playlist
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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