youtube-mcp MCP Server

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Local serverstdioMIT

What is the youtube-mcp Server?

youtube-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the tubealfred/youtube-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Paste this into Claude → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then sign in. You can also find TubeAlfred in Claude's connector directory”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @tubealfred/mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares TUBEALFRED_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the youtube-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tubealfred": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tubealfred/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TUBEALFRED_API_KEY": "YOUR_TUBEALFRED_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TUBEALFRED_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes