MCP server with various utility functions for dealing with YouTube data. This server provides tools for working with YouTube URLs, video IDs, and thumbnails.
yt-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the kdr/yt-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP server with various utility functions for dealing with YouTube data. This server provides tools for working with YouTube URLs, video IDs, and thumbnails”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using uvx. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_watch_url | Returns the YouTube watch URL for a given video ID, optionally starting at a specific time |
| Parameters: | url: The YouTube URL to normalize |
| start_time | (Optional) The start time in seconds |
| get_thumbnail_url | Returns the thumbnail URL for a given YouTube video ID |
| get_normalized_url | Normalizes various YouTube URL formats to the canonical watch URL and extracts the video ID |
{
"mcpServers": {
"yt-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/kdr/yt-mcp-server.git",
"server"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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