youtube-mcp-server MCP Server

Model Contex Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI models to interact with YouTube content through a standardized interface. This server provides a set of tools for video search, content analysis…

Local serverstdio

What is the youtube-mcp-server MCP Server?

youtube-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the temiedani/youtube-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Model Contex Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI models to interact with YouTube content through a standardized interface. This server provides a set of tools…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

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

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
get_videos
get_video_info
get_channel_details
get_video_comments_tool
get_trending_videos_tool
get_related_videos_tool
summarize_video
generate_video_flashcards
generate_video_quiz

How to install the youtube-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube_videos": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<your base directory>/youtube-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "mcp_videos.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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