MCP server for YouTube — search videos, get transcripts, read comments and more
MCP server for YouTube — search videos, get transcripts, read comments and more. That is what the mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
A Rust MCP server for YouTube. Search videos, read channels, browse playlists, fetch comments, and get transcripts — all from your AI assistant.
The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:
Videos — The Videos tool exposed by this serverChannels — The Channels tool exposed by this serverPlaylists — The Playlists tool exposed by this serverComments — The Comments tool exposed by this serverDebugging — The Debugging tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: YOUTUBE_API_KEY, YOUR_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP's toolset — Videos, Channels, Playlists and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.
This entry was verified against MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Videos | The Videos tool exposed by this server. |
| Channels | The Channels tool exposed by this server. |
| Playlists | The Playlists tool exposed by this server. |
| Comments | The Comments tool exposed by this server. |
| Debugging | The Debugging tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-youtube"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| YOUR_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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