Mcp Youtube
by anaisbetts
A Model-Context Protocol Server for YouTube
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 8d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: http
1 tool · ~74 tok
Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktophttp · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-youtube": {
"command": "<see-readme>",
"args": []
}
}
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What Mcp Youtube does
Uses yt-dlp to download subtitles from YouTube and connects it to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol. Try it by asking Claude, "Summarize the YouTube video <>". Requires yt-dlp to be installed locally e.g. via Homebrew.
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No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mcp Youtube safe to use?
- Mcp Youtube has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Mcp Youtube?
- Mcp Youtube can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
- What can Mcp Youtube do?
- Mcp Youtube provides 1 tool: get_youtube_subtitles. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Mcp Youtube?
- Mcp Youtube is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses http transport.
- Is Mcp Youtube actively maintained?
- Mcp Youtube is actively maintained — last commit was 8 days ago. It has 530 GitHub stars.
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