Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | Yes | Your YouTube Data API v3 key (required) | |
| MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING | No | MongoDB connection string for caching API responses and storing analysis data (optional, but recommended for better performance) |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| getVideoDetails | Get detailed information about multiple YouTube videos. Returns comprehensive data including video metadata, statistics, and content details. Use this when you need complete information about specific videos. |
| searchVideos | Searches for videos based on a query string. Returns a list of videos matching the search criteria, including titles, descriptions, and metadata. Use this when you need to find videos related to specific topics or keywords. |
| getTranscripts | Retrieves specific, meaningful segments of a video's transcript. By default, it returns the intro 'hook' and the final 'outro' or call to action. It can also return the full transcript text. Use this to efficiently analyze a video's key messaging. |
| getVideoComments | Retrieves comments for a YouTube video. Allows sorting, limiting results, and fetching a small number of replies per comment. |
| getChannelStatistics | Retrieves statistics for multiple channels. Returns detailed metrics including subscriber count, view count, video count, and channel creation date for each channel. Use this when you need to analyze the performance and reach of multiple YouTube channels. |
| getChannelTopVideos | Retrieves the top videos from a specific channel. Returns a list of the most viewed or popular videos from the channel, based on view count. Use this when you want to identify the most successful content from a channel. |
| getTrendingVideos | Retrieves trending videos based on region and category. Returns a list of videos that are currently popular in the specified region and category. Use this when you want to discover what's trending in specific areas or categories. To get available category IDs and their names, use the getVideoCategories tool first. |
| getVideoCategories | Retrieves available video categories for a specific region. Returns a list of YouTube video categories with their IDs and titles that can be used for filtering trending videos or other category-specific operations. Different regions may have different available categories. |