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YouTube MCP Integration

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Integrations

  • Allows searching YouTube videos, retrieving detailed video information, and fetching video transcripts with timestamps and metadata.

YouTube MCP Integration

This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for YouTube, allowing LLMs to search YouTube, get video information, and retrieve transcripts via standardized tools.

Features

  • YouTube Search Tool: Search for videos on YouTube with configurable result limits
  • Video Info Tool: Get detailed information about a YouTube video
  • Transcript Tool: Retrieve and parse the transcript of a YouTube video

Architecture

The implementation follows the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification, which standardizes how LLMs interact with external tools and resources. The architecture consists of:

  1. MCP Server: Provides YouTube functionality as MCP tools through HTTP/SSE transport
  2. YouTube API Integration: Scrapes YouTube data to provide search, video info, and transcript functionality
  3. MCP Client: Example client showing how to consume the MCP YouTube tools

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • npm

Installation

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/ephor-youtube-mcp.git cd ephor-youtube-mcp # Install dependencies npm install # Build the project npm run build

Running the Server

Start the MCP server:

npm run start

The server will start on http://localhost:3000 with the following endpoints:

  • SSE endpoint: /sse
  • Message endpoint: /messages

Using with an MCP Client

The MCP tools can be used with any MCP-compatible client. Here's an example of how to use the tools:

// Initialize client const client = new Client( { name: 'youtube-client', version: '1.0.0' }, { capabilities: { tools: {} } } ); // Connect to the server await client.connect(transport); // Search YouTube const searchResults = await client.callTool({ name: 'youtube_search', arguments: { query: 'javascript tutorial', limit: 3 } }); // Get video info const videoInfo = await client.callTool({ name: 'youtube_get_video_info', arguments: { input: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ' } }); // Get video transcript const transcript = await client.callTool({ name: 'youtube_get_transcript', arguments: { input: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ' } });

Available Tools

Search for YouTube videos.

Arguments:

  • query (string, required): The search query
  • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of results (1-10, default: 5)

Response: A list of video results with details like title, video ID, URL, thumbnail, description, channel info, view count, and publish date.

youtube_get_video_info

Get detailed information about a YouTube video.

Arguments:

  • input (string, required): YouTube video ID or URL

Response: Detailed video information including title, description, view count, publish date, channel details, and thumbnail URL.

youtube_get_transcript

Get the transcript of a YouTube video.

Arguments:

  • input (string, required): YouTube video ID or URL

Response: The video transcript with timestamped entries, along with basic video information.

License

MIT

Acknowledgements

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An MCP server that enables LLMs to search YouTube, retrieve video information, and access video transcripts through standardized tools.

  1. Features
    1. Architecture
      1. Getting Started
        1. Prerequisites
        2. Installation
        3. Running the Server
        4. Using with an MCP Client
      2. Available Tools
        1. youtube_search
        2. youtube_get_video_info
        3. youtube_get_transcript
      3. License
        1. Acknowledgements