YouTube MCP Integration

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import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';

// We need to adapt to the SDK's actual export structure
// Use a more generic approach for the transport
import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';

async function main() {
  console.log('Starting YouTube MCP client...');
  console.log('NOTE: This is a simple demo. In a real implementation, you would:');
  console.log('1. Install the MCP SDK in your project');
  console.log('2. Start the MCP server in a separate terminal with: npm run start');
  console.log('3. Adapt the transport to match your environment');
  console.log('------------------------------------------------------------');
  
  console.log('This demo is configured to show how you would call the YouTube tools');
  console.log('from a client application, but will not actually connect to a server.');
  console.log('To use with a real server, modify the transport implementation.');
  console.log('------------------------------------------------------------\n');

  // In a real implementation, you would use the appropriate transport:
  // For HTTP: 
  // const transport = new HTTPClientTransport({
  //   baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
  //   sseEndpoint: '/sse',
  //   messageEndpoint: '/messages',
  // });

  // For demonstration purposes, show the expected tools and arguments
  const AVAILABLE_TOOLS = [
    {
      name: 'youtube_search',
      description: 'Search for YouTube videos',
      arguments: [
        { name: 'query', description: 'Search query string', required: true },
        { name: 'limit', description: 'Maximum number of results (1-10)', required: false }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'youtube_get_video_info',
      description: 'Get information about a YouTube video',
      arguments: [
        { name: 'input', description: 'YouTube video ID or URL', required: true }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'youtube_get_transcript',
      description: 'Get the transcript of a YouTube video',
      arguments: [
        { name: 'input', description: 'YouTube video ID or URL', required: true }
      ]
    }
  ];

  // Show examples of how to use the tools
  console.log('Available YouTube MCP Tools:');
  AVAILABLE_TOOLS.forEach(tool => {
    console.log(`\n- ${tool.name}: ${tool.description}`);
    console.log('  Arguments:');
    tool.arguments.forEach(arg => {
      console.log(`  - ${arg.name}: ${arg.description}${arg.required ? ' (required)' : ' (optional)'}`);
    });
  });

  console.log('\n\nExample usage with MCP client:');
  console.log(`
// Search for videos
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'
  }
});
  `);
}

main().catch(console.error); 