Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides integration with YouTube, enabling interaction with YouTube data and functionality.

How do I use YouTube MCP?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@YouTube MCP search for Python tutorial videos from the last month" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

YouTube MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube integration.

Prerequisites

Install uv

On Mac:

brew install uv

On Windows:

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

After installation on Windows, add uv to your PATH:

set Path=C:\Users\nntra\.local\bin;%Path%

Related MCP server: MCP Fetch

Claude Desktop Integration

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, you need to add it to your Claude Desktop configuration.

Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:
- Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following configuration to your mcpServers section (replace /path/to/your/youtube-mcp with the actual path to this project folder):

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube": { "command": "/Users/your-username/.local/bin/uv", "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/your/youtube-mcp", "run", "main.py"] } }, "globalShortcut": "" }

Important: Make sure to replace:

/path/to/your/youtube-mcp with the actual path to where you cloned/downloaded this project
/Users/your-username/.local/bin/uv with the correct path to your uv installation (on Windows this would typically be C:\Users\your-username\.local\bin\uv.exe)