youtube-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | No | Your YouTube Data API v3 key, required for video info, comments, and channel info tools. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_transcriptA | Fetches the transcript (subtitles) of a YouTube video with timestamps. No API key required. |
| get_video_infoA | Fetches metadata for a YouTube video: title, description, duration, views, likes, tags, etc. Requires YouTube API key. |
| summarize_transcriptA | Splits the YouTube video transcript into chunks and creates timestamped chapters. No API key required. |
| search_in_transcriptA | Searches for a word or phrase within a YouTube video transcript. Returns matching segments with timestamps and YouTube URL links. No API key required. |
| get_commentsA | Fetches the most popular comments of a YouTube video. Requires YouTube API key. |
| get_channel_infoA | Fetches YouTube channel details: name, subscriber count, total videos, total views, etc. You can provide a channel ID or a video URL. Requires YouTube API key. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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