YouTube MCP Server

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive YouTube functionality and AI-powered text processing tools, deployed as a Cloudflare Worker.

🚀 Live Server

The server is deployed at: https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev

📋 Features

• YouTube Video Search: Search and analyze YouTube videos with detailed metadata

• Comment Analysis: Analyze video comments for sentiment and insights

• AI-Powered Text Tools: Rewrite, summarize, expand, translate, and enhance text

• SEO Optimization: Extract keywords and tags from successful videos

• Video Comparison: Compare performance metrics across multiple videos

• Script Generation: Create complete YouTube video scripts

• Caching: KV-based caching for improved performance

• MCP Protocol Support: Full MCP protocol implementation

• REST API: Direct REST endpoints for easy integration

• CORS Enabled: Can be called from web browsers

🛠️ Available Tools (13 Total)

YouTube Tools

1. YouTube Video Search (search_youtube_videos)

Search YouTube videos with detailed metadata.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query

• maxResults (number, optional): Maximum results (default: 20)

Returns: Video ID, title, description, URL, thumbnails, view count, duration, channel info

2. Analyze Video Comments (analyze_video_comments)

Analyze comments sentiment and themes for a video.

Parameters:

• videoId (string, required): YouTube video ID

• maxComments (number, optional): Maximum comments to analyze (default: 100)

Returns: Sentiment analysis, recurring themes, viewer feedback insights

3. Generate Video Script (generate_video_script)

Generate complete YouTube video scripts with hooks, content, and CTAs.

Parameters:

• topic (string, required): Video topic

• duration (string, optional): "short", "medium", "long" (default: "medium")

• style (string, optional): "educational", "entertainment", "tutorial", "vlog" (default: "educational")

• targetAudience (string, optional): Target audience description

Returns: Complete script with timestamps, visual suggestions, and engagement prompts

4. Extract YouTube SEO (extract_youtube_seo)

Extract SEO keywords and tags from successful videos.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Topic to analyze

• competitors (number, optional): Number of videos to analyze (default: 10)

Returns: Keywords, title formulas, tags, optimization techniques

5. Compare Videos (compare_videos)

Compare performance metrics of multiple videos.

Parameters:

• videoIds (array, required): Array of video IDs to compare

Returns: Performance rankings, success factors, improvement recommendations

6. Analyze Video Landscape (analyze_video_landscape)

Analyze existing videos and suggest unique content angles.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Topic to analyze

• maxVideos (number, optional): Number of videos to analyze (default: 10)

Returns: Content gaps, unique video ideas, target audiences

AI Text Tools

7. OpenAI Completion (openai_completion)

Generate text using OpenAI models.

Parameters:

• prompt (string, required): Text prompt

• model (string, optional): OpenAI model (default: "gpt-4o-mini")

• maxTokens (number, optional): Maximum tokens (default: 1000)

8. Rewrite Text (rewrite_text)

Rewrite text in different styles.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to rewrite

• style (string, optional): "professional", "casual", "formal", "creative" (default: "professional")

9. Summarize Text (summarize_text)

Create concise summaries.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to summarize

• length (string, optional): "short", "medium", "long" (default: "medium")

10. Expand Text (expand_text)

Expand text with additional details.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to expand

• targetLength (string, optional): Target expansion (default: "double")

11. Fix Grammar (fix_grammar)

Fix grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to fix

12. Translate Text (translate_text)

Translate text to other languages.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to translate

• targetLanguage (string, optional): Target language (default: "Spanish")

13. Simplify Text (simplify_text)

Simplify text for easier reading.

Parameters:

• text (string, required): Text to simplify

• readingLevel (string, optional): "elementary", "high-school", "general" (default: "general")

📡 API Endpoints

REST Endpoints

YouTube Search

GET /youtube/search?query=<search_term>&maxResults=<number>

OpenAI Completion

POST /openai/completion
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "prompt": "Your prompt here",
  "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
  "maxTokens": 1000
}

Text Enhancement Endpoints

POST /text/rewrite
POST /text/summarize
POST /text/expand
POST /text/fix-grammar
POST /text/translate
POST /text/simplify

Content-Type: application/json
{
  "text": "Your text here",
  // Additional parameters based on endpoint
}

MCP Endpoint

List All Tools

POST /mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call a Tool

POST /mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "tool_name",
    "arguments": {
      // tool-specific arguments
    }
  }
}

💻 Usage Examples

Example 1: Analyze Video Performance

// Search for videos
const searchResponse = await fetch('https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: 'tools/call',
    params: {
      name: 'search_youtube_videos',
      arguments: { query: 'javascript tutorial', maxResults: 5 }
    }
  })
});

// Analyze comments from top video
const videoId = 'VIDEO_ID_HERE';
const commentsResponse = await fetch('https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: 'tools/call',
    params: {
      name: 'analyze_video_comments',
      arguments: { videoId, maxComments: 100 }
    }
  })
});

Example 2: Generate Optimized Content

// Extract SEO insights
const seoResponse = await fetch('https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: 'tools/call',
    params: {
      name: 'extract_youtube_seo',
      arguments: { query: 'web development', competitors: 10 }
    }
  })
});

// Generate script based on insights
const scriptResponse = await fetch('https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: 'tools/call',
    params: {
      name: 'generate_video_script',
      arguments: {
        topic: 'Web Development for Beginners',
        duration: 'medium',
        style: 'tutorial',
        targetAudience: 'Complete beginners'
      }
    }
  })
});

Example 3: Compare Competitor Videos

const compareResponse = await fetch('https://youtube-mcp-server.anis-ayari-perso.workers.dev/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: 'tools/call',
    params: {
      name: 'compare_videos',
      arguments: {
        videoIds: ['VIDEO_ID_1', 'VIDEO_ID_2', 'VIDEO_ID_3']
      }
    }
  })
});

📝 Response Formats

YouTube Search Response

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Video Title",
  "description": "Video description...",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "thumbnail": {
    "default": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/default.jpg",
    "medium": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/mqdefault.jpg",
    "high": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg"
  },
  "publishedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "channelTitle": "Channel Name",
  "viewCount": "1000000",
  "duration": "10:30",
  "captions": []
}

MCP Tool Response

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Tool execution result..."
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    // Optional metadata specific to each tool
  }
}

🚀 Performance Features

• Caching: Results are cached for 1 hour using Cloudflare KV

• Concurrent Processing: Multiple tools can be called in parallel

• Optimized Responses: Large responses are efficiently structured

🔧 Development

Local Development

npm install
npm run dev

Deploy to Cloudflare

npm run deploy

Environment Variables

• YOUTUBE_API_KEY: YouTube Data API v3 key

• OPENAI_API_KEY: OpenAI API key

• CACHE: KV namespace binding (configured in wrangler.toml)

🔒 Security

• API keys stored as Cloudflare Worker secrets

• CORS enabled for browser access

• Rate limiting handled by Cloudflare

📊 Use Cases

1. Content Creators: Research trends, analyze competition, generate scripts

2. SEO Specialists: Extract keywords, optimize titles and descriptions

3. Market Researchers: Analyze viewer sentiment and engagement

4. Educators: Create educational content with proper structure

5. Marketers: Compare campaign performance, identify content gaps

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

📄 License

MIT License

📧 Support

For issues and questions, please open an issue on GitHub.