youtube-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | No | Optional YouTube Data API key for enabling search functionality. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_infoA | Cheap probe of a YouTube video: title, duration, chapters, caption availability. Call this first to decide whether to fetch a transcript and how to read it. |
| get_transcriptA | Fetch a cleaned transcript and write it to a local file. Returns the file path plus a short preview and stats — NOT the full text. Read the file, or use search_transcript / get_segment, to pull detail on demand. |
| search_transcriptA | Find cues matching a query. Returns timestamped snippets only. Use for long videos: locate the relevant moments without loading everything. |
| get_segmentA | Return transcript text for the time range [start, end) in seconds. |
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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