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Provides tools for managing YouTube channels, videos, playlists, comments, captions, and analytics through the YouTube Data and Analytics APIs. Enables full YouTube Studio management, including video publishing, playlist organization, community interaction, and deep channel analytics.

How do I use YouTube Studio 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 Studio MCP Summarize my channel's analytics for this week" 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 Studio MCP

by hygef-v4

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🎬 YouTube Studio MCP

A high-performance, zero-dependency Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for full YouTube Studio management, video publishing, playlists, community interaction, and deep analytics directly from AI agents.

License: MIT Python: 3.10+ MCP Protocol: 2024-11-05 Google APIs: Data v3 + Analytics v2 Zero Dependencies Open Source Live Showcase

# 1. Clone & Setup
git clone https://github.com/hygef-v4/youtube-studio-mcp.git
cd youtube-studio-mcp && python scripts/auth.py auth

# 2. Ask your AI Assistant (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Antigravity):
> "Audit my last 5 videos, optimize SEO tags, and summarize 28-day traffic sources."

🌟 Why YouTube Studio MCP?

Most YouTube automation tools either require heavy external dependencies or force you to route channel tokens through third-party cloud proxies. YouTube Studio MCP is designed from the ground up to be:

🛡️ 100% Local & Private: Direct Google OAuth 2.0 PKCE authentication. All access tokens stay strictly on your local machine (secrets/).
⚡ Zero Runtime Dependencies: Built entirely on Python 3.10+ standard libraries (urllib, http.server, json, dataclasses, secrets). No pip dependencies, no version drift, instant startup.
🔄 Autonomous Token Renewal: Transparent background OAuth token refresh ensures long-running agent conversations are never interrupted.
🧰 Comprehensive Toolset (31 MCP Tools): Complete coverage of YouTube channel operations from video uploads and full spoken transcript extraction to viewer demographics.

Related MCP server: YouTube MCP Server

🗺️ System Architecture

 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                      AI MCP CLIENT                     │
 │          (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Antigravity)       │
 └───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘
                             │ stdio (JSON-RPC 2.0)
                             ▼
 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │              YOUTUBE STUDIO MCP SERVER                 │
 │                                                        │
 │   ┌───────────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────────┐  │
 │   │      McpServer        │  │     AuthConfig       │  │
 │   │  (29 Tools Dispatcher)│  │ (OAuth Token Manager)│  │
 │   └───────────┬───────────┘  └──────────┬───────────┘  │
 │               │                         │              │
 │               ▼                         ▼              │
 │   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
 │   │                 YouTubeClient                   │  │
 │   │ (Zero-dependency HTTPS REST Engine via urllib)  │  │
 │   └───────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘  │
 └───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┘
                         │ HTTPS / TLS 1.3
                         ▼
 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                 GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM                  │
 │  • Google OAuth 2.0 Token Server                       │
 │  • YouTube Data API v3                                 │
 │  • YouTube Analytics API v2                            │
 └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🚀 Quick Start (5 Minutes)

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/hygef-v4/youtube-studio-mcp.git
cd youtube-studio-mcp
mkdir -p secrets

2. Configure Google Cloud OAuth Client

Create a project in Google Cloud Console.
Enable YouTube Data API v3 and YouTube Analytics API.
Create an OAuth 2.0 Client ID with application type Desktop app.
Download the JSON credential file and save it locally as:
```
secrets/client_secret.json
```

(See the step-by-step Google OAuth Setup Guide for screenshots and troubleshooting).

3. Authenticate Locally

Run the interactive loopback authentication helper:

python scripts/auth.py auth

Approve the permissions in your browser. Upon success, your credentials are encrypted locally in secrets/token.json.

⚙️ MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-studio": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["F:/code/git/youtube-studio-mcp/scripts/server.py"],
      "cwd": "F:/code/git/youtube-studio-mcp",
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRETS": "F:/code/git/youtube-studio-mcp/secrets/client_secret.json",
        "YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE": "F:/code/git/youtube-studio-mcp/secrets/token.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE

In Cursor Settings > Features > MCP, click Add New MCP Server:

Name: youtube-studio
Type: command
Command: python F:/code/git/youtube-studio-mcp/scripts/server.py

(See MCP Client Configuration Guide for VS Code, Codex, and other clients).

🧰 Complete Directory of 32 MCP Tools

Category	Tool Name	Description
Auth & Setup	`youtube_auth_status`	Check local OAuth secret and token existence.
	`youtube_start_auth`	Generate browser authorization URL and local command.
Channel & Videos	`youtube_channel_overview`	Fetch channel subscriber count, views, branding, and uploads playlist ID.
	`youtube_list_videos`	Retrieve recent uploads with combined metadata and public metrics.
	`youtube_get_video`	Inspect full snippet, statistics, and status for one video.
	`youtube_update_video`	Update title, description, tags list, category, language, or privacy status.
	`youtube_delete_video`	Permanently delete a video from your channel.
	`youtube_upload_thumbnail`	Upload a local image file as a custom high-res video thumbnail.
	`youtube_upload_video`	Resumable upload of a local video file (`.mp4`, `.mov`, `.mkv`) directly to YouTube.
Playlists	`youtube_list_playlists`	List all playlists on the authenticated channel.
	`youtube_get_playlist`	List all video items inside a specific playlist.
	`youtube_create_playlist`	Create a brand new playlist (public, unlisted, or private).
	`youtube_update_playlist`	Modify playlist title, description, or visibility status.
	`youtube_delete_playlist`	Delete a playlist from your channel.
	`youtube_add_to_playlist`	Add a video to a specific playlist at a defined position.
	`youtube_remove_from_playlist`	Remove a video entry from a playlist.
Community & Comments	`youtube_list_comments`	List top-level comment threads ordered by relevance.
	`youtube_post_comment`	Post a top-level comment on one of your videos.
	`youtube_reply_comment`	Reply directly to an audience comment.
	`youtube_delete_comment`	Delete a comment by its unique ID.
Deep Analytics	`youtube_channel_analytics`	Aggregate channel performance (views, watch time, subs) over custom date ranges.
	`youtube_video_analytics`	Daily time-series retention and watch time metrics for a specific video.
	`youtube_analytics_traffic_sources`	Breakdown of views by traffic origin (Search, Suggested, Browse, External).
	`youtube_analytics_demographics`	Audience demographics breakdown by age group, gender, or geographic country.
	`youtube_analytics_top_videos`	Rank top performing videos by views and watch time.
Search & Research	`youtube_search_videos`	Search videos by keywords to analyze competitor titles, tags, and views.
	`youtube_search_channels`	Search YouTube channels by topic or niche keyword.
Captions & Transcripts	`youtube_list_captions`	Inspect available caption and subtitle tracks for a video.
	`youtube_get_transcript`	Extract full spoken transcript, summary-ready text, or timestamped segments.
	`youtube_bulk_get_transcripts`	Bulk extract transcripts from a list of video IDs, a playlist, or recent uploads.
	`youtube_download_caption`	Download raw caption file (SRT, VTT, SBV) by caption ID.
	`youtube_delete_caption`	Delete a caption track by ID.

(For full input schemas, type definitions, and parameters, see docs/tools.md).

💡 Example Conversational Prompts

"Show my channel overview and summarize the public statistics of my last 5 videos."

"Inspect video VIDEO_ID, generate 15 high-converting SEO tags, and update its description with chapter timestamps."

"Upload the image at 'C:/thumbnails/hero.png' as the thumbnail for video VIDEO_ID."

"Analyze where my channel views came from over the last 28 days and break down the traffic sources by percentage."

"Create a new public playlist titled 'Valorant Highlights' and add my latest video to it."

🧪 Testing

Run the built-in test suite (no third-party test runners required):

python -m unittest discover tests

🔒 Security Policy

Credentials (secrets/client_secret.json and secrets/token.json) are strictly git-ignored.
No network requests are sent to any domain other than googleapis.com and accounts.google.com.
See SECURITY.md for reporting guidelines.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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🎬 YouTube Studio MCP

🌟 Why YouTube Studio MCP?

🗺️ System Architecture

🚀 Quick Start (5 Minutes)

1. Clone the repository

2. Configure Google Cloud OAuth Client

3. Authenticate Locally

⚙️ MCP Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

Cursor IDE

🧰 Complete Directory of 32 MCP Tools

💡 Example Conversational Prompts

🧪 Testing

🔒 Security Policy

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