Allows for searching the YouTube Music catalog for songs, albums, artists, and playlists, as well as managing user playlists through actions such as creating, listing, adding tracks, and deleting.
This server does not currently have a deployable release on Glama. Follow the repository's setup instructions to install and configure it for your MCP client, including any required credentials and local dependencies.
YouTube Music MCP server for Claude Code. Search the catalog and manage playlists via natural language.
Tool | Actions | Description |
| — | Search songs, videos, albums, artists, playlists |
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| Manage playlists |
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| Check configuration and auth |
Related MCP server: YouTube Music MCP Server
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/alexcook/mcp-ytmusic.git
cd mcp-ytmusic
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
# Initialize config directory
ytmusic-mcp init
# Authenticate (paste browser headers from Chrome DevTools on music.youtube.com)
ytmusic-mcp auth
# Verify
ytmusic-mcp statusAdd to ~/.claude/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"YouTube Music": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-ytmusic/venv/bin/python",
"args": ["-m", "ytmusic_mcp"]
}
}
}Uses browser cookie authentication via ytmusicapi. One-time setup:
Open Chrome → https://music.youtube.com (make sure you're logged in)
Open DevTools (F12) → Network tab
Click any request to music.youtube.com
Right-click → Copy → Copy request headers
Run ytmusic-mcp auth and paste when prompted
Credentials are saved to ~/.config/ytmusic-mcp/browser.json and are valid for ~2 years.
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