YouTube MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | Host for HTTP transport. Default is '127.0.0.1'. | 127.0.0.1 |
| PORT | No | Port for HTTP transport. Default is '3000'. | 3000 |
| TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: 'stdio' for local, 'http' for Streamable HTTP. Default is 'stdio'. | stdio |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_video_infoA | Get YouTube video metadata: title, views, likes, comment count, upload date, duration, tags, and description. Input: YouTube URL or video ID. Returns error message if video is private, deleted, or unavailable. |
| get_video_commentsA | Get YouTube video comments with replies. Returns comment text, author, likes, and date. Supports sorting by 'relevance' (top comments) or 'time' (newest). Returns error if comments are disabled. |
| get_video_transcriptA | Get YouTube video transcript/captions (manual or auto-generated) with timestamps. Use 'lang' to specify language code (e.g. 'en', 'id'). Returns both timestamped and plain text versions. Returns error if captions are unavailable. |
| search_youtubeA | Search YouTube videos by query. Returns up to 50 results with title, channel, views, duration, and URL. Supports filtering by uploadDate (today/week/month/year) and videoDuration (short/medium/long), and sorting by relevance, date, viewCount, or rating. |
| get_transcript_languagesA | List all available caption/transcript languages for a YouTube video. Returns language codes and names for both manual and auto-generated captions. Call this first to discover available languages before fetching a transcript. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: transcript languages, comments, video metadata, transcript, and search. No overlap or ambiguity.
All tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern ('get_*' for data retrieval, 'search_youtube' for search). The pattern is uniform and predictable.
5 tools is well-scoped for a YouTube MCP server. Each tool covers a core operation without unnecessary bloat or deficiency.
The tool set covers the essential read operations for YouTube video data: search, metadata, comments, and transcripts with language discovery. No obvious gaps for the stated purpose.