YouTube MCP Server
by anaisbetts
Verified
local-only server
The server can only run on the client’s local machine because it depends on local resources.
YouTube MCP Server
Uses yt-dlp
to download subtitles from YouTube and connects it to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol. Try it by asking Claude, "Summarize the YouTube video <<URL>>". Requires yt-dlp
to be installed locally e.g. via Homebrew.
How do I get this working?
- Install
yt-dlp
(Homebrew and WinGet both work great here) - Now, install this via mcp-installer, use the name
@anaisbetts/mcp-youtube
This server cannot be installed
Uses yt-dlp to download subtitles from YouTube and connects it to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol.