youtube-research
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | Yes | YouTube Data API v3 key. Obtain from Google Cloud Console. |
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
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| youtube_searchA | Search YouTube videos by query. Returns a list of videos with metadata: id, title, description, duration, view_count, published_at, channel. |
| youtube_video_infoA | Get video metadata by URL or ID. Returns: id, title, description, duration, view_count, published_at, channel. Direct lookup by video ID — no search required. |
| youtube_transcriptB | Get subtitles/transcript for a YouTube video. Accepts a video URL or ID. Returns timestamped text. Looks for Russian subtitles first, then English by default. |
| youtube_channel_infoA | Get channel metadata by URL, handle, or ID. Returns: id, title, description, subscriber_count, view_count, video_count, published_at, thumbnail, custom_url. |
| youtube_channel_videosA | List recent videos from a channel. Accepts channel URL, @handle, or ID. Returns videos sorted by date (newest first) with metadata: id, title, description, duration, view_count, published_at. |
| youtube_playlistC | List videos in a YouTube playlist. Accepts a playlist URL or ID. Returns videos with metadata. |
| youtube_commentsB | Get top-level comments for a YouTube video. Returns comments sorted by relevance with: author, text, likes, published_at. |
| youtube_trendingA | Get trending/most popular videos for a region. region_code: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US, RU, GB, DE, JP). Returns videos with metadata sorted by popularity. |
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 8 tools
Each tool targets a distinct YouTube resource or action: channel metadata, channel videos, video comments, playlist contents, search, transcript, trending, and video info. No semantic overlap.
All tools share the 'youtube_' prefix and use descriptive noun phrases (e.g., channel_info, transcript). Minor inconsistency: 'youtube_comments' could be more specific like 'youtube_video_comments', but overall pattern is clear.
8 tools is well-scoped for a YouTube research server. Each tool serves a clear purpose without unnecessary bloat, covering the main read-only operations needed for research.
The set covers the essential read-only operations for YouTube research: channels, videos, search, playlists, comments, transcripts, and trending. Missing operations like channel search or video statistics are minor gaps.