YouTube MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | Yes | Your YouTube Data API key (required) | |
| YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG | No | Default language for transcripts (optional, defaults to 'en') | en |
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": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| videos_getVideoA | Get detailed information about a YouTube video including URL |
| videos_searchVideosA | Search for videos on YouTube and return results with URLs |
| transcripts_getTranscriptA | Get the transcript of a YouTube video |
| channels_getChannelB | Get information about a YouTube channel |
| channels_listVideosB | Get videos from a specific channel |
| playlists_getPlaylistA | Get information about a YouTube playlist |
| playlists_getPlaylistItemsB | Get videos in a YouTube playlist |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| summarize-video | Summarize a YouTube video |
| analyze-channel | Analyze a YouTube channel |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| info | Information about available YouTube MCP resources and how to use them |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
Each tool targets a distinct resource (channels, playlists, transcripts, videos) with clear verbs (get, list, search), leaving no ambiguity.
All tool names follow a consistent resource_verb pattern in snake_case, making them predictable and easy to parse.
With 7 tools, the set is well-scoped for a YouTube information retrieval server, covering main functionalities without being overwhelming.
The tools cover channel, playlist, video, and transcript retrieval, but a tool to list a channel's playlists is missing, which is a minor gap.