YouTube Insights MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_youtube_transcriptA | Extract the full transcript from a YouTube video. Supports various YouTube URL formats or direct video IDs. |
| get_youtube_metadataB | Get metadata for a YouTube video including title, author, and thumbnail. |
| get_youtube_insightsC | Get comprehensive insights from a YouTube video including transcript, metadata, and a brief summary. |
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 3 tools
The tools have overlapping purposes, as get_youtube_insights includes metadata and transcript, making it ambiguous when to choose get_youtube_metadata or get_youtube_transcript instead. This overlap can lead to misselection, as agents might use the comprehensive tool unnecessarily or struggle to pick the right specialized one.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'get_youtube_' prefix, using snake_case uniformly. This predictability makes it easy for agents to understand and navigate the tool set without confusion.
With only 3 tools, the set feels thin for a 'YouTube Insights' server, as it lacks operations like search, list, or update capabilities that might be expected for broader video analysis. However, it covers basic retrieval functions, making it borderline appropriate but limited in scope.
There are significant gaps in the tool surface for a YouTube insights domain, such as no search tools for finding videos, no playlist or channel operations, and no update or deletion capabilities. The tools only provide read-only access to individual videos, which is insufficient for comprehensive insights workflows.