How do I connect Youtube MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add coyasong-youtube-mcp-server -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Youtube MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Youtube MCP Server do?

Youtube MCP Server documents 22 tools to the agent, including analyze-channel-videos, compare-videos, contextLines. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Youtube MCP Server

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by coyaSONG

Citation-ready YouTube research for AI agents — transcript search, exact timestamp links, cross-video evidence, and channel intelligence over MCP

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'coyasong-youtube-mcp-server' -- 'npx' '-y' '@modelcontextprotocol/inspector'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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22 of 22 tools

Documented tools (22)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

analyze-channel-videos

Analyze performance trends of videos from a specific channel

compare-videos

Compare statistics across multiple videos

contextLines

surrounding segments to retain, from 0 to 5

enhanced-transcript

Advanced transcript extraction with filtering, search, and multi-video capabilities

get-channel-stats

Get subscriber count, view count, and other channel statistics

get-key-moments

Extract key moments with timestamps from a video transcript for easier navigation

get-segmented-transcript

Divide a video transcript into segments for easier analysis

get-trending-videos

Retrieve trending videos by region and category

get-video-categories

Get available video categories for a specific region

get-video-comments

Get comments for a specific video

get-video-stats

Get statistical information for a specific video

get-video-transcript

Get transcript for a specific video with optional language

language

optional caption language such as en, ko, or ja

matchMode

word (default) or substring

maxSegments

response cap from 1 to 1,000 (default: 200)

offset

result offset for pagination

query

optional phrase to find inside the transcript

research-video

Get citation-ready transcript evidence from a URL or video ID without an API key

research-videos

Compare timestamp-linked evidence across 2–5 videos without an API key

search-videos

Search for YouTube videos with advanced filtering options

startSeconds

/ endSeconds: optional time window

video

a YouTube URL or 11-character video ID

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FAQ

Questions about Youtube MCP Server

How do I connect Youtube MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add coyasong-youtube-mcp-server -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Youtube MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Youtube MCP Server do?: Youtube MCP Server documents 22 tools to the agent, including analyze-channel-videos, compare-videos, contextLines. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.