YouTube MCP — tool skill for research & trends
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YouTube Data API over MCP: search, video and channel stats, transcripts.
- Type: Tool · Research & trends
- Slug:
youtube-mcp - Status: live
- Publisher: Zubeid Hendricks (community)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/ZubeidHendricks/youtube-mcp-server
- Works in: Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Any MCP client
- Requires: YouTube Data API key (free, 10k units/day)
- Adoption: 589 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-26)
What it does
An MCP server for the YouTube Data API v3. The agent can search videos, read view and like counts, compare a video with its channel to spot outliers, and pull transcripts. Pair it with the trend guide: chart=mostPopular per region is the official replacement for the removed Trending page.
Use when
- Find YouTube outliers in a niche
- Pull stats and transcripts for a list of videos
- Check what is most popular in a region
Install
- Any MCP client:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @ZubeidHendricks/youtube --client claude
How-to tutorials that use it
- How to make a faceless YouTube video with AI: A narrated short or long video with no presenter: script, voiceover, visuals, captions, music.
- How to make YouTube video thumbnails with AI: High-CTR thumbnails and vertical covers, in a few options to choose from.
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