Independent, unofficial project for YouTube metadata, transcripts, comments, and search.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add youtube-mcp -e YT_PROVIDER=<YT_PROVIDER> -e YOUTUBE_API_KEY=<YOUTUBE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @granitebps/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@granitebps/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YT_PROVIDER": "<YT_PROVIDER>",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@granitebps/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YT_PROVIDER": "<YT_PROVIDER>",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"youtube-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@granitebps/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YT_PROVIDER": "<YT_PROVIDER>",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
YT_PROVIDEROptional | Video info/comments/search: "innertube" (default, unofficial, no key) or "api" (official YouTube Data API v3). Transcripts always use unofficial youtube-transcript-plus. |
YOUTUBE_API_KEYOptional, secret | Your own YouTube Data API v3 key (BYOK). Required when YT_PROVIDER is "api"; not used for transcripts. |
Details
| Package | @granitebps/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.granitebps/youtube-mcp |
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