Youtube Mcp

io.github.miller-joe/youtube-mcp · v0.1.2

MCP server for YouTube creator-ops with a ComfyUI bridge for AI thumbnail generation.

Source code Set it up

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal

claude mcp add youtube-mcp -e YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID=<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID> -e YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET> -e YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE=<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE> -e YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE=<YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE> -e COMFYUI_URL=<COMFYUI_URL> -e COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT=<COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT> -- npx -y @miller-joe/[email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE>",
        "YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE>",
        "COMFYUI_URL": "<COMFYUI_URL>",
        "COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT": "<COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE>",
        "YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE>",
        "COMFYUI_URL": "<COMFYUI_URL>",
        "COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT": "<COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE>",
        "YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE": "<YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE>",
        "COMFYUI_URL": "<COMFYUI_URL>",
        "COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT": "<COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID` Required	Google OAuth 2.0 Client ID (from Google Cloud Console, Desktop app type). See README for setup.
`YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET` Required, secret	Google OAuth 2.0 Client Secret. Pair with YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID.
`YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE` Optional	Alternative to CLIENT_ID/CLIENT_SECRET: path to the JSON credentials file downloaded from Google Cloud.
`YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE` Optional	Refresh token storage path. Default: ~/.config/youtube-mcp/token.json
`COMFYUI_URL` Optional	ComfyUI HTTP URL for the generate_and_set_thumbnail bridge tool. When unset, that tool is disabled.
`COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT` Optional	Default ComfyUI checkpoint filename for bridge tool (default: sd_xl_base_1.0.safetensors)

Details

Package	`@miller-joe/[email protected]` (NPM, streamable-http)
First published	20 Apr 2026
Last updated	20 Apr 2026
Registry name	`io.github.miller-joe/youtube-mcp`

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