YouTube MCP for Claude Code

com.renzojohnson/youtube-mcp

YouTube MCP server: search videos, read stats and comments, run analytics, manage playlists.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install YouTube MCP in Claude Code

run in your project directory

claude mcp add youtube-mcp -e GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=<GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS> -e GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID> -e GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET> -e GOOGLE_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=<GOOGLE_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN> -- npx -y @renzo.johnson/youtube-mcp

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

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