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YouTube MCP for Zed

com.renzojohnson/youtube-mcp

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install YouTube MCP in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@renzo.johnson/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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