YouTube MCP for Claude Code

io.github.granitebps/youtube-mcp

Independent, unofficial project for YouTube metadata, transcripts, comments, and search.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install YouTube MCP in Claude Code

run in your project directory

claude mcp add youtube-mcp -e YT_PROVIDER=<YT_PROVIDER> -e YOUTUBE_API_KEY=<YOUTUBE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @granitebps/youtube-mcp

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