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Claude Desktop

YouTube MCP for Claude Desktop

io.github.granitebps/youtube-mcp

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

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install YouTube MCP in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@granitebps/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YT_PROVIDER": "<YT_PROVIDER>",
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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