youtube mcp for Claude Code

io.github.miller-joe/youtube-mcp

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

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install youtube mcp in Claude Code

run in your project directory

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/youtube-mcp

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

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