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YouTube Data MCP by usefulapi MCP

v1.6.1 changelog · 13

io.usefulapi/youtube-data

Search videos; read channels, playlists, comments and popular videos in YouTube.

transport:streamable-http tools:9

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-data https://youtube-data.usefulapi.io/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

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

youtube_search

youtube search

youtube_get_videos

youtube get videos

youtube_list_popular_videos

youtube list popular videos

youtube_get_channels

youtube get channels

youtube_list_playlists

youtube list playlists

youtube_list_playlist_items

youtube list playlist items

youtube_list_comment_threads

youtube list comment threads

youtube_list_comment_replies

youtube list comment replies

youtube_list_video_categories

youtube list video categories

All 9 tools, one page each

1 prompt you invoke yourself

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.