YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.youtubeapi/mcp-server

Real-time YouTube transcripts, comments, channels & video search MCP. Local npx or hosted OAuth.

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http runtime:npm

Install YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.youtubeapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs