YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server for VS Code

io.youtubeapi/mcp-server

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

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http runtime:npm

Install YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubeapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs