# Youtube Mcp Server

> Open-source MCP server for YouTube — search videos, get transcripts, explore channels. Works with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-anarcyst-youtube-mcp-server`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Anarcyst](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/anarcyst)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Anarcyst](https://github.com/Anarcyst)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Anarcyst/youtube-mcp-server

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-anarcyst-youtube-mcp-server
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# YouTube MCP Server

[](https://pypi.org/project/yt-mcp-server/)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[](https://www.python.org/downloads/)

A **zero-config** MCP server for YouTube. Search videos, get transcripts, browse channels, and **search across a creator's entire content**. No API keys needed.

## Quick Start

```bash
uvx yt-mcp-server
```

Or install with pip:

```bash
pip install yt-mcp-server
```

## Setup

### Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "yt-mcp-server", "youtube-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add youtube -- uvx yt-mcp-server
```

### Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "yt-mcp-server", "youtube-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Tools

| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| **`search_channel_transcripts`** | **Search across ALL videos of a channel — find what any creator said about any topic** |
| `search_transcript` | Search within a single video's transcript |
| `get_transcript` | Get full transcript with timestamps |
| `search_videos` | Search YouTube for videos |
| `get_video_info` | Get video details — title, description, stats, chapters |
| `get_channel_info` | Get channel info — subscribers, description, video count |
| `get_channel_videos` | List videos from a channel, sorted by date or popularity |
| `get_comments` | Get video comments sorted by relevance |

## Example Prompts

```
"Find me the best videos on how to scale a B2B SaaS from 0 to $1M ARR"
→ search_videos

"Show me everything @AlexHormozi posted this month"
→ get_channel_videos

"Summarize this interview with Sam Altman: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
→ get_transcript

"What exactly did @AlexHormozi say about making offers? Give me the timestamps"
→ search_channel_transcripts — searches all videos, returns exact passages with links

"Compare how @ycombinator and @AlexHormozi think about product-market fit"
→ search_channel_transcripts on both channels
```

## HTTP Transport

Run as a standalone HTTP server:

```bash
yt-mcp-server --transport streamable-http --port 8000
```

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) (installed automatically)
- No API keys or authentication required

## Note

Transcript features (`get_transcript`, `search_transcript`, `search_channel_transcripts`) use YouTube's internal API, which may rate-limit after many requests in a short period. Normal usage (a few queries per session) works fine.

## Acknowledgments

Built with the assistance of [Claude](https://claude.ai) by Anthropic.

## License

MIT

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Anarcyst](https://github.com/Anarcyst)
- **Source:** [Anarcyst/youtube-mcp-server](https://github.com/Anarcyst/youtube-mcp-server)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-anarcyst-youtube-mcp-server
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/anarcyst
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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