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YouTube Server

Fetch and analyze YouTube video transcripts, metadata, and channel information

youtubevideotranscriptsmediacommunity

Installation

npm install -g youtube-mcp-server

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "youtube-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your-youtube-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

How to use

  1. Run the installation command above (if needed)
  2. Open your Claude Code settings file (~/.claude/settings.json)
  3. Add the configuration to the mcpServers section
  4. Restart Claude Code to apply changes
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