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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Copy
{
"mcpServers": {
"granitebps-youtube-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@granitebps/youtube-mcp@1.1.0"
],
"env": {
"YT_PROVIDER": "innertube",
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY"
}
}
}
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Environment Name Required Notes YT_PROVIDER No Provider for video info, comments, and search: "innertube" (default, no key) or "api" (YouTube Data API v3). Transcripts always use youtube-transcript-plus. YOUTUBE_API_KEY No YouTube Data API v3 key. Required when YT_PROVIDER is "api". Secret.
Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.
About Read YouTube video metadata, transcripts, comments, and search results. No API key needed.
FAQ
What is YouTube MCP? Read YouTube video metadata, transcripts, comments, and search results. No API key needed.
How do I install YouTube MCP? Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.
Is YouTube MCP official? No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.
How is the trust score calculated? This listing scores 55 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page. Reviews 0 published · no average
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H Local-first agentic RAG with citations - hybrid search, reranking, multimodal document retrieval
M Local-first, cloud-friendly memory — 100+ tools, 99.2% LongMemEval-S retrieval@8, hybrid search.
D Crawl documentation sites into local corpora agents can search, read, and diff fully offline.
O Secure MCP access to Onyx search, chat, projects, and administration.