YouTube MCP servers
275 YouTube MCP servers compared by tools, transport, stars and downloads, with install config for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Codex.
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · measured from GitHub, npm and PyPI
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| Server | Transport | Tools | Language | Stars | Downloads, 30d | Install |
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 AutoClipzhouxiaoka/autoclip | stdio | — | Python | 10.4K | — | Install |
 Yutueat-pray-ai/yutu | stdio, remote | — | Go | 723 | 1.2K | Install |
 HasData YouTubehasdata/youtube-mcp | stdio, remote | 5 | JavaScript | 8 | 825 | Install |
 Markdownifyzcaceres/markdownify-mcp | — | 10 | TypeScript | 3K | — | Install |
 Video Analyzerguimatheus92/mcp-video-analyzer | stdio | 6 | TypeScript | 123 | — | Install |
 YouTube Datakirbah/mcp-youtube-a10c69 | stdio | 7 | TypeScript | 33 | — | Install |
 YouTube Research MCPcoyasong/youtube-mcp-server | stdio | 21 | TypeScript | 27 | 689 | Install |
 YouTube Transcriptjkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript | stdio | 4 | Python | 496 | — | Install |
 Yt Dlpkevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp | stdio | — | TypeScript | 309 | — | Install |
 AiToEarnyikart/aitoearn | — | — | TypeScript | 27.7K | — | Install |
 Taisly Social Media Postingtaisly/agent | stdio, remote | — | JavaScript | 221 | — | Install |
 BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizerjimmylv/bibigpt-skill | remote | 6 | JavaScript | 141 | — | Install |
Install AutoClip
$ claude mcp add autoclip -- uvx autoclip-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"autoclip": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"autoclip-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"autoclip": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"autoclip-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.autoclip] command = "uvx" args = ["autoclip-mcp"]
~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"autoclip": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"autoclip-mcp"
]
}
}
}All YouTube MCP servers
Clips long videos into short platform-ready videos with covers and captions from a link, via local CLI or MCP.
$claude mcp add autoclip -- uvx autoclip-mcp
Automates YouTube workflows including video uploading, optimization, comment management, and channel branding via CLI, MCP, or AI agents.
$claude mcp add yutu -- npx -y @eat-pray-ai/yutu
Lets an AI client search YouTube and read video, channel and transcript data as JSON.
$claude mcp add youtube-mcp -- npx -y @hasdata/youtube-mcp
Converts various file types, web content, and media into Markdown format for AI clients.
Turns video URLs or local files into transcripts, key frames, OCR text, and metadata for AI agents.
$claude mcp add mcp-video-analyzer -- npx -y mcp-video-analyzer
Enables AI agents to access token-optimized YouTube metadata, transcripts, channel statistics, and trending videos using the YouTube Data API v3.
$claude mcp add mcp-youtube-a10c69 -- npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube
Turn YouTube videos into citation-ready research with timestamped transcripts and optional channel intelligence for AI agents.
$claude mcp add youtube-mcp-server -- npx -y @coyasong/youtube-mcp-server
Fetches YouTube video transcripts, timed segments, available languages, and video metadata for AI clients.
$https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript/releases/download/v0.8.3/mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb
Enables AI agents to search, extract metadata, download transcripts, and save video or audio content from various platforms using yt-dlp.
$claude mcp add yt-dlp-mcp -- npx -y @kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp
Lets an AI client create, publish, and monetize marketing content across 14+ social platforms.
Publishes short-form videos to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X, and Facebook from an AI agent workflow.
$claude mcp add agent -- npx -y @taisly/agent
Lets an AI client summarize, chapter-break down, and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok, and podcast videos from a URL.
$claude mcp add --transport http bibigpt-skill https://bibigpt.co/api/mcp
Gives AI clients live trend history, growth rates, ranked boards, and social context across 27 platforms like Google, TikTok, and Amazon.
$claude mcp add --transport http content-strategy https://content-strategy.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpLets an AI client pull live trend history, growth rates, ranked boards and social context across Google, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, Reddit, X and more.
$claude mcp add --transport http crypto https://crypto.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpLets an AI client query live trend history, growth rates, ranked boards, and social context across 27 platforms from one API key.
$claude mcp add --transport http social-media https://social-media.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpFetches live trend data across 27 platforms, including history, growth and top posts, so an AI client can analyze what's rising.
$claude mcp add --transport http spotify https://spotify.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpFetches live trend data from Google, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Amazon and other platforms for AI clients.
$claude mcp add --transport http trends https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcpLets an AI client pull live trend history, growth percentages, ranked trend boards and social context across 27 platforms.
$claude mcp add --transport http x-twitter https://x-twitter.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp
Reads URLs from X, YouTube, Bilibili, WeChat, podcasts and the web, then returns structured source content with an explicit completeness verdict.
Lets an AI client run Google and other search engine queries and extract or crawl web page content via SerpApi.
$claude mcp add --transport http serpapi-mcp https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp
Search YouTube and podcast transcripts to find exact quotes, speakers, and mentions for AI-driven research and monitoring.
$claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp
Enables AI clients to read web content by fetching URLs as clean markdown using a multi-tier fallback system.
$claude mcp add intercept-mcp -- npx -y intercept-mcp
Connect AI agents to web research tools, brand intelligence, and social media data from platforms like Reddit, YouTube, and the App Store.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @replynodes/mcp
Fetch live public data from 22 social media platforms including TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube through a unified schema.
$claude mcp add cli -- npx -y insightsocial
Cast YouTube videos and media to Chromecast or DLNA devices and control playback via an AI client.
$claude mcp add catt-mcp -- uvx catt-mcp
Allows AI agents to process social videos by extracting frames and transcripts for automated analysis and documentation.
$claude mcp add watch-cli -- npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp
Lets an AI client publish, schedule, analyze and manage social media posts across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and other networks.
$claude mcp add --transport http upload-post-mcp https://mcp.upload-post.com/mcp
Enables AI clients to access creator discovery and analytics across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, including brand sponsorship intelligence.
$claude mcp add --transport http creatordb-mcp-server https://mcp.creatordb.app/mcp
Converts social media links from platforms like Xiaohongshu, Douyin, TikTok, and YouTube into machine-readable text, transcripts, and image OCR.
$claude mcp add linkdigest-mcp -- uvx linkdigest-mcp
Enables AI models to search for videos, retrieve transcripts, manage channels, and access YouTube playlist data through the YouTube Data API.
$claude mcp add youtube-mcp-server -- npx -y zubeid-youtube-mcp-server
Lets AI agents extract video transcripts, media metadata, and structured data from social media platforms and perform web scraping or crawling.
$claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://api.supadata.ai/mcp
Enables AI clients to analyze videos by extracting timed transcripts, full-resolution frames, screen text, and verified summaries.
$claude mcp add boson-video -- uvx boson-video
Enables AI clients to search YouTube, download media, tag metadata, and sync audio to Plex playlists via yt-dlp and ffmpeg.
$claude mcp add ytdl-rmcp -- npx -y ytdl-rmcp
Fetches public social media data from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube as clean JSON for AI clients.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @scrapeeverything/mcp
Transcribe and translate audio and video from social media links or local files directly within an AI client.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @transcript1/mcp
Lets an AI client fetch YouTube transcripts, search for videos and channels, browse playlists, and perform in-channel searches.
$claude mcp add --transport http youtube-mcp https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp
Draft and schedule social media posts, threads, and videos to X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, and YouTube using an AI agent.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @postbasehq/mcp
Performs social media search, expert discovery, and analytics across platforms like X, Reddit, and YouTube.
$claude mcp add rolli-mcp -- npx -y @rolli/mcp
Search transcripts of Merill Fernando's Microsoft Entra podcast to get answers about identity topics with timestamped YouTube links.
$claude mcp add entranewspodcastmcpserver -- npx -y entra-news-podcast-mcp
Transcribe podcast episodes and YouTube videos into text for AI clients using links, files, or searches.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @audivo/mcp
Allows an AI client to control smart TVs using natural language to play content, manage volume, set scenes, and sync multi-room audio.
$claude mcp add smartest-tv -- uvx stv
Extracts YouTube transcripts, summarizes videos, monitors channels, and analyzes comments with token-efficient structured reports.
Fetch transcripts and video data from YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram using AI-powered transcription when captions are missing.
$claude mcp add --transport http youtube-tiktok-instagram-transcript-mcp https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp
Allows an AI client to obtain transcripts, translations, summaries, and subtitles from public YouTube videos.
$claude mcp add --transport http youtube-translate-mcp https://api.youtubetranslate.com/mcp
Lets AI agents create AI personas, generate short videos, and schedule automated posts to social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram.
$claude mcp add post-engineer -- npx -y post-engineer-mcp
Enables AI agents to search YouTube, read transcripts, extract timestamped frames, and build local semantic search corpora.
$claude mcp add tube-bridge -- uvx tube-bridge
Transcribe links from YouTube or cloud storage and retrieve transcripts or summaries through the txscribe API.
$claude mcp add txscribe-mcp -- npx -y @txscribe/mcp
Enables AI assistants to read social posts, monitor brand mentions, and analyze trends across ten major social networks.
$claude mcp add nooticr-mcp -- npx -y @nooticr/mcpEnables AI assistants to read, analyze, and monitor social media posts and trends across ten major networks including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
$claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @orchyn/mcp
Enables AI agents to schedule and publish video and image posts to YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram via the QPost API.
$claude mcp add qpost-mcp -- npx -y qpost-mcpYouTube MCP questions
What is the best YouTube MCP server?
AutoClip ranks first among YouTube MCP servers on HostedMCP by documentation, activity, stars and downloads, followed by Yutu, HasData YouTube.
Is there an official YouTube MCP server?
No official YouTube MCP server is listed yet; the servers above are community projects.
Which YouTube MCP servers work remotely?
29 servers can run as a remote (HTTP) server, including Yutu, HasData YouTube, Taisly Social Media Posting, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer.
How do I install a YouTube MCP server in Claude Code?
For AutoClip, run `claude mcp add autoclip -- uvx autoclip-mcp`. Each server page has the config for Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Claude Desktop.