YouTube
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MCP Server for YouTube that uses yt-dlp to download subtitles and connect to AI assistants
About YouTube MCP Server
YouTube is an MCP server in the Content & Media category. It exposes tools, resources to connected AI applications, enabling them to interact with youtube capabilities through the standardized Model Context Protocol.
Features
Tools
Resources
Category
Content & Media
Getting Started
To use the YouTube MCP server in your AI application, follow these steps:
- Install the MCP client SDK for your platform
- Connect to the YouTube MCP server
- Authenticate with your YouTube credentials
- Start using the tools, resources, and prompts provided by the server
Example Code
// Connect to the YouTube MCP server
const server = await mcp.connect("youtube");
// List available tools
const tools = await server.tools.list();
// List available resources
const resources = await server.resources.list();
// List available prompts
const prompts = await server.prompts.list();
Installation
npm
npm install @mcp/server-youtubepip
pip install mcp-server-youtubeCompatible With
Claude Desktop
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Any MCP-compatible client