FlashData MCP

FlashData provides an official MCP server that allows AI assistants to access Google Search and YouTube data services. It enables tools for searching the web, retrieving video metadata, accessing transcripts and captions, and downloading media files directly to cloud storage. The server supports both real-time and asynchronous batch operations, billed via FlashData's shared credit system.

Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

OAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-26Operated by FlashData

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search the web, news, images, and shopping results via Google
Retrieve YouTube video metadata, transcripts, and captions
Download YouTube video and audio clips to cloud storage
Check account credit balance and usage limits

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http flashdata-mcp https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add flashdata-mcp --url https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable flashdata-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashdata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashdata-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start flashdata-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "flashdata-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http flashdata-mcp https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashdata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flashdata-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://data.flashdata.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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