YouTube Data MCP

A production-grade MCP server for AI agents that retrieves structured YouTube data via the Data API v3. It optimizes token usage by stripping redundant payloads, supports smart caching to protect API quotas, and includes strict type safety and testing for reliable agentic workflows.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by kirbah

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What you can do with it

Retrieve token-optimized video details for LLMs
Search videos with reduced context window usage
Get channel statistics efficiently
Cache data to protect daily API quotas

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.1.15

mcp-registry: io.github.kirbah/mcp-youtube@1.1.15 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@kirbah/mcp-youtube 1.1.15

npmnpx

@kirbah/mcp-youtube package definition

{
  "version": "1.1.15",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@kirbah/mcp-youtube",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "YouTube Data API v3 key"
    },
    {
      "name": "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "MongoDB connection string for caching"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube@1.1.15"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube@1.1.15"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-data-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube@1.1.15"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube@1.1.15"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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