youtube-kit MCP

An open-source YouTube CLI and MCP server that enables AI agents and humans to interact with YouTube. It supports searching public videos, reading transcripts, managing channel analytics, handling uploads, editing metadata, organizing playlists, and moderating comments. It integrates with various AI clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and ChatGPT via the Model Context Protocol.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by eukosh

You need:You need a Google account with a YouTube channeluv ( brew install uv on macOS)

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What you can do with it

Retrieve video analytics and traffic breakdowns
List and moderate comments waiting for review
Extract transcripts from video captions
Manage channel metadata and playlists

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.7.3

mcp-registry: io.github.eukosh/youtube-kit@0.7.3 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Nov 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC

Packages and installation

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youtube-kit 0.7.3

pypiuvx

youtube-kit package definition

{
  "version": "0.7.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "youtube-kit",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "mcp"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_CHANNEL",
      "description": "Channel to work on by default (UC... ID, @handle or exact title), from the ones logged in with `ytk auth login`"
    },
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_API_KEY",
      "description": "API key for public data; without one, public reads go through your login"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-kit-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "youtube-kit==0.7.3",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CHANNEL": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL>",
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-kit-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "youtube-kit==0.7.3",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CHANNEL": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL>",
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-kit-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "youtube-kit==0.7.3",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CHANNEL": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL>",
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-kit-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "youtube-kit==0.7.3",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_CHANNEL": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL>",
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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