YouTube MCP
A local-first Model Context Protocol server written in TypeScript that exposes 79 tools for AI assistants. It enables searching YouTube, managing channels, reading analytics, and performing write operations like uploads and metadata updates. All changes require user approval via a preflight flow, and it runs locally over stdio without network listeners.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search YouTube videos with filters
- Read channel analytics and audience retention
- Upload videos and manage playlists
- Moderate comments and update channel profile
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
https://github.com/pratikgh0se/youtube-mcp/releases/download/v0.3.1/youtube-mcp-0.3.1.mcpb 0.3.1
{
"version": "0.3.1",
"transport": "stdio",
"fileSha256": "16224d8d1eb4c04fc9e74002b99b592566ceb801e81e6b25016f999046cfb1e4",
"identifier": "https://github.com/pratikgh0se/youtube-mcp/releases/download/v0.3.1/youtube-mcp-0.3.1.mcpb",
"registryType": "mcpb",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "YOUTUBE_API_KEY",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "YouTube Data API v3 key for public search, video, channel, comment and transcript tools."
},
{
"name": "YOUTUBE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Path to the Desktop OAuth client JSON from Google Cloud, used to sign in to your channel."
},
{
"name": "YOUTUBE_MCP_PROFILE_ID",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Short profile name you choose (e.g. my-channel); keeps local state separate per channel."
},
{
"name": "YOUTUBE_MCP_CHANNEL_ID",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Your channel ID (starts with UC); the signed-in Google account must own it."
},
{
"name": "YOUTUBE_MCP_STATE_DIR",
"description": "Directory for sign-in token, approvals and history. Defaults to ~/.youtube-mcp."
}
]
}Tools
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