YouTube MCP Server for Claude — read analytics, fetch video metadata (incl. unlisted/private/draft), search uploads, update titles/descriptions/tags. 10 tools via YouTube Data API v3 + OAuth2. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and any MCP client.
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Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
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Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"adityaarsharma/youtube-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
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Run in terminal:
claude mcp add youtube-mcp-server npx -y adityaarsharma/youtube-mcp-server
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Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"adityaarsharma/youtube-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
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Topics
ai-tools analytics anthropic claude claude-code claude-desktop mcp model-context-protocol nodejs oauth2 typescript video-metadata youtube youtube-analytics youtube-api