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YouTube Insights MCP Server

@dabidstudio

Repository

About YouTube Insights MCP Server

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Basic information

Category

Media & Design

License

MIT

Runtime

python

Transports

stdio

Publisher

dabidstudio

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtubeinsights-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@dabidstudio/youtubeinsights-mcp-server",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is YouTube Insights MCP Server?

YouTube Insights MCP Server is an MCP server that extracts insights from YouTube videos, including subtitle parsing in multiple languages, keyword-based video discovery, and channel information retrieval. It is designed for use with AI agents and MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop.

How to use YouTube Insights MCP Server?

Install automatically via Smithery or manually with uvx. Add the server configuration (e.g., in claude_desktop_config.json) with the YOUTUBE_API_KEY environment variable set to your YouTube Data API key. The server provides three tools: get_youtube_transcript, search_youtube_videos, and get_channel_info.

Key features of YouTube Insights MCP Server

  • Extract transcripts from YouTube videos (multi-language)
  • Search videos by keyword and fetch metadata (views, likes, thumbnails)
  • Retrieve channel info and latest uploads from any video URL
  • FastMCP-based server for easy deployment
  • MCP Tools for seamless agent workflows

Use cases of YouTube Insights MCP Server

  • Analyze a channel’s recent performance and subscriber growth
  • Summarize trending or specific videos from search results
  • Extract and analyze subtitles from videos in Korean or English

FAQ from YouTube Insights MCP Server

What API key is required?

You need a YouTube Data API key. Set it as the environment variable YOUTUBE_API_KEY in the MCP server configuration.

What languages are supported for transcripts?

The get_youtube_transcript tool currently supports Korean (ko) and English (en) subtitles.

What MCP tools are available?

Three tools: get_youtube_transcript (extract subtitles), search_youtube_videos (search by keyword and return metadata), and get_channel_info (retrieve channel data and recent uploads from a video URL).

How do I install the server?

You can install via Smithery (npx -y @smithery/cli install @dabidstudio/youtubeinsights-mcp-server --client claude) or use uvx with the configuration shown in the README.

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