Question 1

What is YouTube MCP?

Accepted Answer

It's an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects YouTube to your AI, giving the agent tools to act on your data — through a single remote link.

Question 2

Which AI clients does it work with?

Accepted Answer

Any MCP-compatible client: Claude (web, desktop and mobile), Cursor, ChatGPT with connectors, OpenClaw and other agents.

Question 3

Do I need to code?

Accepted Answer

No. Paste the remote URL into your client, authenticate once, and you're done — no packages to install, no code to write.

Question 4

Is it secure? Can the AI change my data?

Accepted Answer

Access is authorized by you and can be revoked anytime. Permissions follow what YouTube exposes; you approve them when connecting.

Question 5

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

You start free and upgrade when you need more usage. Billing and limits are managed in your mcp.ai account.

Question 6

Can I cancel anytime?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Plans are monthly and can be cancelled at any time, with no lock-in.

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YouTube

Tools (22)

youtube_apiEscape hatch: call any path on the YouTube backend. Pass path (e.g. /search), optional method (default GET), query map, and JSON body for POST. Prefer the named youtube_* tools when available; this is

youtube_channel_aboutChannel description, links, country, subscriber count, banner.

youtube_channel_communityCommunity posts tab for a channel.

youtube_channel_featuredFeatured channels listed on a channel. Note: YouTube deprecated the featured-channels tab; this route exists upstream but typically returns an empty/error envelope.

youtube_channel_homeChannel home page payload (featured shelves + meta).

youtube_channel_playlistsChannel playlists tab.

youtube_channel_searchSearch a channel's own videos and playlists.

youtube_channel_shortsChannel shorts tab.

youtube_channel_shorts_postPOST variant of channel shorts. Requires a `params` continuation token from a prior GET response. Skip in daily smoke (no synthetic params).

youtube_channel_storeStore / merch shelf for a channel.

youtube_channel_videosChannel videos tab.

youtube_channel_videos_postPOST variant of channel videos. Requires a `params` continuation token captured from a prior GET response — used to fetch deeper pages or filtered shelves that the GET surface can't address. Skip in d

youtube_commentsTop-level comments thread for a video.

youtube_downloadStream/download metadata for a video (formats, audio/video URLs, status).

youtube_hashtagPosts under a hashtag (without leading #).

youtube_home_feedYouTube home feed (anonymous, geo/lang aware).

youtube_hypeYouTube Hype: viral / hyped videos feed.

youtube_playlistPlaylist items by playlist id.

youtube_resolve_urlResolve a YouTube URL or share link to its videoId / pageType.

youtube_searchSearch videos, channels, playlists.

youtube_trendingTrending videos by region.

youtube_video_relatedRelated videos for a given video id.