youtube-kit runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 653 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 25 Oct 2026.
YouTube CLI and MCP server: search and read public YouTube, and manage your own channels.
We read the source, 9 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
child = subprocess.Popen(
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add youtube-kit -- uvx youtube-kit
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.youtube-kit]
command = "uvx"
args = ["youtube-kit"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
YOUTUBE_CHANNEL (Channel to work on by default (UC... ID, @handle or exact title), from the ones logged in with `ytk auth login`), YOUTUBE_API_KEY (API key for public data; without one, public reads go through your login).
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