mcpbeat

YouTube Data MCP Server

io.github.kirbah/mcp-youtube
local only

YouTube Data runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 144 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Aug 2026.

YouTube MCP server for token-optimized, structured data using the YouTube Data API v3.

Installs per day peak 574 · avg 103 · +210% w/w
a month agotoday
1 144
Installs / week
npm · @kirbah/mcp-youtube
26
Stars
0 open issues
1 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-youtube -- npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-youtube]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

YouTube Data — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for YouTube Data?
YouTube Data runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @kirbah/mcp-youtube was installed 1 144 times last week.
How do I connect YouTube Data?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @kirbah/mcp-youtube straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use YouTube Data?
The npm package @kirbah/mcp-youtube was installed 1 144 times in the last week. Week over week that is +210%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is YouTube Data open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 26 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.