Youtube MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

    spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true }).unref();

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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.

claude mcp add youtube-mcp -- npx -y @miller-joe/youtube-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.youtube-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@miller-joe/youtube-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@miller-joe/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID (Google OAuth 2.0 Client ID (from Google Cloud Console, Desktop app type). See README for setup.), YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET (Google OAuth 2.0 Client Secret. Pair with YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID.), YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE (Alternative to CLIENT_ID/CLIENT_SECRET: path to the JSON credentials file downloaded from Google Cloud.), YOUTUBE_TOKEN_FILE (Refresh token storage path. Default: ~/.config/youtube-mcp/token.json), COMFYUI_URL (ComfyUI HTTP URL for the generate_and_set_thumbnail bridge tool. When unset, that tool is disabled.), COMFYUI_DEFAULT_CKPT (Default ComfyUI checkpoint filename for bridge tool (default: sd_xl_base_1.0.safetensors)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.