Youtube Media MCP Server

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Youtube Media MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 15 min ago. It exposes 3 tools.

YouTube video search with transcript extraction as first-class output.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 92%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

85 ms

Response time

average over 24h

authentication required

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Youtube Media MCP Server every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 15 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add youtube-media-mcp-server --transport http https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-media-mcp-server]
url = "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-media-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-media-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Available tools 3

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

imdb

imdb_search

Search IMDB for movies and TV shows. Returns titles, ratings, cast. Args: query: Movie or show title (e.g. 'Inception') max_results: Max results (default 10)

podcasts

search_podcasts

Search for podcast episodes by topic. Args: query: Search query (e.g. 'AI startups') max_results: Max episodes (default 20)

youtube

youtube_transcript

Extract transcript/subtitles from a YouTube video. Args: video_url: YouTube video URL (e.g. 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=...') language: Language code (default 'en')

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp	streamable-http	needs auth	44 ms	15 min ago

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Youtube Media MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Youtube Media MCP Server do?

It exposes 3 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: imdb_search, search_podcasts, youtube_transcript. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Youtube Media MCP Server working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 85 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Youtube Media MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Youtube Media MCP Server need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Youtube Media MCP Server answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Youtube Media MCP Server?

It answers our handshake in 85 ms on average, which is faster than 94% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.