Best YouTube MCP Servers for Claude Code (Oct 2026)
yutu is the best YouTube MCP server for Claude Code - 628 GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: YouTube Transcript Server and Mcp Youtube Transcript.
64 YouTube MCP servers for developers, ranked by GitHub stars. Every pick works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any MCP client, and links to install commands and trust signals.
Ranked by Skillselion · adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub · data refreshed October 25, 2026.
The top 30 MCP servers for youtube
| # | MCP Server | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yutueat-pray-ai · eat-pray-ai/yutuTop pick A fully functional MCP server and CLI for YouTube | 628 |
| 2 | YouTube Transcript Servercollectionkimtaeyoon83 · kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript An MCP server that retrieves transcripts, captions and subtitles from YouTube videos by URL, Shorts URL or video ID, with language selection and automatic fallback. | 591 |
| 3 | An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos | 477 |
| 4 | All-in-One MCP Servercollectionnguyenvanduocit · nguyenvanduocit/all-in-one-model-context-protocol Unified MCP server with multi-service integrations (GitLab, Jira, Confluence, YouTube) and AI search. Project has been split and moved to individual repositories. | 107 |
| 5 | YouTube Data MCPcollectionicraft2170 · icraft2170/youtube-data-mcp-server An MCP server for YouTube Data API access, enabling agents to search videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze channel metrics. | 65 |
| 6 | smartest-tvHybirdss · Hybirdss/smartest-tv Control any smart TV with natural language. Resolve Netflix/YouTube/Spotify and deep-link. | 46 |
| 7 | Kirbah Mcp Youtubecollectionkirbah · kirbah/mcp-youtube Provide token-optimized, structured YouTube data to enhance your LLM applications. Access efficien… | 29 |
| 8 | YouTube Datacollectionkirbah · kirbah/mcp-youtube YouTube MCP server for token-optimized, structured data using the YouTube Data API v3. | 29 |
| 9 | Music Analysis MCP Servercollectionhugohow · hugohow/mcp-music-analysis An MCP server that integrates librosa and Whisper for audio analysis, supporting local files, YouTube links, and audio file URLs for music feature extraction. | 26 |
| 10 | MCP server that automates generating LinkedIn post drafts from YouTube videos by extracting transcripts and applying summarization and tone customization. | 20 |
| 11 | YouTube Research MCPcollectioncoyaSONG · coyaSONG/youtube-mcp-server Citation-ready YouTube research with transcript search, exact timestamps, cross-video evidence, and channel intelligence. | 19 |
| 12 | YouTube Toolbox MCPcollectionjikime · jikime/py-mcp-youtube-toolbox MCP server providing YouTube tools including video search, transcript extraction, comment retrieval and transcript analysis. | 19 |
| 13 | YouTube MCP ServercollectionPrajwal-ak-0 · Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp Retrieve video transcripts, summaries, comments, and perform semantic queries on YouTube content using Gemini AI. | 13 |
| 14 | YouTube Watch Later MCP Servercollectionrados10 · rados10/youtube-watchlater-mcp An MCP server that retrieves URLs of videos from a YouTube Watch Later playlist within a configurable timeframe. | 11 |
| 15 | McpSpaceFrontiers · SpaceFrontiers/mcp Full-text retrieval: papers, books, patents, Wikipedia, Reddit, Telegram, YouTube. With citations. | 11 |
| 16 | 💯 YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP for AI AgentscollectionZeroPointRepo · ZeroPointRepo/youtube-mcp 💯 The fastest YouTube transcript + YouTube search MCP for AI agents. Try for free. | 10 |
| 17 | YouTube Vision MCP Servercollectionminbang930 · minbang930/Youtube-Vision-MCP MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that utilizes the Google Gemini Vision API to interact with YouTube videos. | 6 |
| 18 | Ssemble AI Clippingcollectionssembleinc · ssembleinc/ssemble-mcp-server Create AI-powered short-form video clips from YouTube videos. Supports webhook callbacks. | 6 |
| 19 | YouTube Translate MCPbrianshin22 · brianshin22/youtube-translate-mcp MCP server for accessing YouTube transcripts, translations, subtitles in SRT/VTT format, and video summaries via the YouTube Translate API. | 5 |
| 20 | YouTube MCP by UnClickcollectionmalamutemayhem · malamutemayhem/unclick Search YouTube and get video, channel, playlist, and caption details. By UnClick. | 4 |
| 21 | Youtube Video Analyzercollectionludmila-omlopes · ludmila-omlopes/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp MCP stdio server for analyzing YouTube videos with Google Gemini | 3 |
| 22 | DynamoicollectiongetDynamoi · getDynamoi/mcp Promote music on Spotify and grow YouTube channels through AI-powered Meta and Google ad campaigns. | 3 |
| 23 | Gorilla Lead Generationcollectionopusforge · opusforge/gorilla-mcp MCP server for Gorilla—a lead generation tool that finds real SaaS users by searching Reddit, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Bluesky for demand signals. | 3 |
| 24 | Unified Search MCPcollectionJDeun · JDeun/unified-search-mcp-server Searches Google Scholar, Google Web Search and YouTube simultaneously, with enterprise features including caching, rate limiting and audit logging. | 3 |
| 25 | Mcpcollectionrolliinc · rolliinc/rolli-mcp Social media search, expert discovery, and analytics across X, Reddit, YouTube, and more | 2 |
| 26 | Multi Scraper McpPerufitlife · Perufitlife/multi-scraper-mcp 12 web scraping tools for AI agents: Reddit, Amazon, eBay, Google Maps, Yelp, YouTube, TikTok | 2 |
| 27 | Youtube Mcpmiller-joe · miller-joe/youtube-mcp MCP server for YouTube creator-ops with a ComfyUI bridge for AI thumbnail generation. | 1 |
| 28 | YouTube Shorts Agentdavidmosiah · davidmosiah/youtube-shorts-agent Agent-first YouTube Shorts uploader: dry-run validation, OAuth checks, synthetic-media metadata. | 1 |
| 29 | Mpv Mcp Serverarijit-gogoi · arijit-gogoi/mpv-mcp-server Control mpv media player — playback, playlists, YouTube streaming, and downloads. | 1 |
| 30 | ScribefycollectionMKirovBG · MKirovBG/scribefy-mcp Search YouTube, get video metadata, and extract timestamped transcripts for AI workflows. | 1 |
Is YouTube well covered on Skillselion?
YouTube has the second-largest genuine match count in the batch after Google and AWS, with real variety across transcript extraction, creator analytics/Studio management, short-form clipping, and trend tracking - not just repeated "search YouTube" wrappers. yutu's dual MCP-server-and-CLI design and its 583-star lead make it an easy, well-evidenced top pick.
Skillselion is an independent directory, not affiliated with YouTube.
Why these MCP servers rank for youtube
1. yutu
yutu ranks #1 of the 64 MCP servers for YouTube by adoption, with 628 GitHub stars. It a fully functional MCP server and CLI for YouTube.
2. YouTube Transcript Server
YouTube Transcript Server ranks #2 of the 64 MCP servers for YouTube by adoption, with 591 GitHub stars. It an MCP server that retrieves transcripts, captions and subtitles from YouTube videos by URL, Shorts URL or video ID, with language selection and automatic fallback.
3. Mcp Youtube Transcript
Mcp Youtube Transcript ranks #3 of the 64 MCP servers for YouTube by adoption, with 477 GitHub stars. It an MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos.
4. All-in-One MCP Server
All-in-One MCP Server ranks #4 of the 64 MCP servers for YouTube by adoption, with 107 GitHub stars. It unified MCP server with multi-service integrations (GitLab, Jira, Confluence, YouTube) and AI search. Project has been split and moved to individual repositories.
5. YouTube Data MCP
YouTube Data MCP ranks #5 of the 64 MCP servers for YouTube by adoption, with 65 GitHub stars. It an MCP server for YouTube Data API access, enabling agents to search videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze channel metrics.
Common questions
How are these YouTube MCP servers ranked?
By GitHub stars across the 64 YouTube MCP servers that name YouTube in their own name or description - none of these report installs yet. Data from GitHub.
How do I add a YouTube MCP server to Claude Code?
Open the server's listing from the table above and copy its install command or JSON config. In Claude Code, register it with `claude mcp add <name> -- <command>` (or paste the config into your MCP settings). The same servers work in Cursor, Codex and any MCP-compatible agent.
What counts as a YouTube MCP server on this list?
A tool counts here if its own name or description names YouTube directly - not merely an author handle or an unrelated mention - and it is registered as an MCP-type listing in the Skillselion catalog. That bar currently matches 64 servers.
Is Skillselion affiliated with YouTube?
No. Skillselion is an independent directory, not affiliated with YouTube. Rankings come from public GitHub adoption signals, not sponsorship or partnership.
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