Best MCP Servers for YouTube (2026)

The best MCP servers for YouTube — let AI agents fetch video transcripts, pull metadata, and search YouTube so they can summarize and analyze video content.

Top 10 · ranked by installs, upvotes, stars and views · refreshed hourly

  1. Why it’s hereMost popular in this category on AllMCPs

    Fetch YouTube subtitles and transcripts for AI analysis

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 603
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  2. Why it’s hereOfficial server

    Hosted remote MCP server (https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp) for YouTube. Tools: get_transcript, get_transcripts (batch of 20), search_youtube (videos/channels/playlists), search_channel, get_channel_videos (up to 1,000), get_playlist_videos, get_latest_videos (free RSS). Clean paragraphed transcripts, any caption language, TikTok videos too. No signup: free tier per IP, optional one-time credit packs; license key = Bearer API key. Works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, Codex. REST API + OpenAPI at /docs.

    Upvotes: 2Installs: 3GitHub stars: —
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    #3 Agent

    taisly

    Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Taisly Agent Kit MCP server for AI agent social media video publishing. Discover connected accounts, validate videos, publish or schedule posts to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X, and Facebook through Taisly. Install: npx -y @taisly/agent mcp. Requires a Taisly API key and connected accounts.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 222
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  4. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Video transcripts, metadata and structured data from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X; web scraping.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 63
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  5. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Turn long videos into viral vertical shorts and publish them to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 7.4k
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  6. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Provide token-optimized, structured YouTube data to enhance your LLM applications. Access efficien…

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 32
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    #7 YouTube

    Klavis-AI

    Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Extract and convert YouTube video information.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 5.8k
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  8. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    YouTube as a queryable database for AI agents. 41 tools, zero config.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 35
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  9. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Citation-ready YouTube transcript research and optional channel intelligence for AI agents.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 27
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  10. Why it’s hereCommunity pick

    Unified real-time search API for AI agents. Google, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart, Reddit, and TikTok through one endpoint. 21 tools for web search, e-commerce, product data, social media, and video platforms. Free tier included.

    Upvotes: 0Installs: 0GitHub stars: 8
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Which YouTube MCP server should you use?

When choosing a Model Context Protocol server for YouTube, select verified or official listings if you need strict API security guarantees. For rapid local dev testing with Claude or Cursor, community-maintained tools offer zero-setup configuration blocks ready to copy-paste.

Frequently asked questions about YouTube MCP servers

What is the best YouTube MCP server?

Many focus on transcript extraction and metadata. This page ranks YouTube MCP servers by real usage across the AllMCPs directory so you can pick a reliable one.

Can an MCP server get a YouTube video transcript?

Yes — that is the most common use. A YouTube transcript MCP server fetches the captions for a video so an agent can summarize or search the spoken content.

Do YouTube MCP servers need an API key?

Transcript-only servers often work without one; those that search or pull rich metadata usually need a YouTube Data API key you provide.