Mcp Youtube vs YouTube

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mcp Youtube and YouTube MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Mcp Youtube when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Downloads subtitles from YouTube videos, Supports integration with Model Context Protocol clients, Requires local installation of yt-dlp.

Explore Mcp Youtube Details

Choose YouTube when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: KLAVIS_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Extract video title, description, and statistics, Convert video information into machine-readable formats, Supports deployment as a standalone MCP server.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mcp Youtube anaisbetts Other Tools and Integrations	YouTube Klavis-AI Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	A Model-Context Protocol Server for YouTube	Extract and convert YouTube video information.
Category & Scope	Other Tools and Integrations	Other Tools and Integrations

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anaisbetts-mcp-youtube": {
      "url": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "klavis-ai-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "klavis-ai-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KLAVIS_API_KEY": "YOUR_KLAVIS_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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