YouTube vs Openpost
A side-by-side look at the YouTube and Openpost MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose YouTube for social media work as a local process; choose Openpost for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose YouTube when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5,822 | 753 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View YouTube | View Openpost |
Tools & capabilities
YouTube tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Openpost tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
YouTube
{
"mcpServers": {
"klavis-ai-youtube": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"klavis"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Openpost
No confirmed install command for Openpost yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.