YouTube Trends API vs Bangermap

In-depth architectural comparison of the YouTube Trends API and Bangermap 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 YouTube Trends API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Bangermap when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	YouTube Trends API Developer Tools	Bangermap Developer Tools
Summary	YouTube search volume and trending videos over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai	Find YouTube outliers, videos that beat their channel's own baseline, on your own free API key.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "youtube-trends-api-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "trendsapi-youtube"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bangermap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bangermap-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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