YouTube Trends MCP vs Scout MCP Local

In-depth architectural comparison of the YouTube Trends MCP and Scout MCP Local 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 MCP when:

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

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Choose Scout MCP Local when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_apps, get_app_metrics, get_app_endpoints.

Explore Scout MCP Local Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	YouTube Trends MCP Monitoring	Scout MCP Local Monitoring
Summary	YouTube search interest and trend data over time, with growth metrics. Free key at trendsmcp.ai	An MCP server for Scout Monitoring data interactions.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
Quality signal

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-mcp-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scout-mcp-local": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scout_apm/wizard"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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