YouTube Trends MCP vs World Monitor

In-depth architectural comparison of the YouTube Trends MCP and World Monitor 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 World Monitor 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: Aggregates 500+ curated news feeds across 15 categories, Provides 3D globe and WebGL flat-map views, Includes 57 map layer types.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	YouTube Trends MCP Monitoring	World Monitor Monitoring
Summary	YouTube search interest and trend data over time, with growth metrics. Free key at trendsmcp.ai	Live global intelligence: real-time markets, conflicts, country risk, chokepoints, energy. 39 tools.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring

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": {
    "world-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "worldmonitor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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