How do I install youtube-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/HasData/youtube-mcp

What does youtube-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches hasdata. The credentials we found in its source are HASDATA_API_KEY.

Which AI clients can use youtube-mcp?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is youtube-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 7 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-12.

What licence does youtube-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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youtube-mcp

youtube-mcp is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches hasdata. It needs HASDATA_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 7 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This software hosts a YouTube MCP server from HasData, providing search, video, channel, and transcript tools for use with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. youtube-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read youtube-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

hasdata

Credential

HASDATA_API_KEY

What it connects to

Wraps

Google Cloud

Supported in

Cursor

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Hosted YouTube MCP server from HasData, no Google Cloud project needed. Search, video, channel and transcript tools for Claude, Cursor and any MCP client.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

youtube-mcp compared with similar servers

youtube-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
youtube-mcp (this page)	hasdata	HASDATA_API_KEY	7	2026-10-12	MIT
booking-mcp	hasdata(1 shared)	HASDATA_API_KEY	11	2026-10-12	MIT
facebook-mcp	hasdata(1 shared)	HASDATA_API_KEY	11	2026-10-12	MIT
glassdoor-mcp	hasdata(1 shared)	HASDATA_API_KEY	11	2026-10-12	MIT
google-scholar-mcp	hasdata(1 shared)	HASDATA_API_KEY	11	2026-10-12	MIT
indeed-mcp	hasdata(1 shared)	HASDATA_API_KEY	11	2026-10-12	MIT

Ranked by services in common with youtube-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about youtube-mcp

What does youtube-mcp do?: This software hosts a YouTube MCP server from HasData, providing search, video, channel, and transcript tools for use with Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.
How do I install youtube-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/HasData/youtube-mcp
What does youtube-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches hasdata. The credentials we found in its source are HASDATA_API_KEY.
Which AI clients can use youtube-mcp?: Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is youtube-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 7 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-12.
What licence does youtube-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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