youtube-mcp

youtube-mcp is an MCP server, listed under social & video. It reaches youtube. It needs YOUTUBE_API_KEY, YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET and YOUTUBE_REFRESH_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This software connects to YouTube to extract captions and convert them to markdown format, requiring no additional credentials.

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.

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What does youtube-mcp do?

This software connects to YouTube to extract captions and convert them to markdown format, requiring no additional credentials.

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/nattyraz/youtube-mcp

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

It reaches youtube. The credentials we found in its source are YOUTUBE_API_KEY, YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET and YOUTUBE_REFRESH_TOKEN.

Is youtube-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-11.

What licence does youtube-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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