YouTube Research MCP

io.github.coyaSONG/youtube-research

Citation-ready YouTube transcript research and optional channel intelligence for AI agents.

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server@2.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<your YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • YOUTUBE_API_KEYsecretOptional YouTube Data API v3 key for search, comments, metadata, and statistics.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
2.0.0
Registry
active
Published
10/11/2026
Browse all Developer Tools →

Add the badge to your site

Show visitors that YouTube Research MCP is listed here — it’s also the link we check for a free listing.

YouTube Research MCP — listed on Serverdex

HTML — for your website

<a href="https://serverdex.io/server/io-github-coyasong-youtube-research?utm_source=badge"><img src="https://serverdex.io/brand/badge.svg" alt="YouTube Research MCP — listed on Serverdex" width="123" height="40" loading="lazy"></a>

Recommended. A dofollow link from your own domain is the one that counts for search engines, and it's the link we check for a free listing.

Markdown — for your README

[![YouTube Research MCP — listed on Serverdex](https://serverdex.io/brand/badge.svg)](https://serverdex.io/server/io-github-coyasong-youtube-research?utm_source=badge)

Nice for visibility, but GitHub marks README links nofollow, so it doesn't pass authority. Use the HTML badge on your site as well.