MCP YouTube Info Server

This project is a server implementation that retrieves YouTube video information using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It utilizes the FastMCP framework to provide functionality for fetching YouTube video data.

Available Tools

youtube_metainfo

Retrieves metadata for a YouTube video.

• video_id (string, required): YouTube video ID

  • Returns: JSON containing metadata such as title, description, view count, publication date, etc.

youtube_thumbnail_url

Retrieves the URL of a YouTube video's thumbnail image.

• video_id (string, required): YouTube video ID

  • Returns: URL of the thumbnail image

youtube_thumbnail_image

Retrieves the image data from a YouTube video.

• video_id (string, required): YouTube video ID

  • Returns: Thumbnail image

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

No special installation is needed when using uv. You can run mcp-server-youtube-info directly with uvx.

Using PIP

Alternatively, you can install mcp-server-youtube-info using pip:

pip install mcp-server-youtube-info

After installation, you can run it as a script like this:

mcp-server-youtube-info

Configuration

Configure for Claude.app

Add to your Claude settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-info": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-youtube-info"]
    }
  }
}

Configure for VS Code

For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below...

Command-Line Options

You can specify the following options when running the server:

• --sse: Enable SSE transport

  • Choices: on, off
  • Default: off
  • Description: Enables SSE transport when set to "on"

• --host: Host to bind the server to

  • Default: localhost
  • Description: Specifies the host address the server will bind to

• --port: Port to bind the server to

  • Type: Integer
  • Default: 8000
  • Description: Specifies the port number the server will bind to

• --log-level: Set the log level

  • Choices: debug, info, warning, error

  • Default: info

  • Description:

    • debug: Detailed debug information
    • info: General runtime information (default)
    • warning: Potential issues that do not affect execution
    • error: Errors encountered during execution