mcp-youtube-search 0.1.4

A YouTube search MCP server for AI agents

MCP YouTube Server

A YouTube search server for AI agents using Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Model Control Protocol (MCP).

Installation

pip install mcp-youtube-search

Usage

Running the server

# Set your SerpAPI key as an environment variable
export SERP_API_KEY="your-serp-api-key"

# Start the server
mcp-youtube-search

Or provide the API key directly:

mcp-youtube-search --api-key "your-serp-api-key"

Using with MCP clients

import asyncio
import os
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import MCPToolset, StdioServerParameters

async def main():
    # Connect to the MCP server
    tools, exit_stack = await MCPToolset.from_server(
        connection_params=StdioServerParameters(
            command="mcp-youtube-search",
            env={"SERP_API_KEY": os.getenv("SERP_API_KEY")}
        )
    )
    
    try:
        # Use the first tool (should be search_youtube)
        youtube_tool = tools[0]
        results = await youtube_tool.run_async(
            args={"search_query": "Python tutorials", "max_results": 5},
            tool_context=None
        )
        print(results)
    finally:
        await exit_stack.aclose()

asyncio.run(main())

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• SerpAPI key (get one at https://serpapi.com/)