YouTube FAQs

Name: YouTube
Author: ZubeidHendricks

Question 1

What is YouTube MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

YouTube MCP Server is a tool that enables AI language models to interact with YouTube content. It provides a standardized interface for video and channel management, transcript retrieval, and advanced analytics.

Question 2

What features does YouTube MCP Server offer?

Accepted Answer

It allows you to retrieve video details and statistics, manage video transcripts with multi-language support, get channel details and list channel content, manage playlists, and search videos across YouTube.

Question 3

How do I install YouTube MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

You can install it via Smithery using the command `npx -y @smithery/cli install @ZubeidHendricks/youtube --client claude`, or manually using `npm install @modelcontextprotocol/server-youtube`.

Question 4

What environment variables do I need to configure?

Accepted Answer

You need to set the `YOUTUBE_API_KEY` with your YouTube Data API key. `YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_LANG` is optional and defaults to 'en'.

Question 5

How can I use YouTube MCP server with Claude Desktop?

Accepted Answer

By adding the YouTube MCP server configuration to your Claude Desktop MCP client configuration file.  This involves specifying the command to run the server along with the necessary environment variables (your API key).

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