# iflow-mcp_youtube-mcp

> YouTube MCP Server for video analysis with Gemini AI

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-youtube-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Prajwal-ak-0
- homepage: https://github.com/Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: youtube, mcp, ai, gemini, transcript
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_youtube-mcp

### Description (declared)

# YouTube MCP
[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/@Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube video analysis, providing tools to get transcripts, summarize content, and query videos using Gemini AI.

## Features

- 📝 **Transcript Extraction**: Get detailed transcripts from YouTube videos
- 📊 **Video Summarization**: Generate concise summaries using Gemini AI
- ❓ **Natural Language Queries**: Ask questions about video content
- 🔍 **YouTube Search**: Find videos matching specific queries
- 💬 **Comment Analysis**: Retrieve and analyze video comments

## Requirements

- Python 3.9+
- Google Gemini API key
- YouTube Data API key

## Running Locally

### Installing via Smithery

To install youtube-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp):

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp --client claude
```

### Option 1: Install directly from smithery

[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/@Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp)

### Option 2: Local setup

1. Clone the repository:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/Prajwal-ak-0/youtube-mcp
   cd youtube-mcp
   ```

2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:
   ```bash
   python -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
   pip install -e .
   ```

3. Create a `.env` file with your API keys:
   ```
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
   YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_youtube_api_key
   ```
   
4. Run MCP Server
   ```bash
   mcp dev main.py
   ```
   Navigate to [Stdio](http://localhost:5173)

   OR

6. Go cursor or windsurf configure with this json content:
   ```json
   {
     "youtube": {
       "command": "uv",
       "args": [
         "--directory",
         "/absolute/path/to/youtube-mcp",
         "run",
         "main.py",
         "-…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- content.writing (0.882, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_youtube-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:25:16.226Z)

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