YouTube MCP Server for Claude Code
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# YouTube MCP Server (youtube-connector-mcp) [](https://lobehub.com/mcp/shellydeng08-youtube-connector-mcp) `youtube-connector-mcp` is a **YouTube MCP Server / Connector** that allows AI assistants like **Claude, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, Continue.dev, Grapes AI** to interact with the **YouTube Data API v3** via the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**. 🌐 Project Website: https://youtube-connector-mcp-website.vercel.app/ 📦 PyPI Package: https://pypi.org/project/youtube-connector-mcp/ --- ## Quick Start ```bash # 1. Get your YouTube API Key from Google Cloud Console # https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials # 2. Set your API key as environment variable export YOUTUBE_API_KEY="your_api_key_here" # 3. Install pipx first (if not installed) brew install pipx # macOS # or: apt install pipx # Ubuntu/Debian # 4. Install the package pipx install youtube-connector-mcp # 5. Add the MCP server claude mcp add youtube-connector-mcp youtube-connector-mcp -s user -e YOUTUBE_API_KEY="${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}" # 6. Restart Claude Code and start using! ``` --- ## Prerequisites | Requirement | How to Get | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Python 3.10+** | [Download Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or `brew install python3` | | **YouTube API Key** | Get it free from [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials) …
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