# youtube-connector-mcp

> YouTube MCP Server for Claude Code

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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/youtube-connector-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: ShellyDeng08
- homepage: https://github.com/ShellyDeng08/youtube-connector-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- repository: https://github.com/ShellyDeng08/youtube-connector-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- version: 0.3.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:youtube-connector-mcp

### Description (declared)

# YouTube MCP Server (youtube-connector-mcp)

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`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/

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## 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!
```

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## 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)                                   …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/youtube-connector-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:28.286Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/youtube-connector-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/youtube-connector-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:youtube-connector-mcp