MCP Youtube

Name: MCP Youtube
Author: markswendsen

Verified · npm:@striderlabs

MCP server by markswendsen · updated 7 months ago · 8 downloads a week

Score 36

MCP server connector for YouTube — search videos, manage playlists, subscriptions, and watch history via Playwright browser automation MCP Youtube is published by npm:@striderlabs from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Install Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install MCP Youtube

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add mcp-youtube -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-youtube

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-youtube"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-youtube"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-youtube"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in VS Code

codex mcp add mcp-youtube -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-youtube

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-youtube"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add mcp-youtube npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-youtube

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install MCP Youtube in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the mcp-youtube block.

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MCP Youtube: common questions

How do I install MCP Youtube?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add mcp-youtube -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-youtube. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is MCP Youtube the official server?

MCP Youtube is published by npm:@striderlabs from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is MCP Youtube free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is MCP Youtube safe to use?

It scores 36 of 100. Grades: licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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Does MCP Youtube work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.