# YouTube Trending MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to collect YouTube trending videos without web scraping, and require category filtering and daily rankings capabilities. It solves the problem of accessing trending YouTube content without needing API keys, providing a convenient alternative for data collection. The tool takes in category preferences as input and outputs daily rankings of trending videos.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/aikong2024-youtube-trending-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aikong2024-youtube-trending-mcp

## Description

Collect YouTube trending videos without web scraping via yt-dlp MCP server. No API keys required, supports category filtering and daily rankings.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/xgdh5lggac)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/AIKONG2024/youtube-trending-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "aikong2024-youtube-trending-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aikong2024-youtube-trending-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aikong2024-youtube-trending-mcp/pull`

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