# youtube-research-mcp

> youtube-research-mcp — bk927-youtube-research-mcp. Use this tool when you need to access and analyze YouTube data, such as transcripts, metadata, comments, and search results, for research purposes. It provides a read-only interface to retrieve data on channels, playlists, and trending content, with options for local or Cloud Run deployment. Ideal for projects requiring YouTube data insights, it accepts query inputs and returns relevant data outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bk927-youtube-research-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bk927-youtube-research-mcp

## Description

Read-only YouTube research MCP server for transcripts, metadata, comments, search, channels, playlists, and trending - locally or on Cloud Run.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/BK927/youtube-research-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": "bk927-youtube-research-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bk927-youtube-research-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bk927-youtube-research-mcp/pull`

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