# youtube-mcp

> youtube-mcp — chiekh-a-youtube-mcp. Use this tool when you need to fetch public YouTube data without requiring an API key, solving problems such as accessing video transcripts, playlist contents, and video metadata. It provides a lightweight MCP server interface that takes YouTube video or playlist IDs as input and outputs the corresponding data. Ideal for use cases where API key setup is not feasible, such as quick data exploration or prototyping.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/chiekh-a-youtube-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chiekh-a-youtube-mcp

## Description

A lightweight MCP server for reading public YouTube data, offering tools to fetch video transcripts, playlist contents, and video metadata without requiring an API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/se03ahhdlz)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/chiekh-a/youtube-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": "chiekh-a-youtube-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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