# YouTube Search & Download MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and download YouTube content without API key restrictions. It solves problems of media retrieval and playlist management, allowing users to fetch video or audio metadata and files. The tool takes search queries as input and outputs downloadable media files, making it ideal for MCP-compliant clients requiring YouTube content integration.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/easyhak-youtube-search-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/easyhak-youtube-search-mcp

## Description

Enables searching, retrieving metadata, and downloading YouTube videos or audio without requiring an API key. It utilizes yt-dlp to support media retrieval and playlist management within MCP-compliant clients like Claude and Cursor.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.74
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/k62g75b7aj)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/easyhak/youtube-search-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": "easyhak-youtube-search-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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