# youtube-mcp

> youtube-mcp — ethandm-youtube-mcp. Use this tool when you need to extract structured data from YouTube videos, channels, and playlists, and require features like bounded comment retrieval and timestamped captions. It solves problems related to video content analysis and management by providing a local server solution that integrates with Google Cloud credentials. Ideal for use cases involving video data processing and owned-playlist management, it takes in public YouTube URLs and outputs structured context.

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

## Description

Local YouTube MCP server for turning public video, channel, and playlist URLs into structured context, with bounded comment retrieval, timestamped captions, and owned-playlist management using your own Google Cloud credentials.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/h61ovjl9ug)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/EthanDM/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": "ethandm-youtube-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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