# YouTube MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and analyze YouTube video content without relying on the official API, enabling use cases such as video transcript retrieval and semantic search. It solves problems related to accessing YouTube data for research, analysis, or automation tasks. The tool takes search queries and video IDs as input and outputs relevant video information, transcripts, and search results.

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

## Description

A Model Context Protocol server that enables searching YouTube videos, retrieving and storing transcripts, and performing semantic search over video content without using the official YouTube API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **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/bcsy29l5gf)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/IA-Programming/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": "ia-programming-youtube-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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