# YouTube MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve YouTube content, such as videos, channels, and playlists, to access specific details and playlists. It solves problems related to YouTube data retrieval, providing a seamless interface to interact with the YouTube Data API. This tool takes search queries as input and returns relevant YouTube content details as output.

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

## Description

Enables Claude to interact with YouTube Data API for searching videos, channels, and playlists, and retrieving details and playlists.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/hpho6eibp5)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mvslee/youtube-mcp-server>

## 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": "mvslee-youtube-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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