# YouTube Search MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search for YouTube videos and download audio without requiring an API key, solving problems of restricted access and simplifying multimedia content retrieval. It takes search queries as input and returns video results and downloadable audio files as output. Ideal for use cases where API keys are unavailable or web scraping is preferred, such as data collection or content curation projects.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/sacahan-ytsearch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sacahan-ytsearch

## Description

Enables YouTube video search and audio download via web scraping, requiring no API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.41
- **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/ly2anzrtc5)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sacahan/YTSearch>

## 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": "sacahan-ytsearch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sacahan-ytsearch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sacahan-ytsearch/pull`

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