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io.github.kirbah/mcp-youtube·v1.1.5·Other
Quality Score
90
/100

YouTube MCP server for token-optimized, structured data using the YouTube Data API v3.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<your-youtube_api_key>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<your-mdb_mcp_connection_string>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<your-youtube_api_key>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<your-mdb_mcp_connection_string>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube
§02  Environment variables
YOUTUBE_API_KEY
secret

YouTube Data API v3 key

MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING
secret

MongoDB connection string for caching

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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