Show HN: YouTube MCP – let your AI agent search YouTube for research

Category: library

Tags: youtube-api, mcp-server, ai-agents, transcript, video-search

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

YouTube MCP provides a remote, multi-tool API server that lets AI agents search YouTube, fetch transcripts, browse channels and playlists, and monitor new uploads via the Model Context Protocol. Its interesting because it packages six specialized YouTube tools into one endpoint with OAuth support, making it easier for agents like Claude and ChatGPT to interact with YouTube content without local setup.

Target audience: backend devs, ai engineers, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-mcp · MIT · 2 stars

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