What is Youtubeinsights Mcp Server

youtubeinsights-mcp-server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for extracting insights from YouTube videos. It includes features such as subtitle parsing, keyword-based video discovery, and retrieval of channel information.

Use cases

Use cases include finding trending videos and summarizing their content, as well as analyzing a channel’s recent performance to inform content strategy.

How to use

To use youtubeinsights-mcp-server, you can install it via Smithery or use uvx for a more streamlined setup. Configuration involves adding the server details and your YouTube API key to your MCP settings file.

Key features

Key features include multi-language transcript extraction from YouTube videos, keyword-based video search with metadata retrieval (views, likes, thumbnails, etc.), and the ability to fetch channel info and latest videos from any YouTube video URL.

Where to use

youtubeinsights-mcp-server can be used in various fields such as digital marketing, content creation, data analysis, and social media management, where insights from YouTube videos are valuable.

YouTube Insights MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables insight extraction from YouTube videos, including subtitle parsing, keyword-based video discovery, and channel info retrieval.

Features

• Extract transcripts from YouTube videos (multi-language)
• Search videos by keyword and fetch metadata (views, likes, thumbnails, etc.)
• Retrieve channel info and latest videos from any YouTube video URL
• FastMCP-based server integration for easy deployment
• MCP Tools for seamless agent workflows

Example usecases

Finding Trending Videos and Summarizing

Analyzing a Channel's Recent Performance

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install youtubeinsights-mcp-server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @dabidstudio/youtubeinsights-mcp-server --client claude

Using uvx (recommended)

When using uvx, no specific installation is needed.

Add the following configuration to your MCP settings file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop):

Development Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your youtube data api credentials

Available MCP Tools

• get_youtube_transcript: Extract full transcript (subtitles) from a YouTube video URL (supports ko, en)
• search_youtube_videos: Search for videos on YouTube by keyword and retrieve key metadata
• get_channel_info: Get channel metadata and recent uploads based on any YouTube video URL

Sample MCP Tool Descriptions

{
  "tool": "get_youtube_transcript",
  "description": "Extract subtitles from a given YouTube video URL."
}

{
  "tool": "search_youtube_videos",
  "description": "Search videos by keyword and return metadata including views, likes, and thumbnails."
}

{
  "tool": "get_channel_info",
  "description": "Retrieve channel info (title, subscriber count, latest uploads) based on a video URL."
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.