Data Collection

youtubesearch.dev

An MCP server that retrieves YouTube video data—search results, metadata, timestamped transcripts, and token-efficient summaries—for content analysis and collection.

1 endpoint4 known toolsFirst detected September 17, 2026Last detected September 17, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: youtubesearch
Version: 1.28.1

Capabilities

experimentalpromptsresourcestools

Server instructions

Clean YouTube data for AI agents: search videos, read metadata, pull timestamped transcripts and structured summaries. Every call needs an 'Authorization: Bearer ys_live_...' header (free tier: 1,000 credits/month, no card, at https://youtubesearch.dev/login).

Known tools 4

search_videos

Search YouTube.

Inferred read-only

get_video

Video metadata: title, channel, duration, views, publish date, full description, and chapters.

Potential side effects

get_transcript

Timestamped transcript of a video.

Inferred read-only

get_summary

The fewest-tokens way to understand a video: one narrative summary.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtubesearch]
url = "https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtubesearch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: youtubesearch
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtubesearch": {
      "url": "https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "youtubesearch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "youtubesearch",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.youtubesearch.dev/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

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