YouTube MCP server

Short answer: YouTube has no official MCP server in the official MCP Registry as of October 2026. 12 community-built servers are listed; the first one below is io.github.myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api.

This page covers the registry entries for YouTube, the listed connection options, and what to check before using Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Registry entries checked in October 2026.

Is there an official YouTube MCP server?

No YouTube-owned namespace has published a server to the registry yet. The servers below are built by other developers. Read the code, check what it can change, and give it the narrowest access key YouTube offers.

YouTube MCP servers in the registry

Server	What it does	How it runs	Updated
Wicked YouTube Transcript API — Captions, Timestamps, SRT & VTT `io.github.myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api` GitHub: myworkingmemory	YouTube transcript API: batch video captions, timestamps, metadata and SRT/VTT subtitles.	Hosted: `https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api`	2026-10-28
TranscriptFetch `com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts` transcriptfetch.com	Transcript retrieval for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram: whole channels, playlists and searches.	Hosted: `https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp`	2026-10-23
YouTube Trends API `ai.trendsapi/youtube` trendsapi.ai	YouTube search volume and trending videos over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai	Hosted: `https://youtube.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp`	2026-10-21
YouTubeTranscriptAPI `com.youtubetranscriptapi/youtube` youtubetranscriptapi.com	YouTube transcripts, search, and channel and playlist listings for any AI app. Hosted.	Hosted: `https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp`	2026-10-19
YouTube Reader `io.github.Anmol1310/youtube-reader` GitHub: Anmol1310	Turn any YouTube video into text: transcript, title, channel, timestamps.	Hosted: `https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp`	2026-10-18
Instagram + YouTube Data for AI Agents (Yugenox) `io.github.ArpitGandhi1934/yugenox-social-data` GitHub: ArpitGandhi1934	Public Instagram and YouTube data for AI agents: reels, videos, channels, comments. Pay per result.	Hosted: `https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yugenox/instagram-scraper,yugenox/youtube-scraper`	2026-10-08
YouTube AI Video Summarizer: Briefs and Q&A `io.github.ArpitGandhi1934/yugenox-youtube-ai-summarizer` GitHub: ArpitGandhi1934	Gemini watches public YouTube videos and returns a timestamped brief or answers to your questions.	Hosted: `https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yugenox/youtube-ai-video-summarizer`	2026-10-08
YouTube Scraper: Comments, Dislike Estimates, No API Key `io.github.ArpitGandhi1934/yugenox-youtube-scraper` GitHub: ArpitGandhi1934	YouTube videos and channels with top comments in the same row, plus dislike estimates. No API key.	Hosted: `https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yugenox/youtube-scraper`	2026-10-08

Showing 8 of 12 community entries, app-specific publishers first.

How do I connect the YouTube MCP server to Claude?

The registry lists a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api. Check the publisher's authentication and client requirements, then add the endpoint as a custom connector in Claude and complete any sign-in it requires.

In Claude Code, run:

claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api

Does the YouTube MCP server work with ChatGPT?

A hosted endpoint is available at https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api. ChatGPT needs a compatible remote transport and authentication flow, and your account or workspace must allow custom MCP connections. Confirm those requirements with the publisher before connecting.

How do I add it to Cursor?

Start with this remote endpoint in .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project. Add any authentication fields required by the publisher:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=myworkingmemory/wicked-youtube-transcript-scraper-api"
    }
  }
}

Keep what your assistant does in one place

Your assistant can now change YouTube; the decisions and follow-ups still need a home. Flori's MCP server gives every assistant one shared CRM and project record.

How this page is checked

Rows come from the official MCP Registry. Official means a verified YouTube namespace, not a security review. See the full directory.

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