kirbah-mcp-youtube

Name: kirbah-mcp-youtube
Author: kirbah

kirbah

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High-efficiency YouTube MCP server: Get token-optimized, structured data for your LLMs using the YouTube Data API v3.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Local

claude mcp add kirbah-youtube --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' --env MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING='<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>' -- npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.kirbah-youtube]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"]
env = { YOUTUBE_API_KEY = "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>", MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING = "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>" }

# codex mcp add kirbah-youtube --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' --env MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING='<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>' -- npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kirbah/mcp-youtube"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Remote

claude mcp add --transport http kirbah-youtube https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.kirbah-youtube]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"

# codex mcp add kirbah-youtube --url https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "httpUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kirbah-youtube": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kirbah/mcp-youtube/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

YOUTUBE_API_KEY
MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Local

Remote

Environment variables

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