Self-hosted YouTube MCP server: search, transcripts, frames, comments, and local semantic corpora.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add tube-bridge --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' --env TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY='<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>' -- uvx tube-bridge~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.tube-bridge]
command = "uvx"
args = ["tube-bridge"]
env = { YOUTUBE_API_KEY = "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>", TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY = "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>" }
# codex mcp add tube-bridge --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' --env TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY='<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>' -- uvx tube-bridge~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tube-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tube-bridge"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY": "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"tube-bridge": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tube-bridge"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY": "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tube-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tube-bridge"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY": "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tube-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tube-bridge"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY": "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tube-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tube-bridge"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY": "<TUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
YOUTUBE_API_KEYTUBE_BRIDGE_PROXY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.