YouTube CLI (ytk) and MCP built for agents and humans
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add youtube-kit --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' -- uvx youtube-kit~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube-kit]
command = "uvx"
args = ["youtube-kit"]
env = { YOUTUBE_API_KEY = "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add youtube-kit --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' -- uvx youtube-kit~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-kit": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"youtube-kit"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
YOUTUBE_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.