Hosted YouTube MCP server: 43 actions (34 read, 9 write) for channel analytics, videos, playlists and comments, with Read-only connections available. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-by-insightfulpipe https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube-by-insightfulpipe]
url = "https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
# codex mcp add youtube-by-insightfulpipe --url https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-by-insightfulpipe": {
"url": "https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-by-insightfulpipe": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-by-insightfulpipe": {
"httpUrl": "https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-by-insightfulpipe": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-by-insightfulpipe": {
"url": "https://youtube.insightfulmcp.com/"
}
}
}