YouTube research for agents: search transcripts, get timestamped links and compare evidence across videos and channels.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add youtube-server-coyasong --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @coyasong/youtube-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube-server-coyasong]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"]
env = { YOUTUBE_API_KEY = "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add youtube-server-coyasong --env YOUTUBE_API_KEY='<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @coyasong/youtube-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-server-coyasong": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-server-coyasong": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@coyasong/youtube-mcp-server"
],
"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.