YouTube Trends MCP

Name: YouTube Trends MCP
Author: trendsmcp

trendsmcp

MCP server for live YouTube search volume trends. Track rising video topics and keyword demand from Claude, Cursor, VS Code and more.

Setup

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

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-trends https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp --header 'Authorization: <AUTHORIZATION>'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-trends]
url = "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp"
http_headers = { Authorization = "<AUTHORIZATION>" }

# codex mcp add youtube-trends --url https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends": {
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-trends": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends": {
      "httpUrl": "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:<AUTHORIZATION>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-trends": {
      "url": "https://youtube.api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup

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