MCP server

Youtube

io.github.pipeworx-io/youtube

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

YouTube MCP — wraps the YouTube Data API v3 (BYO API key)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

48

Token cost

About 27,881 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.youtube]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"youtube":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"youtube":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"youtube":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add youtube https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/youtube/mcp"}

Tools

• yt_channel_details ~188 tokens
  Get YouTube channel information and statistics including subscriber count, video count, view count, description, and custom URL.
• yt_channel_videos ~268 tokens
  List recent videos from a YouTube channel, ordered by date. Returns video ID, title, description, and publish date.
• yt_search ~350 tokens
  Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists. Returns snippet info including title, description, channel, thumbnails, and publish date.
• yt_video_comments ~222 tokens
  Get top-level comment threads on a YouTube video. Returns author, text, like count, and publish date.
• yt_video_details ~174 tokens
  Get detailed information about one or more YouTube videos including title, description, channel, duration, view/like/comment counts, and tags.
• yt_video_transcript ~376 tokens
  Get the transcript (captions) of a YouTube video: timestamped segments plus the joined text, the caption language, and whether the track is auto-generated. No API key needed. Use it to summarize, quote or search what is said in a video. Long videos are paged: pass the returned next_start_seconds as

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