youtube
Interact with YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music data.
What it can do
- Search: Search YouTube for videos, channels, and playlists
- Usage Statistic: Check remaining API requests quota
- Video Info: Get detailed information about a YouTube video
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Interact with YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music data.
How to connect
How to connect youtube to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://youtube--kagelogic.run.tools
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect youtube to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://youtube--kagelogic.run.tools
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect youtube to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://youtube--kagelogic.run.tools
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (22)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| search | Search YouTube for videos, channels, and playlists |
| usage_statistic | Check remaining API requests quota |
| video_info | Get detailed information about a YouTube video |
| comments | Get comments for a YouTube video |
| channel | Get details and recent videos for a YouTube channel |
| suggest | Get search suggestions (autocomplete) for a query |
| playlist | Retrieve details and videos from a specific YouTube playlist |
| kids_search | Search YouTube Kids for videos |
| kids_video | Get video information on YouTube Kids |
| kids_channel | Get channel information and videos on YouTube Kids |
| music_search | Search YouTube Music for tracks, artists, playlists, etc. |
| music_upnext | Get the 'Up Next' autoplay queue for a YouTube Music track |
| music_video | Get video information on YouTube Music |
| music_explore | Get the Explore page on YouTube Music |
| music_artist | Get artist information on YouTube Music |
| music_album | Get album information on YouTube Music |
| music_playlist | Get playlist information on YouTube Music |
| music_related | Get related content for a YouTube Music video |
| music_lyrics | Get lyrics for a YouTube Music video |
| music_suggest | Get search suggestions (autocomplete) on YouTube Music |
| get_transcript | Get transcript/subtitles for a YouTube video using youtube-transcript-plus |
| get_transcript_languages | Get available transcript languages for a YouTube video |