youtube_mcp

by format37

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About

youtubemcp is an MCP server that transcribes YouTube videos. It requires an OpenAI API key and cookie-based authentication. It is designed for use with AI assistants like Claude Desktop.

Details

Author: format37
GitHub stars: 32
Downloads: 467
Categories: Media

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name youtube_mcp

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Install by cloning the repository, extracting your YouTube cookies into cookies.txt, generating a MCP key, and setting environment variables. Run with ./compose.sh which starts a Docker container. Then configure a client (e.g., Claude Desktop) to connect via mcp-remote with an Authorization header.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube_mcp": {
            "youtube": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-remote",
                    "http://localhost:7001/sse",
                    "--header",
                    "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
                    "--allow-http"
                ],
                "disabled": false
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "youtube": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "mcp-remote",
            "http://localhost:7001/sse",
            "--header",
            "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
            "--allow-http"
        ],
        "disabled": false
    }
}

youtube_mcp

Youtube transcribation MCP server

Demo Video

Click the image above to watch the demo video

Requirements:

OpenAI API key Cookies

Server installation

Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/format37/youtube_mcp.git cd youtube_mcp nano .env
Extract your cookies. See cookies.md Place cookies.txt in the ./mcp/ folder. Generate MCP_KEY:
python token_generator.py
Define .env:

CONTAINER_NAME=youtube_mcp_main
PORT=7001
MCP_KEY=YOUR-MCP-KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-OPENAI-KRY

Provide run access
sudo chmod +x compose.sh sudo chmod +x logs.sh sudo chmod +x update.sh
Run

./compose.sh

Check that port is opened for incoming connections.

Client configuration

3. Add Bybit server to the Claude desktop config: Example:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "youtube": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "mcp-remote",
          "http://localhost:7001/sse",
          "--header",
          "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
          "--allow-http"
        ],
        "disabled": false
      }
    }
}

Client side

``` 4. Restart Claude desktop 5. Check that tws tools are listed in the tools list. Ask Claude to check ibkr account

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From the repository

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youtube_mcp

Demo Video

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