YouTube Data MCP server

by kirbah·io.github.kirbah/mcp-youtube·v1.1.14

YouTube MCP server for token-optimized, structured data using the YouTube Data API v3.

B83/100grade B

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan93 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 8 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 83/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp-youtube -- npx -y @kirbah/mcp-youtube

Is YouTube Data MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the YouTube Data safety report
How do I install YouTube Data?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does YouTube Data need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for YOUTUBE_API_KEY, MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING.
Is YouTube Data maintained?: The last commit was 8 days ago (2026-09-11). The latest release is v1.1.14.
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