YouTube FAQs

Question 1

What is the YouTube MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's a Python-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows you to search YouTube videos, retrieve transcripts, and perform semantic search over video content. It utilizes a vector database for efficient storage and retrieval.

Question 2

What are the key features of this tool?

Accepted Answer

The main features include searching YouTube videos without the official API, retrieving video transcripts, storing video information and transcripts in a vector database, and performing semantic search over those stored transcripts.

Question 3

How can I use this with Claude.app?

Accepted Answer

The server is compatible with MCP clients like Claude. You can configure the server in your Claude settings by specifying the command and arguments needed to run the `server.py` file, along with your Google API key in the environment variables. See the README for configuration examples.

Question 4

What do I need to get started?

Accepted Answer

You'll need Python 3.8+, a Google API key for embeddings, and the `uv` package manager. The repository's README provides detailed installation instructions.

Question 5

What kind of searches can I do?

Accepted Answer

You can perform regular keyword searches for YouTube videos and, more powerfully, semantic searches over stored video transcripts to find information that might not be explicitly mentioned in the video title or description.

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