YTAPI

Name: YTAPI
Author: ytapi

by ytapiversion 1.1.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namedev.ytapi/youtube

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

YouTube transcripts, comments, video details, heatmaps, search, channels and playlists.

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain ytapi.dev (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 371 ms (HTTP 401)
✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3622 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 55% of the other 3622 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3622 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is YTAPI safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 25 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

Alternatives

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BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.

by JimmyLvGrowing★ 137Updated 12 days ago

Runs in the cloud✓ bibigpt.co

Install

README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

YouTube skills for AI agents

Agent skills for YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists, powered by YTAPI. They work with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent and any agent that reads Agent Skills.

Plain HTTPS calls with curl, nothing else to install. They also work where fetching YouTube directly fails: on servers and cloud agents, tools like yt-dlp often get HTTP 429, a bot check or an IP block.

Install

Claude plugin: the YTAPI MCP server plus skills for video summaries, channel digests, topic research and channel analysis. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add ytapi/youtube-skills

/plugin install ytapi@ytapi

The first time Claude uses a YTAPI tool, run /mcp and sign in to your YTAPI account (or create one: 200 free credits, no card). No API key needed. The plugin lives in plugins/ytapi.

Cursor: add the YTAPI MCP server in Cursor Settings → MCP, or put this in ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

"mcpServers": { "ytapi": { "url": "https://api.ytapi.dev/mcp" } } }

Cursor asks you to sign in to your YTAPI account the first time. This repo is also a Cursor plugin: .cursor-plugin/plugin.json and .mcp.json at the root, plus the skills below.

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline and others (skills.sh):

npx skills add ytapi/youtube-skills

One skill only:

npx skills add ytapi/youtube-skills --skill ytapi-youtube-transcript

OpenClaw (ClawHub):

npx clawhub@latest install ytapi

Hermes Agent:

hermes skills install skills-sh/ytapi/youtube-skills/skills/ytapi

Not a developer? Paste this to your agent:

Install the YouTube skill from https://github.com/ytapi/youtube-skills and

set up my YTAPI key.

Skills

Skill	What it does
`ytapi`	Everything below in one skill: transcripts, video details, comments, most replayed moments, search, channels, playlists, batches
`ytapi-youtube-transcript`	Transcripts and subtitles: text, Markdown, timestamped JSON, SRT, VTT, any language
`ytapi-youtube-search`	Search videos, channels, playlists and Shorts, then read the results
`ytapi-youtube-channels`	Channel profiles, latest uploads, all videos, playlists
`ytapi-youtube-summarize`	Summaries and notes of a video or a channel's new uploads, with timestamped links
`ytapi-youtube-channel-analysis`	Competitor research: breakouts, how a channel grew, why a video went viral, and a playbook skill to reuse

Install ytapi if you are unsure.

API key

The skills read the key from YTAPI_API_KEY. If it is not set, the agent offers to create a free account for you: you give it your email address and the 6-digit code we send you, and it stores the key. No browser and no card. Or create a key yourself at ytapi.dev.

New accounts get 200 free credits. One successful request uses one credit (video basic info and search suggestions are free); failed requests are free. Until you buy a credit pack, a key can make 1 request per second and 100 per day. Packs start at $9 for 2,000 credits and never expire: pricing.

Examples

"Summarize this video: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"
"Get the Spanish subtitles of this talk as an SRT file."
"Find this week's most-viewed videos about Rust async and tell me what they cover."
"What has @mkbhd uploaded lately? Give me a two-line summary of each."
"List every video in this playlist with its length."
"Why did @channel's latest video do so well? Turn what works into a playbook for my channel."

Contributing

Each skill carries a copy of shared/auth-setup.md in its references/ folder, because skills are installed one at a time. Edit the file in shared/, then run ./scripts/sync-references.sh.

The Claude plugin in plugins/ytapi has its own skills, which use the MCP tools and never handle an API key. When you change them, bump version in plugins/ytapi/.claude-plugin/plugin.json: Claude Code keeps plugin users on the version listed there.

Licensed MIT-0.

YTAPI

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

YouTube skills for AI agents

Install

Skills

API key

Examples

Links

Contributing