youtube-connector-mcp and mcp-youtube

These two tools are competitors, both providing an MCP server for YouTube to search videos, get transcripts, and manage channels and playlists, but with different levels of community adoption and usage.

youtube-connector-mcp
44
Emerging
mcp-youtube
31
Emerging
Maintenance 13/25
Adoption 15/25
Maturity 12/25
Community 4/25
Maintenance 0/25
Adoption 6/25
Maturity 9/25
Community 16/25
Stars: 71
Forks: 2
Downloads: 268
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: —
Stars: 18
Forks: 7
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Python
License: MIT
No License
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About youtube-connector-mcp

ShellyDeng08/youtube-connector-mcp

MCP server for YouTube — search videos, get transcripts, channels, and playlists. Works with Claude, Cursor & any MCP client.

Implements the YouTube Data API v3 via MCP's standard transport protocol, enabling AI assistants to programmatically search, retrieve metadata, and extract transcripts from YouTube content. Supports configurable rate limiting and integrates with multiple AI coding environments (Claude, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf) through environment-variable-based API authentication and JSON configuration files.

About mcp-youtube

sparfenyuk/mcp-youtube

MCP server for Youtube

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