Youtube Data
Retrieve YouTube video details like titles, descriptions, URLs, and view counts based on search queries.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add youtube-data npx -- -y @trustedskills/youtube-data
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/youtube-data"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to retrieve data from YouTube. Specifically, it can access information about videos and channels, enabling tasks like summarizing video content or providing details on a specific creator's channel statistics. It provides programmatic access to YouTube’s public API.
When to use it
- Content Research: Gather information about popular videos in a niche to inform content creation strategies.
- Competitive Analysis: Analyze a competitor's YouTube channel performance, including views, subscriber growth, and engagement metrics.
- Video Summarization: Quickly understand the main points of a video without watching it entirely.
- Channel Information Retrieval: Obtain details about a specific YouTube channel, such as its description, subscriber count, and upload frequency.
Key capabilities
- Accesses YouTube API data
- Retrieves video information (title, description, views, etc.)
- Provides channel statistics (subscriber count, view counts)
Example prompts
- "What are the top 5 most viewed videos about 'artificial intelligence'?"
- "Give me a summary of the latest video uploaded by [YouTube Channel Name]."
- “How many subscribers does [YouTube Channel Name] have?”
Tips & gotchas
The skill relies on YouTube’s public API, which may have rate limits. Be mindful of these limitations when making repeated requests to avoid errors.
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