context tax
pending
security
97/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Maintained2mo ago
Our reading of YouTube, from the data
YouTube is a images, video & audio MCP server from anaisbetts.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
Maintenance is maintained: the last public signal was 2 months ago (2026-08-16). For comparison, 72% of images, video & audio servers are active or maintained.
With 551 GitHub stars it ranks #36 of 2,354 images, video & audio servers we index.
Install YouTube MCP server
No published package or hosted endpoint yet — see the repository README for build-from-source instructions.
Security signals
97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
- No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI (made by NavyaAI, which also runs MCPSkillHub). Scoring rules
Freshness
Maintained — last maintenance signal 2mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-08-16 · 2mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2025-03-20 · 19mo ago · GitHub · v0.6.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry
How it compares in Images, Video & Audio
Against the most-starred images, video & audio servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube (this) | 551 | — | not measured | Maintained | — |
| Blender | 31,585 | — | not measured | Active | — |
| Screenpipe | 21,982 | — | not measured | Active | — |
| screenpipe | 21,982 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| FunASR | 20,748 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Agent-Native Analytics | 7,433 | — | not measured | Active | hosted |
FAQ
›Is YouTube in the official MCP registry?
No. It was indexed from awesome-mcp-servers (punkpeye), awesome-mcp-servers (wong2).
Sources and method
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Editorial standards are owned by Ramachandra Vikas Chamarthi, Founder & AI HPC Architect. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
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