What tools does the youtube-media-mcp-server MCP server provide?

youtube-media-mcp-server exposes 3 tools: imdb_search, search_podcasts, youtube_transcript. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does youtube-media-mcp-server require an API key?

No. youtube-media-mcp-server answered a tools/list request without credentials.

Connection check verified live · 28h ago

youtube-media-mcp-server

YouTube video search with transcript extraction as first-class output.

Design & media Web search & scraping Databases & SQL

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-media-mcp-server https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp

Tools 3

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Transport streamable-http

Last checked 28h ago

Tools & capabilities

3 tools

Read from the running server on 28h ago.

imdb_search read-only query*max_results

Search IMDB for movies and TV shows. Returns titles, ratings, cast. Args: query: Movie or show title (e.g. 'Inception') max_results: Max results (default 10)

search_podcasts read-only query*max_results

Search for podcast episodes by topic. Args: query: Search query (e.g. 'AI startups') max_results: Max episodes (default 20)

youtube_transcript read-only languagevideo_url*

Extract transcript/subtitles from a YouTube video. Args: video_url: YouTube video URL (e.g. 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=...') language: Language code (default 'en')

Context cost

Light

Connecting this server adds 3 tool definitions to every request — roughly 270 tokens before you ask anything.

Adds little to your context. Safe to keep connected.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

shares search_podcasts · 4 tools

audioalpha-mcp verified live · 27h ago

shares search_podcasts · 23 tools

podlearn verified live · 27h ago

shares search_podcasts · 25 tools

sponsorable verified live · 28h ago

shares search_podcasts · 17 tools

weblens verified live · 27h ago

shares youtube_transcript · 36 tools

captapi verified live · 27h ago

shares youtube_transcript · 178 tools

Ranked by shared tools where both expose an inventory, otherwise by shared wording.

Source & links

Registry: com.thenextgennexus/youtube-media-mcp-server
Endpoint: https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/youtube-media-mcp-server/mcp
Sources: registry