YouTube MCP Server for AI Assistants

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools to live YouTube data from vidIQ. Get real, data-backed answers from within your favorite LLM.

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claudeClaudeopenaiChatGPTcursorCursorperplexityPerplexitygrokGrokopenclawOpenClaw+ more
See It in Action

Real YouTube Prompts. Real vidIQ Data.

Ask vidIQ MCP anything about your channel, competitors, or trends - and get answers backed by creator intelligence.

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Why vidIQ MCP

The Only YouTube MCP Server Built on 135M+ Channels

Real YouTube intelligence, built for creators - not generic data endpoints.

Already Connected

Your YouTube account is already linked through vidIQ. No extra OAuth flows, no re-authentication.

Creator-Native Data

Access outlier scores, keyword research, and competitor analysis - the same data 20M creators use.

60-Second Setup

Add vidIQ to your AI tool and sign in with your vidIQ account. No config files to debug, no documentation to read.

Sign In, Secure by Default

Sign in with your vidIQ account to connect, and approve any change to your videos before it happens. API keys give read-only access and are revocable anytime.

Natural Language

Ask questions like you'd ask a colleague. No SQL, no API calls, no query syntax to learn.

Works With Everything

MCP is an open standard. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex - if it supports MCP, it works with vidIQ.

vidIQ MCP Setup Guide

Set Up the YouTube MCP in 60 Seconds

Pick your AI tool and follow the steps.

  1. 1

    Open vidIQ's official listing in Claude's Connector Directory

  2. 2

    Click Connect, then sign in or create your vidIQ account to authorize access

  3. 3

    You're all set. vidIQ tools are now available in your Claude conversations.

Claude's Connector Directory

Official directory listing - no server URL required

vidIQ MCP Prompt Library

Ready-to-Use Prompts for YouTube MCP

Ready-to-use prompts. Paste directly into your AI tool.

vidIQ MCP Credits & Tools

52 tools and counting

46 core tools below, plus 6 free utility tools

  • keyword_research

    Find keywords your competitors are sleeping on

  • outliers

    Spot videos that blew up for a reason

  • generate_clips

    Turn a long video into vertical clips

  • generate_thumbnail

    Generate a thumbnail from a prompt

  • generate_titles

    Generate high-CTR title ideas

  • subscriber_insights

    Find your best time to post and who else your fans watch

  • video_transcript

    Read any video without watching it

  • trending_videos

    See what formats are blowing up right now

Plus 6 free utility tools: credits balance, your connected channels, async job tracking, voice library, and feedback. Tool calls draw from your vidIQ plan’s shared credit pool.

YouTube MCP Server FAQs

A YouTube MCP server connects an AI assistant to YouTube data and tools through the Model Context Protocol. Instead of switching between tabs or copying data into a chat, you can ask questions in plain language and receive answers grounded in current YouTube data.
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Connect vidIQ MCP to your AI tools and get real, data-backed answers about your YouTube channel.

Also works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, OpenClaw, Grok, Codex and Gemini CLI. Available on every vidIQ plan, including Free.