YouTube Video Analyzer MCP Server
MCP stdio server for analyzing public YouTube videos with Google Gemini. Use it from any MCP-compatible client to summarize videos, extract timestamped insights, analyze spoken content, inspect metadata, work with long VODs, and ask follow-up questions against reusable long-video sessions. Its 11 documented tools cover youtube, video, long, analysis.
People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-05-21 · ★ 3 · #129 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install YouTube Video Analyzer
before you install - you'll need
Set GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_MODEL, YT_DLP_PATH, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. YOUTUBE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.
Claude Code
claude mcp add ludmila-omlopes-youtube-video-analyzer-m -- npx -y @ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcpClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"ludmila-omlopes-youtube-video-analyzer-m": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp"
]
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions
license MIT - declared in the repository
npm package @ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp - the @ludylops scope differs from the repo owner (ludmila-omlopes); confirm it's the project's official package
registry namespace io.github.ludmila-omlopes is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What YouTube Video Analyzer can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can inspect local support for long-video strategies, fetch normalized public YouTube metadata, extract a high-resolution JPEG frame at a timestamp, with optional Gemini timestamp refinement before local extraction, and analyze short videos or bounded clip windows.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what YouTube Video Analyzer lets an agent do.
Youtube
10 tools - e.g. inspects local support for long-video strategies.; fetches normalized public YouTube metadata.; extracts a high-resolution JPEG frame at a timestamp, with optional Gemini timestamp refinement before…
get_youtube_analyzer_capabilities · get_youtube_video_metadata · get_youtube_video_frame · analyze_youtube_video · analyze_youtube_video_audio · analyze_long_youtube_video…
Long
1 tool - e.g. asks follow-up questions for a previous long-video session as a required MCP task.
continue_long_video_analysis
04 · Who maintains YouTube Video Analyzer
youtube-video-analyzer is maintained by ludmila-omlopes. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.
05 · Facts
- category
- media - ranked #129 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
- registry
- io.github.ludmila-omlopes/youtube-video-analyzer (active, first published 2026-03-22)
- packages
- npm:@ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp
06 · YouTube Video Analyzer FAQ
Is YouTube Video Analyzer still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-21. We re-verify nightly.
What can YouTube Video Analyzer do?
With this server connected, an agent can inspect local support for long-video strategies, fetch normalized public YouTube metadata, extract a high-resolution JPEG frame at a timestamp, with optional Gemini timestamp refinement before local extraction, and analyze short videos or bounded clip windows.
How do I install YouTube Video Analyzer?
Run `npx -y @ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp`. The README documents 5 environment variables (GEMINI_API_KEY, YOUTUBE_API_KEY, GEMINI_MODEL…) to set first. Set GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_MODEL, YT_DLP_PATH, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. YOUTUBE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does YouTube Video Analyzer run locally?
Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.
07 · Alternatives to YouTube Video Analyzer
Alternatives to YouTube Video Analyzer
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