generated: '2026-06-20'
method: derived
status: candidate
source: No official YouTube/Google-hosted MCP server was found in the docs, the @modelcontextprotocol
  npm scope, or public MCP registries as of 2026-06-20. This candidate tool list is derived one-tool-per-operationId
  from the repo OpenAPI, as a starting point for exposing the YouTube APIs over MCP.
server:
  name: youtube
  transport: http
  url: null
tools:
- name: youtube_videos_list
  description: List / retrieve YouTube videos by id, chart, or myRating.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.videos.list
- name: youtube_videos_insert
  description: Upload a new video.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.videos.insert
- name: youtube_videos_update
  description: Update a video's metadata.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.videos.update
- name: youtube_videos_rate
  description: Like, dislike, or remove a rating on a video.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.videos.rate
- name: youtube_search_list
  description: Search videos, channels, and playlists.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.search.list
- name: youtube_channels_list
  description: Retrieve channel metadata, statistics, and settings.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.channels.list
- name: youtube_playlists_list
  description: List playlists for a channel or the authenticated user.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.playlists.list
- name: youtube_playlist_items_insert
  description: Add a video to a playlist.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.playlistItems.insert
- name: youtube_subscriptions_insert
  description: Subscribe the authenticated user to a channel.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.subscriptions.insert
- name: youtube_comment_threads_list
  description: List comment threads on a video or channel.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.commentThreads.list
- name: youtube_comments_insert
  description: Post a comment reply.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.comments.insert
- name: youtube_captions_list
  description: List caption tracks for a video.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml#youtube.captions.list
- name: youtube_analytics_reports_query
  description: Query YouTube Analytics reports by dimensions and metrics.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-analytics-openapi.yml#youtubeAnalytics.reports.query
- name: youtube_reporting_jobs_list
  description: List YouTube Reporting bulk-report jobs.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-reporting-openapi.yml#youtubeReporting.jobs.list
- name: youtube_live_broadcasts_list
  description: List live broadcasts.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-live-streaming-openapi.yml#youtube.liveBroadcasts.list
- name: youtube_live_broadcasts_transition
  description: Transition a broadcast between testing, live, and complete states.
  source_operation: openapi/youtube-live-streaming-openapi.yml#youtube.liveBroadcasts.transition
notes: Full operation set (64 across the four specs) is enumerable from the OpenAPI; the above is a representative
  candidate surface. See agentic-access/youtube-agentic-access.yml for per-operation execution-contract
  classification.
deployment:
  mode: none
  verified: derived
  tools: 16
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census