MCP Youtube Music

🚀 YouTube Music MCP 🎵

This is a simple MCP server that allows you to search for and play YouTube music directly from your AI assistants, such as Cursor or Claude Desktop.

The technologies used include:

• YouTube Music
• Anthropic MCP
• Cursor

🚀 Quick Start

✨ Features

• Available Tools:
  • searchTrack: Search for songs on YouTube Music by name.
  • playTrack: Play a song directly by searching for it and opening it in the default browser.

📦 Installation

1. Obtain an API Key

You need a valid Google YouTube API Key to run this project.

2. Add to Cursor

Add the following MCP configuration to your Cursor .cursor/mcp.json settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-music-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@instructa/mcp-youtube-music"],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<INSERT_API_KEY_HERE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development This MCP is typically run directly using npx. You don't need a local installation or build unless you plan to modify the source code. If you wish to develop locally, clone the source repository (if available) and follow its specific contribution guidelines.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, please refer to the LICENSE file.

🔗 Links

• X/Twitter: @kregenrek
• Bluesky: @kevinkern.dev

📚 Courses

• Learn Cursor AI: Ultimate Cursor Course
• Learn to build software with AI: instructa.ai

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