YouTube Music MCP

Search and play tracks on YouTube Music via AI assistants.

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YouTube Music MCP 🎵

This is a simple MCP server that allows you to search for and play tracks on YouTube Music directly from your AI assistant like Cursor or Claude Desktop.

Built with:

Available Tools

  • searchTrack: Search for tracks on YouTube Music by name.
  • playTrack: Play tracks directly by searching and opening them in your default browser.

Installation

1. Get a key

To make this work you need a valid Google Youtube API Key

2. Add to cursor

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

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

Develop

This MCP is typically run directly using npx and doesn't require local installation or building unless you intend to modify the source code. If you want to develop it locally, you would typically clone the source repository (if available) and follow its specific contribution guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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