mcp-ytmusic
Enables users to search the YouTube Music catalog and manage playlists using natural language. It provides tools for searching songs, albums, and artists, as well as performing playlist operations like creating, adding, and deleting tracks.
README
mcp-ytmusic
YouTube Music MCP server for Claude Code. Search the catalog and manage playlists via natural language.
Tools
| Tool | Actions | Description |
|---|---|---|
search |
— | Search songs, videos, albums, artists, playlists |
playlist |
list, create, add, tracks, delete |
Manage playlists |
config |
info, auth_status |
Check configuration and auth |
Setup
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/alexcook/mcp-ytmusic.git
cd mcp-ytmusic
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
# Initialize config directory
ytmusic-mcp init
# Authenticate (paste browser headers from Chrome DevTools on music.youtube.com)
ytmusic-mcp auth
# Verify
ytmusic-mcp status
Claude Code Integration
Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"YouTube Music": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-ytmusic/venv/bin/python",
"args": ["-m", "ytmusic_mcp"]
}
}
}
Auth
Uses browser cookie authentication via ytmusicapi. One-time setup:
- Open Chrome → https://music.youtube.com (make sure you're logged in)
- Open DevTools (F12) → Network tab
- Click any request to music.youtube.com
- Right-click → Copy → Copy request headers
- Run
ytmusic-mcp authand paste when prompted
Credentials are saved to ~/.config/ytmusic-mcp/browser.json and are valid for ~2 years.
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