MCP tool
search_youtube_videos
Search YouTube and return matching videos with channel, view count and duration.
The search_youtube_videos tool is provided by YouTube Transcript AI. Install that server in your AI client and the assistant can call it directly.
Servers exposing search_youtube_videos
From the publisher:Search YouTube and return matching videos with channel, view count and duration. Use it first when researching a topic: run several differently-worded queries (and in more than one language), then read the best hits with get_youtube_transcript, find_in_transcript or get_transcripts_batch. Optional filters on views and length.
Install YouTube Transcript AI →Parameter Type Description query*string Search words, e.g. "how I improved my English speaking" limitinteger How many videos to return. Default 15. sortstring relevance (default) or date (newest first). min_viewsinteger Drop videos with fewer views than this. min_minutesnumber Drop videos shorter than this many minutes. max_minutesnumber Drop videos longer than this many minutes.
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