YouTube MCP server in other apps

• The server URL: https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp
• The transport: Streamable HTTP. The older SSE transport isn't used.
• How to sign in: OAuth, if the app offers it, or the header Authorization: Bearer tk_live_… with a key from Dashboard → API Keys.

Settings → AI → MCP Servers → Add Server → Add Remote Server, or in your settings file. Leave out the header and Zed signs in for you.

"context_servers": {
  "youtube": {
    "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
    "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
  }
}

Checked 18 October 2026 against Zed MCP docs.

MCP Servers icon → Configure (or the Remote Servers tab), in cline_mcp_settings.json. Set "type": "streamableHttp": without it Cline uses the older SSE transport. Use Authorize OAuth to sign in instead of a key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

cline mcp add youtube https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" --yes

Checked 18 October 2026 against Cline MCP docs.

Add a server named youtube to .junie/mcp/mcp.json (one project) or ~/.junie/mcp/mcp.json (all projects), with url set to the server URL and, for a key, headers with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. To sign in instead, choose Authorize in /mcp. JetBrains AI Assistant's own MCP settings don't document headers or sign-in yet, so use Junie for this server.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Junie MCP configuration.

Version 0.3.17 or later. Add it to ~/.lmstudio/mcp.json with url and a headers entry for your key, or use the install link and add the header afterwards.

Add to LM Studio

Checked 18 October 2026 against LM Studio MCP docs.

Add a server with url set to https://youtubetranscriptapi.com/mcp and an Authorization: Bearer … header. Warp's cloud agents can't use a server that needs sign-in, so give them the key header.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Warp MCP docs.

Run goose configure, choose a Remote Extension (Streamable HTTP), paste the URL and add the Authorization header with your key. Goose saves it in ~/.config/goose/config.yaml. Its install links can't carry a header, so add the server this way rather than from a link.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Goose docs.

A Raycast Pro feature. Add an MCP server with the HTTP URL above, then either sign in or add the Authorization header.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Raycast MCP manual.

Connectors → Add → Custom MCP Connector, and paste the URL. Le Chat detects how to sign in; choose sign-in, or Bearer with your key. Only admins add connectors, and on Free, Pro and Student the account owner is the admin.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Le Chat MCP connectors.

On Pro, Max or Enterprise: Plugins → Add custom → Connector → Remote. Paste the URL, choose Streamable HTTP, and sign in or enter your API key.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Perplexity Help Center.

In your agent: Tools → Add a tool → New tool → Model Context Protocol. Paste the URL, then choose API key (as a header) or OAuth 2.0 with dynamic discovery.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Copilot Studio: add an MCP server.

The MCP Client app is in open beta. Add “Call a tool” and create a connection with the URL and your API key. Make's docs don't say how it sends the key; if calls come back unauthorized, sign in instead. For fixed steps, the HTTP module is simpler: see YouTube transcripts in Make.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Make MCP Client docs.

In a Zap or a Zapier Agent, add MCP Client by Zapier (beta). Set Server URL to the address above, Transport to Streamable HTTP, and either turn on OAuth or paste your key as the Bearer Token. Use Run Read-Only Tool: every tool here only reads.

Checked 18 October 2026 against Zapier Help: MCP Client.

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