mcp-youtube vs everything

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	mcp-youtube by adhikasp	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 48	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	41	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MediaAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	6 mo ago	this month

mcp-youtube · Summary

A Python-based MCP server that fetches YouTube transcripts with timestamps for LLM integration.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-youtube · Use cases

Analyzing video content without watching by processing transcripts through an LLM
Building research tools that aggregate information from educational YouTube videos
Creating content review systems that process and summarize video transcripts

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-youtube · Install

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

uvx --from git+https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube mcp-youtube

From source

git clone https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube
cd mcp-youtube
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Unix/MacOS
# or .venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows
uv sync
python -m youtube_mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "youtube": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube", "mcp-youtube"]
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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