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YouTube MCP by UnClick

NPM · @UNCLICK/YOUTUBE-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

Search YouTube and get video, channel, playlist, and caption details. By UnClick.

+42 this week 62 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security86
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency71
  • Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to malamutemayhem/unclick). View diagnostics → Pass
  • Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
  • Actively maintained (last published 64 days ago).Pass
  • Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.Unverified
Schema Quality & AI Usability49
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 359 tokens (~59/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
  • Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage72
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 17% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · @unclick/youtube-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add malamutemayhem-youtube -- npx -y @unclick/youtube-mcp
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add malamutemayhem-youtube -- npx -y @unclick/youtube-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "malamutemayhem-youtube": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@unclick/youtube-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add malamutemayhem-youtube --command npx --arg -y --arg @unclick/youtube-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  malamutemayhem-youtube:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@unclick/youtube-mcp"]
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malamutemayhem-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@unclick/youtube-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 2 Aug 26 +40
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial security
    • Provenance: unverified → pass security
    • Install scripts: unverified → pass security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet. security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • Tool coverage: 100 → unverified functional
    • Capabilities: pass → unverified functional
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial functional
    • License: unverified → pass functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 31 Jul 26 +22
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 −75
    • Provenance: pass → unverified security
    • Known CVEs: partial → unverified security
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
    • Install scripts: pass → unverified security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • Tool coverage: 100 → unverified functional
    • License: pass → unverified functional
    • Dependency health: partial → unverified functional
    • Maintenance: pass → unverified functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 28 Jul 26 +55
    • Install scripts: unverified → pass security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial security
    • Provenance: unverified → pass security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass functional
    • License: unverified → pass functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 17 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fair functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 27 Jul 26 20

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@unclick/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:
malamutemayhem/unclick
Certificate issuer:
https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:
https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/.github/workflows/publish-standalone-mcps.yml@refs/heads/main
Rekor log index:
1675371966
Predicate type:
https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:
sha512:5217e67cace032478adc797e5d388f71623381348acee3289f3a8c96d7ee6ea901adbadd94fe7c6d1162248aae85506a7443d5fa0866ec760b40de99f
Discovery method:
attestation_endpoint
Dependencies 94 packages

94 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 94 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 6 exposed · ~359 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
youtube_get_captions ~37

List available caption tracks for a YouTube video.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
video_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

youtube_get_channel ~51

Get metadata and statistics for a YouTube channel.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
channel_idstring
handlestringChannel handle without @ (alternative to channel_id)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

youtube_get_video ~39

Get metadata, statistics, and content details for a YouTube video.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
video_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

youtube_list_playlist_items ~50

List videos in a YouTube playlist.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
max_resultsnumber
page_tokenstring
playlist_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

youtube_list_playlists ~51

List playlists belonging to a YouTube channel.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
channel_idstringyes
max_resultsnumber
page_tokenstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

youtube_search ~131

Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists.

NameTypeReqDescription
api_keystringyes
channel_idstring
max_resultsnumber
orderstringrelevance, date, rating, viewCount, title
page_tokenstring
published_afterstringRFC 3339 datetime, e.g. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
querystringyes
region_codestring
typestringvideo, channel, or playlist (default: video)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.