# YouTube MCP by UnClick (npm · @unclick/youtube-mcp)

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

- Trust score: 62/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +42
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@unclick/youtube-mcp`: 62/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@unclick/youtube-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 71/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to malamutemayhem/unclick).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).
  - Actively maintained (last published 64 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 49/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 359 tokens (~59/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 72/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 17% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**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

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add malamutemayhem-youtube -- npx -y @unclick/youtube-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
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
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add malamutemayhem-youtube --command npx --arg -y --arg @unclick/youtube-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  malamutemayhem-youtube:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@unclick/youtube-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malamutemayhem-youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@unclick/youtube-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 62, +40)

- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] 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
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: Apache-2.0

### 2026-07-31 (score 22, +22)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 0, −75)

- [security regression] Provenance: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [security] The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional] Licence: Apache-2.0

### 2026-07-28 (score 75, +55)

- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security] The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] 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

### 2026-07-27 (score 20)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `youtube_search` (~131 tokens)

Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `channel_id` (string)
- `max_results` (number)
- `order` (string): relevance, date, rating, viewCount, title
- `page_token` (string)
- `published_after` (string): RFC 3339 datetime, e.g. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
- `query` (string, required)
- `region_code` (string)
- `type` (string): video, channel, or playlist (default: video)

### `youtube_get_video` (~39 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `video_id` (string, required)

### `youtube_get_channel` (~51 tokens)

Get metadata and statistics for a YouTube channel.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `channel_id` (string)
- `handle` (string): Channel handle without @ (alternative to channel_id)

### `youtube_list_playlists` (~51 tokens)

List playlists belonging to a YouTube channel.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `channel_id` (string, required)
- `max_results` (number)
- `page_token` (string)

### `youtube_list_playlist_items` (~50 tokens)

List videos in a YouTube playlist.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `max_results` (number)
- `page_token` (string)
- `playlist_id` (string, required)

### `youtube_get_captions` (~37 tokens)

List available caption tracks for a YouTube video.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required)
- `video_id` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 62
- 2026-08-02: 62
- 2026-08-01: 22
- 2026-07-31: 22
- 2026-07-30: 0
- 2026-07-28: 75
- 2026-07-27: 20

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@unclick/youtube-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@unclick/youtube-mcp
- Website: https://unclick.world/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-youtube/unclick-youtube-mcp