youtube-trends-mcp

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> YouTube trend data for AI assistants > Find out what people are searching for on YouTube. Rising topics, growing video keywords, and historical search demand - all queryable by your AI in plain language.

Full docs and live demo: https://trendsmcp.ai/youtube-trends

Part of [Trends MCP](https://trendsmcp.ai) -- the MCP server for live trend data across 12+ sources. See the main repo: https://github.com/trendsmcp/trends-mcp

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Step 1: Get your free API key at [trendsmcp.ai](https://trendsmcp.ai) 100 requests/day, no credit card required.

Step 2: Add to your AI client (replace YOUR_API_KEY):

**+ Add to Cursor (one click)**

Cursor / Windsurf / Cline   (~/.cursor/mcp.json or equivalent)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trends-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "transport": "http",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code / GitHub Copilot   (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "trends-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

**Claude Desktop*