Collect
Start exports from a conversation
Give your AI workspace a YouTube URL and let it start the same export jobs you already use in the YCD app.
YouTube Comments Downloader MCP
Bring YouTube comment research into your AI workspace
Connect OpenAI, Cursor, xAI, or Claude to the YouTube comment exports you already trust. Start a job, follow its progress, and use the result in the same place where you analyze it.
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One connection
AI client
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YCD MCP
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Existing API, exports, and billing
No duplicate export storage. No second queue. No new file system.
Why connect it
The useful part is what happens after the export starts
Keep collection and interpretation close together. Your AI client can collect the public data, wait for the existing job to finish, and help turn the dataset into a clear next step.
Track
Know when the data is ready
Ask for status or list previous exports without switching between a chat and a dashboard.
Research
Turn comments into audience insight
Pair structured comment exports with summaries, themes, questions, and content research in your AI workflow.
Included in v1
Everything needed for a complete export loop
The server exposes the existing product capabilities without redefining their contracts.
- Create video, Short, live, playlist, channel, community, or bulk exports
- Read export status and list the authenticated user's jobs
- Return the existing public JSON, CSV, HTML, XLSX, TXT, or ZIP file URL
- Cancel or restart an existing export
- Get channel details and community post images through the existing tools
Setup
From first connection to useful insight in three steps
01
Connect your workspace
Choose OpenAI, Cursor, xAI, or Claude and add the remote MCP endpoint.
02
Authorize your YCD account
Use the secure OAuth flow, or connect with an API key when your client prefers headers.
03
Ask for the research
Start an export, check progress, then use the returned file URL in the rest of your analysis.
Installation configurator
Pick your AI workspace
Remote MCP
Server configuration
Questions
Before you connect
Do I need to know what MCP is?
No. MCP is the connection layer that lets an AI client use tools from another service. The installation page gives you the exact endpoint and configuration to paste.
Does the MCP server create a new export system?
No. It calls the existing YCD API. Existing queues, exports, formats, quota checks, billing, and public file URLs remain the source of truth.
Is access free?
The plugin and MCP connection are free to install. YCD usage still follows the account's existing plan, credits, and billing rules.
Can it search all comments by keyword?
Not in v1. There is no matching search endpoint in the main API yet, so the MCP server does not pretend that one exists.
Ready when you are