About MCP Collections
MCP Collections is a set of TypeScript MCP servers for YouTube, Mermaid diagrams, Reddit, and web fetching. It is intended for MCP clients that need these content and browsing capabilities.
Key features
- 01YouTube capabilities
- 02Mermaid diagram generation
- 03Reddit capabilities
- 04Headless-browser web fetching
Use cases
- 01Retrieve YouTube-related content
- 02Generate Mermaid diagrams
- 03Access Reddit content
- 04Fetch pages with a headless browser
MCP support
It exposes YouTube, Mermaid, Reddit, and web-fetching capabilities to MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP Collections
- Youtube
- Mermaid diagram
- Fetch web (headless browser - Please install
npx playwright install --with-deps)
Installation
Run the following command to install dependencies:
npm install
Configuration for Claude
Below is an example configuration for Claude:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["tsx", "/Volumes/TRANSCEND/dev/mcp-collections/youtube.ts"],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "your-youtube-api-key"
}
},
"mermaidjsdiagram": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["tsx", "/Volumes/TRANSCEND/dev/mcp-collections/mermaid.ts"]
},
"reddit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["tsx", "/Volumes/TRANSCEND/dev/mcp-collections/reddit.ts"]
},
"fetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["tsx", "/Volumes/TRANSCEND/dev/mcp-collections/fetch.ts"]
}
}
}
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