YouTube Channel Data — FlashData
io.github.flashdata-dev/youtube-channel
About YouTube Channel Data — FlashData
YouTube Channel Data — FlashData is an MCP server published by the GitHub account flashdata-dev. YouTube channel profiles and recent video inventories. Paid FlashData API.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package flashdata-youtube-channel-0.1.1.mcpb at version 0.1.1.
It asks for one secret: FLASHDATA_API_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.
Version 0.1.2 was published on 15 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
FLASHDATA_API_KEY | Yes | Yes | Your FlashData API Key with youtube_channel access. Get a key at https://flashdata.dev/app/api-keys; data calls are paid. |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for 1 secret: FLASHDATA_API_KEY |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account flashdata-dev |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 3226 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 3226 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 43 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
0 forks, 37 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.flashdata-dev/youtube-channel |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account flashdata-dev |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account flashdata-dev. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | mcpb https://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp/releases/download/smithery-task-servers-v0.1.1/flashdata-youtube-channel-0.1.1.mcpb 0.1.1 (stdio) |
| Version | 0.1.2 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp |
| Website | https://flashdata.dev/docs/sources/youtube_channel?utm_source=official-mcp-registry&utm_medium=integration&utm_campaign=intent_gtm_2026q4&utm_content=youtube_channel-guide |
| Category | AI & media generation (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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