YouTube MCP Server

Uses yt-dlp to download YouTube content and connects it to LLMs via Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Download YouTube subtitles (SRT format) for LLMs to read
• Download YouTube videos to your Downloads folder
• Integrates with Claude.ai and other MCP-compatible LLMs

Installation

1. Install yt-dlp (Homebrew and WinGet both work great here)

yt-dlp-mcp requires the yt-dlp package. Install it based on your operating system:

Windows

winget install yt-dlp

MacOS

brew install yt-dlp

Linux

pip install yt-dlp

2. Install this via dive:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yt-dlp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Ask your LLM to:

• "Summarize the YouTube video <>"
• "Download this YouTube video: <>"

Manual Start

If needed, you can start the server manually:

yt-dlp-mcp

Requirements

• yt-dlp installed and in PATH
• Node.js 20+
• MCP-compatible LLM service