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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)
  2. Install this via dive: 
    mcp-installer install @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