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yt-dlp-mcp

An MCP server implementation that integrates with yt-dlp, providing video and audio content download capabilities (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Tiktok, etc.) for LLMs.

Features

  • Subtitles: Download subtitles in SRT format for LLMs to read
  • Video Download: Save videos to your Downloads folder with resolution control
  • Audio Download: Save audios to your Downloads folder
  • Privacy-Focused: Direct download without tracking
  • MCP Integration: Works with Dive and other MCP-compatible LLMs

Installation

Prerequisites

Install yt-dlp based on your operating system:

# Windows winget install yt-dlp # macOS brew install yt-dlp # Linux pip install yt-dlp

With Dive Desktop

  1. Click "+ Add MCP Server" in Dive Desktop
  2. Copy and paste this configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "yt-dlp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp" ] } } }
  1. Click "Save" to install the MCP server

Tool Documentation

  • list_subtitle_languages
    • List all available subtitle languages and their formats for a video (including auto-generated captions)
    • Inputs:
      • url (string, required): URL of the video
  • download_video_subtitles
    • Download video subtitles in any available format. Supports both regular and auto-generated subtitles
    • Inputs:
      • url (string, required): URL of the video
      • language (string, optional): Language code (e.g., 'en', 'zh-Hant', 'ja'). Defaults to 'en'
  • download_video
    • Download video to user's Downloads folder
    • Inputs:
      • url (string, required): URL of the video
      • resolution (string, optional): Video resolution ('480p', '720p', '1080p', 'best'). Defaults to '720p'
  • download_audio
    • Download audio in best available quality (usually m4a/mp3 format) to user's Downloads folder
    • Inputs:
      • url (string, required): URL of the video

Usage Examples

Ask your LLM to:

"List available subtitles for this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." "Download a video from facebook: https://facebook.com/..." "Download Chinese subtitles from this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." "Download this video in 1080p: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." "Download audio from this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

Manual Start

If needed, start the server manually:

npx @kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp

Requirements

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

Documentation

License

MIT

Author

Dewei Yen

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Connects 'yt-dlp' with LLMs via the Model Context Protocol, allowing users to download YouTube content and integrate it with Dive and other MCP-compatible LLMs.

  1. Features
    1. Installation
      1. Prerequisites
      2. With Dive Desktop
    2. Tool Documentation
      1. Usage Examples
        1. Manual Start
          1. Requirements
            1. Documentation
              1. License
                1. Author

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