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