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38 lines
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# YouTube MCP Server
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Uses `yt-dlp` to download YouTube content and connects it to LLMs via [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction).
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## Features
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- Download YouTube subtitles (SRT format) for LLMs to read
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- Download YouTube videos to your Downloads folder
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- Integrates with Claude.ai and other MCP-compatible LLMs
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## Installation
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1. Install `yt-dlp` (Homebrew and WinGet both work great here)
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2. Install this via [dive](https://github.com/OpenAgentPlatform/Dive):
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```bash
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mcp-installer install @kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp
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```
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## Usage Examples
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Ask your LLM to:
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- "Summarize the YouTube video <<URL>>"
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- "Download this YouTube video: <<URL>>"
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## Manual Start
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If needed, you can start the server manually:
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```bash
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yt-dlp-mcp
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```
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## Requirements
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- `yt-dlp` installed and in PATH
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- Node.js 20+
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- MCP-compatible LLM service
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