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Yt Dlp MCP Server

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Author

gavinHuang

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Gavin Huang

About Yt Dlp MCP Server

expose python package yt-dlp as mcp

Yt Dlp MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yt-dlp-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "yt-dlp-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is yt-dlp-mcp?

yt-dlp-mcp is a tool that provides three functions for interacting with YouTube: extracting video transcriptions, searching for videos, and listing recent videos from a channel. It is intended for use within the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem.

How to use yt-dlp-mcp?

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Key features of yt-dlp-mcp

  • Get transcriptions from YouTube videos
  • Search YouTube videos by keywords
  • List recent videos from a specific channel

Use cases of yt-dlp-mcp

  • Retrieve spoken content from a YouTube video as text
  • Find YouTube videos matching a set of search terms
  • Quickly see the latest uploads from a YouTube channel

Frequently asked questions

1

What tools does yt-dlp-mcp provide?

It provides three tools: `get_transcription`, `search_videos`, and `list_channel_videos`.

2

What does `get_transcription` do?

It extracts a transcription from a YouTube video.

3

What does `search_videos` do?

It searches for YouTube videos by terms and returns video information.

4

What does `list_channel_videos` do?

It lists recent videos from a YouTube channel.

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