yt-dlp-mcp MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides YouTube video operations using yt-dlp.

Local server

What is the yt-dlp-mcp Server?

yt-dlp-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the gavinhuang/yt-dlp-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides YouTube video operations using yt-dlp”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
get_transcription
search_videos
list_channel_videos