A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for downloading YouTube videos and audio using yt-dlp.
If you already use MCP YouTube, the mcp youtube mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for downloading YouTube videos and audio using yt-dlp.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
download_youtube_video — The download_youtube_video tool exposed by this serverdownload_youtube_audio — The download_youtube_audio tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.
Configuration is passed through the environment: YT_DLP_PATH, DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP YouTube's toolset — download_youtube_video, download_youtube_audio — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by yorickchan; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| download_youtube_video | The download_youtube_video tool exposed by this server. |
| download_youtube_audio | The download_youtube_audio tool exposed by this server. |
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| YT_DLP_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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