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Yt Dlp MCP

by · github.com/gavinHuang/yt-dlp-mcp

MCP server for YouTube transcription with yt-dlp and AssemblyAI

Unclaimed last commit 9 months ago devtools
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About Yt Dlp MCP

Yt Dlp MCP is an MCP server published by gavinHuang in the Developer Tools category: mCP server for YouTube transcription with yt-dlp and AssemblyAI.

Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/gavinHuang/yt-dlp-mcp

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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README

yt-dlp MCP Server

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

Features

  • Get Transcriptions: Extract transcriptions from YouTube videos with optional timestamp preservation
  • Search Videos: Search for YouTube videos by terms and return URLs
  • List Channel Videos: Get recent videos from a YouTube channel

Installation

pip install -e .

Usage

Run the MCP server:

yt-dlp-mcp

Tools

get_transcription

  • Input: YouTube URL, optional timestamp preservation flag
  • Output: Video transcription text

search_videos

  • Input: Search terms
  • Output: List of YouTube video URLs

list_channel_videos

  • Input: Channel name/URL, number of videos to return
  • Output: List of recent video URLs from the channel

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • yt-dlp
  • fastmcp
  • youtube-search-python

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Questions

About Yt Dlp MCP

How do I install Yt Dlp MCP?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Yt Dlp MCP safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 71 out of 100 (good). It passes 1 of the 2 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Yt Dlp MCP still maintained?

The last commit was 9 months ago. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.