How do I use metube-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@metube-mcp download https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ in high quality" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

metube-mcp

by JungleM0nkey

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Python

Remote

metube-mcp

MCP server for MeTube — control your yt-dlp web GUI from any AI assistant.

Tools

Tool	Description
`metube_add_download`	Queue a video/audio download (URL, quality, format, folder)
`metube_list_downloads`	List queued, active, and completed downloads
`metube_delete_downloads`	Remove items from queue or history
`metube_start_downloads`	Start pending downloads
`metube_cancel_add`	Cancel current add operation
`metube_get_version`	Get MeTube and yt-dlp versions
`metube_cookie_status`	Check if cookies are configured
`metube_upload_cookies`	Upload cookies for authenticated downloads
`metube_delete_cookies`	Remove uploaded cookies

Related MCP server: YouTube Toolbox

Setup

Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metube": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["metube-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "METUBE_URL": "http://localhost:8081"
      }
    }
  }
}

From source

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metube": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/ishevchenko/metube-mcp", "metube-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "METUBE_URL": "http://localhost:8081"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Environment Variable	Default	Description
`METUBE_URL`	`http://localhost:8081`	MeTube instance URL

Development

git clone https://github.com/ishevchenko/metube-mcp.git
cd metube-mcp
pip install -e .
METUBE_URL=http://localhost:8081 metube-mcp

License

MIT

Install Server

license - permissive license

quality

maintenance

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Maintenance

–Maintainers

–Response time

–Release cycle

–Releases (12mo)

Commit activity

Resources

GitHub Repository

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