Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@GitTube MCP download the audio from this YouTube video as MP3"
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.
MCP server for downloading videos and audio from 1000+ sites. Works with Claude, Cursor, opencode, and more.
Tell your LLM:
Install GitTube from https://gairxx.github.io/gittube-mcp/Or install manually:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gairxx/gittube-mcp/main/install.sh | bashRelated MCP server: video-toolkit-mcp
Search YouTube — find videos by query, no URL needed
Playlist Support — list and download entire YouTube playlists
1000+ Sites — YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter/X, TikTok, Instagram, and more
Video or Audio — download MP4/WebM at up to 2160p, or extract audio to MP3
Works Everywhere — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, opencode, Continue.dev
The server exposes 6 tools to your AI agent:
Tool | Description |
| Search YouTube for videos by query |
| List all videos in a playlist |
| Download all videos in a playlist |
| Fetch metadata for a video URL |
| Download a video (quality: best/2160p/1080p/720p/480p) |
| Extract audio as MP3 (quality: 320k/192k/128k) |
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gittube": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["~/.gittube/mcp/server.mjs"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gittube": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["~/.gittube/mcp/server.mjs"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gittube": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["~/.gittube/mcp/server.mjs"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:
{
"mcp": {
"gittube": {
"type": "local",
"command": ["node", "~/.gittube/mcp/server.mjs"],
"enabled": true
}
}
}Add to ~/.continue/mcpServers.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gittube": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["~/.gittube/mcp/server.mjs"]
}
}
}The installer also sets up a CLI tool for direct terminal use:
# Search YouTube
gittube --search "lofi hip hop beats"
# Download video
gittube -v https://youtu.be/abc123
gittube -v 1080p https://youtu.be/abc123 ~/Movies
# Extract audio
gittube -a https://youtu.be/abc123 ~/Music/song.mp3
# Download playlist
gittube --playlist -v 1080p https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxx ~/Videos
# List playlist contents
gittube --list-playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxxnpm install -g gittube-mcpgit clone https://github.com/gairxx/gittube-mcp.git
cd gittube-mcp
npm installGitTube MCP uses yt-dlp under the hood, which automatically downloads a standalone binary on first use. No manual yt-dlp installation required.
The MCP server communicates over stdio, making it compatible with any MCP client.
MIT
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