yt-dlp-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_video_infoA | Look up metadata for a video URL (YouTube and hundreds of other sites via yt-dlp) without downloading it. Returns title, uploader, duration, view count, thumbnail, and available video qualities. For playlist URLs, only the first video is inspected. |
| download_videoA | Download a video from a URL (YouTube and hundreds of other sites via yt-dlp) to disk. Saves into ~/Downloads by default. Refuses playlist URLs unless allow_playlist is set, to avoid downloading an entire playlist by accident. yt-dlp must be installed separately and reachable on PATH. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Latest Blog Posts
- Your AI Chatbot Just Exposed Your CEO's Salary to an InternBy Om-Shree-0709 on .Agent IdentityMCP SecurityOAuth Delegation
- Why MCP Servers Need Execution Sandboxing (And Why Your Current Stack Isn't Enough)By Om-Shree-0709 on .Agentic AiPrompt InjectionWebAssembly
MCP directory API
We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.
curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/kingithegreat/yt-dlp-mcp'
If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server