Allows downloading videos and audio from Instagram posts or stories.
Enables downloading of TikTok videos in available formats and qualities.
Offers capabilities to download videos from Vimeo in specified formats and qualities.
Provides tools for downloading videos and audio from YouTube in various formats (mp4, mp3, webm, mkv) and qualities (best, 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p).
Click on "Install 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., "@MCP YouTube Downloader Download the audio from https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ 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 YouTube and hundreds of other sites (Vimeo, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) using yt-dlp.
Works with OpenCode, Claude Desktop, and any MCP-compatible client.
Download videos in mp4, webm, or mkv format
Extract mp3 audio from videos
Select quality: best, 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p
Downloads saved to ~/Downloads/yt-downloads/ (cross-platform)
Supports 1000+ websites (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
Related MCP server: media-downloader
Python 3.10+
ffmpeg (required for audio extraction and high-quality video merging)
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install ffmpeg
# macOS
brew install ffmpeg
# Windows
winget install ffmpeg# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lucassnts963/mcp-youtube-downloader.git
cd mcp-youtube-downloader
# Create virtual environment and install dependencies
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # Linux/macOS
# .venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
pip install -r requirements.txtAdd to your opencode.json (global: ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json or project-level):
{
"mcp": {
"youtube-downloader": {
"type": "local",
"command": ["/path/to/mcp-youtube-downloader/.venv/bin/python3", "/path/to/mcp-youtube-downloader/server.py"],
"enabled": true
}
}
}Then restart OpenCode.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-downloader": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-youtube-downloader/.venv/bin/python3",
"args": ["/path/to/mcp-youtube-downloader/server.py"]
}
}
}Then restart Claude Desktop.
Once configured, you can request downloads via chat:
Download https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Baixa esse video como mp3: https://youtu.be/xxxxx
Download this Vimeo video in 1080p: https://vimeo.com/xxxxx
Extrai o audio desse video do twitter: https://x.com/user/status/xxxxxParameter | Type | Description | Default |
| string | Video/audio URL | required |
| enum |
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| enum |
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| string | Custom output directory |
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{
"status": "success",
"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
"duration": "3m 33s",
"size_mb": 42.5,
"format": "mp4",
"filepath": "/home/user/Downloads/yt-downloads/Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.mp4"
}mcp-youtube-downloader/
├── server.py # MCP server implementation
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── pyproject.toml # Project metadata
├── ffmpeg # Static ffmpeg binary (optional)
├── ffprobe # Static ffprobe binary (optional)
├── .gitignore
└── README.mdMIT
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