# mcp-url-downloader

> MCP server that enables AI assistants to download files from URLs to the local filesystem

Record `mcp-url-downloader` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-url-downloader/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-url-downloader
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-url-downloader/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Dmitry Gilemkhanov
- homepage: https://github.com/dmitryglhf/mcp-url-downloader
- repository: https://github.com/dmitryglhf/mcp-url-downloader
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, download, url, file-download, ai-assistant
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-url-downloader

### Description (declared)

# MCP URL Downloader

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to download files from URLs to the local filesystem.

## Features

- Download single or multiple files from URLs
- File size validation (configurable, default 500MB)
- Automatic filename sanitization
- Unique filename generation to prevent overwrites
- Concurrent downloads with limits
- **Security**: SSRF protection, path traversal protection, MIME type validation

## Installation

```bash
# Using uvx (recommended)
uvx mcp-url-downloader

# Using pip
pip install mcp-url-downloader

# From source
git clone https://github.com/dmitryglhf/mcp-url-downloader.git
cd mcp-url-downloader
uv sync
```

## Configuration

### Claude Desktop

Add to your configuration file:

**macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**Windows**: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "url-downloader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-url-downloader"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Usage

### `download_files`
Download multiple files from URLs.

### `download_single_file`
Download a single file with optional custom filename.

### Rate Limits

- Maximum 100 URLs per `download_files` request
- Maximum 10 concurrent downloads
- URL length limited to 2048 characters
- Timeout range: 1-300 seconds
- File size range: 1-5000 MB

## Development

```bash
# Run tests
uv run pytest

```

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (1, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-url-downloader/ (first seen 2026-09-10T05:21:40.003Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-url-downloader/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-url-downloader · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-url-downloader