# youtube-mcp-server

> YouTube MCP server using FastMCP and you-get for downloading videos

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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/youtube-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:youtube-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# YouTube MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides YouTube video downloading capabilities using [FastMCP](https://fastmcp.com/) and [you-get](https://github.com/soimort/you-get).

## Features

- Download YouTube videos in various formats
- Get video information without downloading
- List available video formats
- Configurable output directory
- Built with FastMCP for easy integration

## Installation

### From PyPI

```bash
pip install youtube-mcp-server
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yzfly/youtube-mcp-server.git
cd youtube-mcp-server
pip install -e .
```

## Prerequisites

This server requires `you-get` to be installed:

```bash
pip install you-get
```

## Usage

### Running the Server

```bash
youtube-mcp-server
```

The server runs on stdio transport by default, making it compatible with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.

### Available Tools

#### `download_youtube_video`
Downloads a YouTube video.

**Parameters:**
- `url` (str): YouTube video URL
- `output_dir` (str, optional): Output directory for downloaded files
- `format_type` (str, optional): Preferred video format (e.g., 'mp4', 'flv')
- `info_only` (bool): If True, only returns video info without downloading

#### `get_video_info`
Gets video information without downloading.

**Parameters:**
- `url` (str): YouTube video URL

#### `list_available_formats`
Lists all available formats for a video.

**Parameters:**
- `url` (str): YouTube video URL

## Configuration

### Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-mcp-server": {
      "command": "youtube-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

## Development

### Setup

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yzfly/youtube-mcp-server.git
cd youtube-mcp-server
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

### Testing

```bash
pytest
```

## License

MIT License

## Author

Created by [yzfly](https://github.com/yzfly)

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/youtube-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:30.268Z)

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