# youtube-trimmer-mcp

> Download and trim YouTube videos with MCP (Model Context Protocol) server support

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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-trimmer-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/manuelgomez/youtube-trimmer-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/manuelgomez/youtube-trimmer-mcp/issues
- version: 1.0.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: youtube, video, trimmer, mcp, model-context-protocol, ai, llm, ffmpeg, yt-dlp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:youtube-trimmer-mcp

### Description (declared)

# YouTube Trimmer

A command-line tool that downloads YouTube videos, trims them to a specific timeframe, and saves the clip. Now with **MCP (Model Context Protocol) server** support for natural language interaction!

## Features

- 📺 Download and trim YouTube videos to specific timeframes
- ⚡ Fast, lossless trimming using FFmpeg (no re-encoding)
- 🤖 **MCP Server** for natural language interaction
- 📊 Get video information without downloading
- 🔧 Both CLI and programmatic interfaces

## Prerequisites

| Dependency | Purpose | Installation (Ubuntu) | Installation (macOS) | Installation (Windows) |
|------------|---------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| Python ≥ 3.8 | Runtime | `sudo apt install python3` | `brew install python` | Download from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) |
| FFmpeg | Video trimming | `sudo apt install ffmpeg` | `brew install ffmpeg` | Download the [static build](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) and add to PATH |

## Installation

### 🚀 Super Easy Installation (Recommended)

**The easiest way to install is directly from PyPI:**

```bash
# Install the complete package with MCP support
pip install youtube-trimmer-mcp
```

That's it! The package will be available globally with all dependencies.

### Alternative Installation Methods

#### From Source (Development)
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/manuelgomez/youtube-trimmer-mcp.git
cd youtube-trimmer-mcp

# Install in development mode
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

#### Using pipx (Isolated Installation)
```bash
# Install in isolated environment (recommended for CLI tools)
pipx install youtube-trimmer-mcp
```

## Usage

### 1. Command Line Interface

#### Trim a video:
```bash
youtube-trimmer trim <youtube_url> -s <start_time> -e <end_time> [-o output.mp4] [--keep-temp]
```

#### Get video information:
```bash
youtube-trimmer info <youtube_url>
```

#### Start MCP server:
```bash
youtube-trimmer mcp-server
```

##…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.video-editing (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/youtube-trimmer-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:32.091Z)

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