Mcp Yt Dlp — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited Mcp Yt Dlp (Agent Skill) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
MCP server wrapping yt-dlp for downloading videos and audio from URLs.
Works with Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.
Install yt-dlp:
brew install yt-dlpclaude mcp add yt-dlp -- npx -y github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlpAdd to your codex.toml:
[mcp.yt-dlp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlp"]Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yt-dlp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlp"]
}
}
}Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yt-dlp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlp"]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"yt-dlp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlp"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yt-dlp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:pauloFroes/mcp-yt-dlp"]
}
}
}| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
check_dependencies | Check if yt-dlp is installed and available in PATH |
get_video_info | Get video metadata (title, duration, resolution, fps, thumbnail) |
download_video | Download video from URL to local file (best quality MP4) |
download_audio | Download audio only from URL as MP3 |
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