YTDL RMCP for VS Code
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client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install YTDL RMCP in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ytdlp-plex-url",
"description": "YTDLP_PLEX_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ytdlp-plex-token",
"description": "YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ytdlp-acoustid-client-key",
"description": "YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ytdl-rmcp-binary-version",
"description": "YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ytdl-rmcp-release-base-url",
"description": "YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "rust-log",
"description": "RUST_LOG",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"rytdl": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dinglebear/rytdl"
],
"env": {
"YTDLP_PLEX_URL": "${input:ytdlp-plex-url}",
"YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN": "${input:ytdlp-plex-token}",
"YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY": "${input:ytdlp-acoustid-client-key}",
"YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION": "${input:ytdl-rmcp-binary-version}",
"YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL": "${input:ytdl-rmcp-release-base-url}",
"RUST_LOG": "${input:rust-log}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs