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YTDL RMCP for Claude Code

ai.dinglebear/ytdl-rmcp

Rust MCP server and CLI for yt-dlp search, downloads, metadata, transfers, and Plex playlists.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install YTDL RMCP in Claude Code

run in your project directory

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

claude mcp add ytdl-rmcp -e YTDLP_PLEX_URL=<YTDLP_PLEX_URL> -e YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN=<YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN> -e YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY=<YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY> -e YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION=<YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION> -e YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL=<YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL> -e RUST_LOG=<RUST_LOG> -- npx -y ytdl-rmcp

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

YTDL RMCP in other clients