mpv mcp server for VS Code
io.github.arijit-gogoi/mpv-mcp-server
Control mpv media player — playback, playlists, YouTube streaming, and downloads.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install mpv mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mpv-path",
"description": "MPV_PATH",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mpv-ipc-path",
"description": "MPV_IPC_PATH",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mpv-media-dirs",
"description": "MPV_MEDIA_DIRS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mpv-download-dir",
"description": "MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mpv-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mpv-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MPV_PATH": "${input:mpv-path}",
"MPV_IPC_PATH": "${input:mpv-ipc-path}",
"MPV_MEDIA_DIRS": "${input:mpv-media-dirs}",
"MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "${input:mpv-download-dir}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs