YTDL RMCP

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

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Transportstdio (runs a local command)

Env varsYTDLP_PLEX_URL YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL RUST_LOG

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env YTDLP_PLEX_URL= --env YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN= --env YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY= --env YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION= --env YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL= --env RUST_LOG= ytdl-rmcp -- npx ytdl-rmcp

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VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"ytdl-rmcp","command":"npx","args":["ytdl-rmcp"],"env":{"YTDLP_PLEX_URL":"","YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN":"","YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY":"","YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION":"","YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL":"","RUST_LOG":""}}'

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ytdl-rmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "ytdl-rmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YTDLP_PLEX_URL": "",
        "YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN": "",
        "YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY": "",
        "YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION": "",
        "YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL": "",
        "RUST_LOG": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.