How do I connect Rytdl MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add rytdl -- npx -y @dinglebear/rytdl` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Rytdl MCP Server free?

The listed licence is AGPL-3.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Rytdl MCP Server do?

Rytdl MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including failed, history_error, metadata_retag. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Rytdl

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by dinglebear-ai

Rust MCP server and CLI for yt-dlp media search/downloads, metadata tagging, transfer queues, Plex playlists, SSH/rclone targets, and MCP app search UI.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'rytdl' -- 'npx' '-y' '@dinglebear/rytdl'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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14 of 14 tools

Documented tools (14)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

failed

errored with no files.

history_error

set when the download succeeded but the JSONL ledger append

metadata_retag

MusicBrainz/AcoustID auto-retag summary (attempted,

ok

succeeded with files.

partial

an error occurred but some files were still produced.

skipped

nothing new (already in the archive).

youtube_download

Download one or more URLs (audio/video/both) and transfer them to a target path.

youtube_identify

Fingerprint local audio with fpcalc, return AcoustID/MusicBrainz candidates, preview canonical tags, and optionally write high-confidence tags.

youtube_plex_playlist

Build or preview Plex audio playlists from successful transferred audio history.

youtube_probe

Read-only: resolve title/duration/uploader/format counts without downloading.

youtube_search

Search YouTube with yt-dlp and return result URLs without downloading.

youtube_search_ui

Open an interactive YouTube search UI in MCP App-capable hosts.

youtube_stats

Summarize the download ledger: totals, file kinds, uploaders, and recent entries.

youtube_transfer_queue

List and drain retained-staging transfer failure manifests.

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

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Questions about Rytdl MCP Server

How do I connect Rytdl MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add rytdl -- npx -y @dinglebear/rytdl` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Rytdl MCP Server free?: The listed licence is AGPL-3.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Rytdl MCP Server do?: Rytdl MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including failed, history_error, metadata_retag. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.