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Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) MCP Server

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Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 147 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 15 Oct 2026.

Cast YouTube videos and media to a Chromecast or DLNA device with catt, and control playback.

Installs per day peak 595 · avg 52 · -35% w/w
a month agotoday
147
Installs / week
pypi · catt-mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
15 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules ccca72095570

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call cast_youtube.url → catt_mcp/server.py:108, cast_youtube.url → catt_mcp/server.py:162
            result = subprocess.run(
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add catt-mcp -- uvx catt-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catt-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "catt-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.catt-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["catt-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catt-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "catt-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catt-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "catt-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: CATT_DEVICE (Name or IP of the default Chromecast / DLNA device), TV_HOST (Optional Android TV IP, used to wake the screen over ADB before casting), ADB_PATH (Path to the adb binary if not on PATH). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt)?
Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package catt-mcp was installed 147 times last week.
How do I connect Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt)?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls catt-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt)?
The pypi package catt-mcp was installed 147 times in the last week. Week over week that is -35%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.