YTDL RMCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 1 Oct 2026.
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const install = spawnSync(process.execPath, [installer], { stdio: "inherit" });
Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
credentials_file="$HOME/.aws/credentials"
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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.
claude mcp add ytdl-rmcp -- npx -y ytdl-rmcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"ytdl-rmcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ytdl-rmcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.ytdl-rmcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ytdl-rmcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"ytdl-rmcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ytdl-rmcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"ytdl-rmcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ytdl-rmcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
YTDLP_PLEX_URL (Optional Plex server URL for playlist and Plex sync workflows), YTDLP_PLEX_TOKEN (Optional Plex token for playlist and Plex sync workflows), YTDLP_ACOUSTID_CLIENT_KEY (Optional AcoustID client key for identification and auto-retagging workflows), YTDL_RMCP_BINARY_VERSION (Optional GitHub release tag override for the downloaded YTDL RMCP binary), YTDL_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL (Optional release download base URL override), RUST_LOG (Tracing filter for YTDL RMCP logs).
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