yt-dlp-mcp (kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 83 out of 100, grade B. It declares 10 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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23 days ago

yt-dlp-mcp

Connects 'yt-dlp' with LLMs via the Model Context Protocol, allowing users to download YouTube content and integrate it with Dive and other MCP-compatible LLMs.

→ kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp· listed on mcp_so

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Source: mcp.so · also listed on modelscope

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// key findings
✅
10 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour
8 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec
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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configYTDLP_COOKIES_FILE/path/to/cookies.txt
configYTDLP_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER"": "chrome"
configYTDLP_DEFAULT_AUDIO_FORMAT
configYTDLP_DEFAULT_RESOLUTION
configYTDLP_DEFAULT_SUBTITLE_LANG
configYTDLP_DOWNLOADS_DIR/path/to/downloads
configYTDLP_IGNORE_CONFIG1 Skip all yt-dlp config files
configYTDLP_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH
configYTDLP_PROXYsocks5://127.0.0.1:1080 Route all requests through this proxy
configYTDLP_SANITIZE_ILLEGAL_CHARS
configYTDLP_SANITIZE_REPLACE_CHAR
configYTDLP_SANITIZE_RESERVED_NAMES
configYTDLP_SANITIZE_TRUNCATE_SUFFIX
configYTDLP_TEMP_DIR_PREFIX
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Tool inputs are validated

Only 0/10 tool handlers declare input schemas (0%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Shell command execution

1 child_process/subprocess call in production code — runs shell commands (src/modules/utils.ts:95)

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

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commit: 9c98bcbac091889d5c8f39e485b32ab040085ae8
code hash: 964eea010c54508a8cb5dc733cfedfcdd54899384cd9c487006bbe9df925518f
verified: 8/18/2026, 6:57:48 PM
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