chazmaniandinkle/video-downloader-mcp

# Install dependencies
pip install mcp yt-dlp requests aiohttp

# For Python < 3.11, also install:
pip install tomli

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/chazmaniandinkle/video-downloader-mcp.git
cd video-downloader-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-downloader": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/video-downloader-mcp/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

# Agent workflow example
1. check_ytdlp_support("https://youtube.com/watch?v=example")  # → supported: true
2. get_video_formats(url)  # → analyze available qualities
3. download_video(url, location_id="default", format_id="best")  # → download to ~/video-downloader/

{
  "url": "https://example.com/video",
  "location_id": "default",          // Uses configured secure location
  "relative_path": "movies/action",  // Validated relative path  
  "filename_template": "%(title)s.%(ext)s"  // Sanitized template
}

[security]
enforce_location_restrictions = true
max_filename_length = 255
allowed_extensions = ["mp4", "webm", "mkv", "avi", "mov", "m4a", "mp3", "aac", "ogg", "wav", "vtt", "srt"]
block_path_traversal = true

[download_locations]
default = "~/video-downloader"

User: "Download this YouTube video in good quality"
Agent: 
→ check_ytdlp_support("https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")  # ✓ supported
→ get_video_formats(url)  # finds 720p format
→ download_video(url, format_id="22", location_id="default")  # downloads to ~/video-downloader/

User: "Get the best quality under 100MB"
Agent: 
→ get_video_formats(url)  # lists all formats with sizes
→ [agent analyzes: 480p=45MB, 720p=95MB, 1080p=180MB]
→ download_video(url, format_id="720p")  # selects 95MB option

User: "Find and download the latest Corridor Crew video"
Agent:
→ web_search("Corridor Crew latest video YouTube")  # finds URL
→ check_ytdlp_support(found_url)  # ✓ supported  
→ download_video(found_url, location_id="default")

User: "This custom streaming site has a video I need"
Agent:
→ check_ytdlp_support(url)  # ✗ not supported
→ analyze_webpage(url)  # finds video player type  
→ extract_media_patterns(url)  # extracts manifest URLs
→ [returns streaming URLs for manual processing]

[download_locations]
default = "~/video-downloader"
movies = "~/Movies/Downloads"  
music = "~/Music/Downloads"
temp = "/tmp/video-downloads"

[security]
enforce_location_restrictions = true
max_filename_length = 255
allowed_extensions = [
    "mp4", "webm", "mkv", "avi", "mov",    # Video
    "m4a", "mp3", "aac", "ogg", "wav",     # Audio
    "vtt", "srt", "ass", "ssa"             # Subtitles
]

[ytdlp]  
default_format = "best[height<=1080]"
default_filename_template = "%(title)s.%(ext)s"

[logging]
log_security_events = true
log_downloads = true

# Reusable pattern for tool definitions
types.Tool(
    name="check_ytdlp_support",
    description="Check if a URL is supported by yt-dlp and get basic info",
    inputSchema={
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "url": {"type": "string", "description": "Video URL to check"}
        },
        "required": ["url"]
    }
)

# Multi-layer security validation
def validate_and_construct_path(self, location_id: str, relative_path: str):
    # 1. Validate location exists in config
    # 2. Check path traversal attempts  
    # 3. Canonicalize and verify boundaries
    # 4. Sanitize filename templates
    return validated_path

# Consistent success/error responses
try:
    result = perform_operation()
    return [types.TextContent(
        type="text",
        text=json.dumps({"success": True, "data": result})
    )]
except Exception as e:
    return [types.TextContent(
        type="text",
        text=json.dumps({"success": False, "error": str(e)})
    )]

# TOML-based secure configuration
class SecureConfigManager:
    def __init__(self):
        self.config_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "app-name" / "config.toml"
        self.load_or_create_default()
    
    def get(self, key_path: str, default=None):
        # Safe nested key access with defaults

# Run security tests
python test_security.py

# Test MCP tool functionality  
python test_mcp_security.py

# Run comprehensive workflow tests
python test_final_comprehensive.py

git clone https://github.com/your-username/video-downloader-mcp.git
cd video-downloader-mcp

# Install development dependencies
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

# Run tests
python -m pytest tests/

# Format code
black .
isort .

# Check MCP configuration
# Ensure full absolute path to server.py
# Verify Python environment has required packages

# Check yt-dlp installation
yt-dlp --version

# Verify download directory permissions  
ls -la ~/video-downloader

# Check configuration
cat ~/.config/video-downloader-mcp/config.toml

# Check that paths don't contain ../
# Verify location_id exists in configuration
# Ensure file extensions are in allowed list

# Enable verbose logging
export MCP_DEBUG=1
export YTDLP_DEBUG=1
python server.py