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io.github.arijit-gogoi/mpv-mcp-server

io.github.arijit-gogoi/mpv-mcp-server·v1.2.0·Other
Quality Score
85
/100

Control mpv media player — playback, playlists, YouTube streaming, and downloads.

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mpv-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mpv-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MPV_PATH": "<mpv_path>",
        "MPV_IPC_PATH": "<mpv_ipc_path>",
        "MPV_MEDIA_DIRS": "<mpv_media_dirs>",
        "MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<mpv_download_dir>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mpv-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mpv-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MPV_PATH": "<mpv_path>",
        "MPV_IPC_PATH": "<mpv_ipc_path>",
        "MPV_MEDIA_DIRS": "<mpv_media_dirs>",
        "MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<mpv_download_dir>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y mpv-mcp-server
§02  Environment variables
MPV_PATH

Path to mpv executable (default: mpv from PATH)

MPV_IPC_PATH

IPC socket path (default: named pipe on Windows, Unix socket on macOS/Linux)

MPV_MEDIA_DIRS

Comma-separated media directories to scan (default: ~/Music,~/Videos)

MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIR

Download directory for YouTube downloads (default: ~/Downloads)

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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