io.github.arijit-gogoi/mpv-mcp-server
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_PATHPath to mpv executable (default: mpv from PATH)
MPV_IPC_PATHIPC socket path (default: named pipe on Windows, Unix socket on macOS/Linux)
MPV_MEDIA_DIRSComma-separated media directories to scan (default: ~/Music,~/Videos)
MPV_DOWNLOAD_DIRDownload 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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