Control YouTube playback from local AI agents and MCP-compatible tools like Claude Code, Codex, etc.
Users
11
+2 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#186K
#155K among extensions
Version
0.2.5
updated 18 Jul 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:11 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Playback MCP
Playback MCP bridges your agents and MCP clients to your normal browser for controlling YouTube playback. It pairs with a npm package of the same name. See website and docs for full installation instructions:
Website: https://blaisemoses01.github.io/playback-mcp/
GitHub: https://github.com/BlaiseMoses01/playback-mcp/
KEY FEATURES
- Parallel sessions: multiple agent sessions can drive different videos simultaneously.
- Transcript search: find moments in videos by text and jump to them instantly.
- Shared library: a common SQLite database, owned by the server, means all of your clients can access your saved videos, timestamps, and more, and reference them using the tools.
- Direct DOM manipulation of the video element, to avoid browser interactions and other flaky approaches.
HOW IT WORKS
The extension connects to a local broker daemon. When you run agents with the playback-mcp server, agents gain full control over video playback: play, pause, seek, adjust speed and volume, loop sections, and search transcripts.
PERFECT FOR
- Researching video content while using Claude.
- Building automation around YouTube videos.
- Clipping, looping, and summarizing videos for musical practice, studying, or how-tos, to reference key points later based on topic.
- Searching for a certain place in a video based on transcript context.
This is a developer tool for advanced users.