What is FluxDown?
FluxDown is a MCP server by zerx-lab that control the FluxDown multi-protocol download manager (HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, HLS): add, list, pause, resume and remove downloads and manage queues. It is listed under Other and has 4,656 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | zerx-lab |
| Repository | zerx-lab/FluxDown |
| Popularity | 4,656 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #91 of 4,418 MCP servers; #7 in Other |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +353 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Rust |
| Platforms | Windows |
Is FluxDown safe to install?
FluxDown scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install FluxDown?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/zerx-lab/FluxDown
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add fluxdown -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http fluxdown <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs FluxDown for you:
Add the "FluxDown" MCP server from https://github.com/zerx-lab/FluxDown to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.