Youtube Uploader MCP

YouTube Uploader MCP

AI‑powered YouTube uploader—no CLI, no YouTube Studio, and no secrets ever shared with LLMs or third‑party apps and all free of cost! It includes OAuth2 authentication, token management, and video upload functionality.

Features

Upload videos to YouTube from MCP Client(Claude/Cursor/VS Code)
OAuth2 authentication flow
Access token and refresh token management
Multi Channel Support

Single Command Installation

For Mac and Linux

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anwerj/youtube-uploader-mcp/master/scripts/install.sh)"

For Windows(Powershell)

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anwerj/youtube-uploader-mcp/master/scripts/install.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\install.ps1"; PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$env:TEMP\install.ps1"

Expected result

This single command will

Help in downloading oAuth client secret files, if not downloaded,
Download the MCP server,
Set minimum required permission to run mcp server,
Auto update Cluade Desktop config with youtube-uploader-mcp server and
At last print exact MCP config for any other clients VS Code/Cursor/AnythingLLM etc.

Integrate with Claude Desktop now? [y/N]: y [INFO] Claude config updated at: /Users/itclear/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json [INFO] If Claude is running, restart it to load the new MCP server.

Show VS Code/Cursor MCP config JSON now? [y/N]: y

[INFO] Add the following to your MCP config: "youtube-uploader-mcp": { "command": "/Users/itclear/youtube-uploader-mcp/youtube-uploader-mcp-darwin-arm64", "args": [ "-client_secret_file", "/Users/itclear/.config/youtube-uploader-mcp/client_secret_10000000000-lvgrjhofjbnd110eouaasaasdasdavapc.apps.googleusercontent.com.json" ], "env": {}, "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] }

[INFO] Setup complete.

Demo

Setup and Demo Video

output

Manual Installation

Please check Single Command Installation, proceed if you prefer manual installation.

Visit the Releases page and download the appropriate binary for your operating system:

youtube-uploader-mcp-linux-amd64
youtube-uploader-mcp-darwin-arm64
youtube-uploader-mcp-windows-amd64.exe
etc.

You can use the latest versioned tag, e.g., v1.0.0.

2. Make it Executable (Linux/macOS)

chmod +x path/to/youtube-uploader-mcp-<os>-<arch>

3. Configure MCP (e.g., in Claude Desktop or Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-uploader-mcp": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/youtube-uploader-mcp-<os>-<arch>",
      "args": [
        "-client_secret_file",
        "/absolute/path/to/client_secret.json(See Below)"
      ]
    }
  }
}

4. Set Up Google OAuth 2.0

To upload to YouTube, you must configure OAuth and get a client_secret.json file from the Google Developer Console.

➡️ Follow the guide in youtube_oauth2_setup.md for a step-by-step walkthrough.

Usage

main.go: Entry point for the CLI
youtube/: YouTube API integration (OAuth, video upload, config)
tool/: Command-line tools for authentication, token, and upload
hook/, logn/: Supporting packages

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Upload videos to YouTube from MCP
Client(Claude/Cursor/VS Code)
OAuth2 authentication flow
Access token and refresh token management
Multi Channel Support

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