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qualityAn MCP server that allows Claude and other AI assistants to interact with the YouTube API, providing tools to search videos/channels and retrieve detailed information about them.
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Implements Google OAuth 2.0 authentication flow for secure authorization, managing access tokens and refresh tokens to maintain YouTube API access.
Provides video uploading capabilities to YouTube channels with OAuth2 authentication, token management, and multi-channel support, allowing AI agents to upload videos directly without using YouTube Studio.
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.
Demo
Setup and Demo Video
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-amd64youtube-uploader-mcp-darwin-arm64youtube-uploader-mcp-windows-amd64.exeetc.
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 CLIyoutube/: YouTube API integration (OAuth, video upload, config)tool/: Command-line tools for authentication, token, and uploadhook/,logn/: Supporting packages
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