YouTube Uploader MCP

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4# YouTube Uploader MCP
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8AI‑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.
9 
10## Features
11- Upload videos to YouTube from MCP Client(Claude/Cursor/VS Code)
12- OAuth2 authentication flow
13- Access token and refresh token management
14- Multi Channel Support
15- Schedule video uploads
16 
17## Single Command Installation
18 
19### For Mac and Linux
20```bash
21/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anwerj/youtube-uploader-mcp/master/scripts/install.sh)"
22```
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24 
25### For Windows(Powershell)
26```Powershell
27Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anwerj/youtube-uploader-mcp/master/scripts/install.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\install.ps1"; PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$env:TEMP\install.ps1"
28```
29### Expected result
30 
31This single command will
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331. Help in downloading oAuth client secret files, if not downloaded,
342. Download the MCP server,
353. Set minimum required permission to run mcp server,
364. Auto update **Cluade Desktop config** with youtube-uploader-mcp server and
375. At last print exact MCP config for any other clients **VS Code/Cursor/AnythingLLM etc**.
38 
39## Demo
40### Setup and Demo Video
41<p align="center"> <a href="https://youtu.be/fcywz5FIUpM" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/fcywz5FIUpM/0.jpg"/></a> </p>
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43![output](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8c2c303-ef77-4fa9-99a6-5de7f120ffac)
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45## Manual Installation
46Please check [Single Command Installation](#single-command-installation), proceed if you prefer manual installation.
47 
48Visit the [Releases](https://github.com/anwerj/youtube-uploader-mcp/releases) page and download the appropriate binary for your operating system:
49 
50- `youtube-uploader-mcp-linux-amd64`
51- `youtube-uploader-mcp-darwin-arm64`
52- `youtube-uploader-mcp-windows-amd64.exe`
53- etc.
54 
55> You can use the latest versioned tag, e.g., `v1.0.0`.
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57---
58 
59### 2. Make it Executable (Linux/macOS)
60 
61```bash
62chmod +x path/to/youtube-uploader-mcp-<os>-<arch>
63```
64 
65### 3. Configure MCP (e.g., in Claude Desktop or Cursor)
66```json
67{
68  "mcpServers": {
69    "youtube-uploader-mcp": {
70      "command": "/absolute/path/to/youtube-uploader-mcp-<os>-<arch>",
71      "args": [
72        "-client_secret_file",
73        "/absolute/path/to/client_secret.json(See Below)"
74      ]
75    }
76  }
77}
78```
79### 4. Set Up Google OAuth 2.0
80To upload to YouTube, you must configure OAuth and get a client_secret.json file from the Google Developer Console.
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82➡️ Follow the guide in [youtube_oauth2_setup.md](./youtube_oauth2_setup.md) for a step-by-step walkthrough.
83 
84### Usage
85 
86- `main.go`: Entry point for the CLI
87- `youtube/`: YouTube API integration (OAuth, video upload, config)
88- `tool/`: Command-line tools for authentication, token, and upload
89- `hook/`, `logn/`: Supporting packages
90