YouTube Shorts Agent MCP

An agent-first CLI and MCP server for uploading YouTube Shorts via the YouTube Data API. It provides dry-run validation, OAuth readiness checks, and structured output for tools like Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Hermes. It supports synthetic media metadata and local PKCE session storage for secure authentication flows.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by davidmosiah

You need:npm install -g youtube-shorts-agentSet YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN=false only when doctor reports a complete OAuth setup

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What you can do with it

Validate metadata and agent flow before live uploads
Check OAuth readiness and token status
Upload vertical video clips as YouTube Shorts
List recent videos for post-upload checks

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.6

mcp-registry: io.github.davidmosiah/youtube-shorts-agent@0.1.6 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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youtube-shorts-agent 0.1.6

npm

youtube-shorts-agent package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.6",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "youtube-shorts-agent",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Set to false only when the agent should perform live YouTube upload operations. Defaults to dry-run behavior."
    },
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Google OAuth client ID. Optional until OAuth or live upload flows are used."
    },
    {
      "name": "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Google OAuth client secret. Keep local and do not expose it to agents."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-shorts-agent-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-shorts-agent@0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-shorts-agent-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-shorts-agent@0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-shorts-agent-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-shorts-agent@0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-shorts-agent-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "youtube-shorts-agent@0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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