eat-pray-ai/yutu

Overview

Yutu is a Go-based command-line toolkit for automating YouTube channel management tasks. It interacts with the YouTube Data API v3 to perform actions like uploading videos, managing playlists, and updating metadata without manual intervention.

Best for

Best for
Developers and content creators who want to automate repetitive YouTube channel tasks via the command line.

Use cases

• Batch upload videos with automated metadata and thumbnail assignment
• Schedule playlist updates and video deletions programmatically
• Retrieve channel analytics and video statistics via CLI commands

How to use

Install

❯ npm i -g @eat-pray-ai/yutu

Tools exposed

• YUTU_CREDENTIAL
• YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN
• YUTU_ROOT
• YUTU_LOG_LEVEL
• YUTU_ADVANCED_MODEL
• YUTU_LITE_MODEL
• YUTU_LLM_API_KEY
• GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL
• YUTU_AGENT_INSTRUCTION
• YUTU_RETRIEVAL_INSTRUCTION
• YUTU_MODIFIER_INSTRUCTION
• YUTU_DESTROYER_INSTRUCTION

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Notes

Yutu is a Go-based command-line toolkit for automating YouTube channel management tasks. It interacts with the YouTube Data API v3 to perform actions like uploading videos, managing playlists, and updating metadata without manual intervention.

466 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-31. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Batch upload videos with automated metadata and thumbnail assignment
• Schedule playlist updates and video deletions programmatically
• Retrieve channel analytics and video statistics via CLI commands

Pros

• Lightweight and fast due to Go compilation
• Covers a broad range of YouTube API operations in one tool
• Open source with active community contributions (466 stars)

Cons

• Requires manual API key setup and OAuth configuration
• Limited to YouTube Data API v3; no support for newer features like Shorts
• CLI-only interface may be less accessible for non-developers

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