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eat-pray-ai/yutu

The AI-powered toolkit that grows your YouTube channel on autopilot.

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About eat-pray-ai/yutu

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

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

Notes

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

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

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

❯ npm i -g @eat-pray-ai/yutu

Tools exposed

YUTU_CREDENTIAL
YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN
YUTU_ROOT
YUTU_LOG_LEVEL

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT

Install

Add eat-pray-ai/yutu to your client

Not verified yet

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env YUTU_CREDENTIAL=YOUR_YUTU_CREDENTIAL --env YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN=YOUR_YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN --transport stdio eat-pray-ai-yutu -- npx -y @eat-pray-ai/yutu@0.11.0 mcp --mode stdio

Needs YUTU_CREDENTIAL and YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.11.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eat-pray-ai-yutu": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu@0.11.0",
        "mcp",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "YOUR_YUTU_CREDENTIAL",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "YOUR_YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs YUTU_CREDENTIAL and YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.11.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eat-pray-ai-yutu": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu@0.11.0",
        "mcp",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "YOUR_YUTU_CREDENTIAL",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "YOUR_YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs YUTU_CREDENTIAL and YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.11.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "yutu-credential",
      "description": "GCP project credential for yutu, Base64 encoded JSON or path to JSON file",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "yutu-cache-token",
      "description": "YouTube authentication token, Base64 encoded JSON or path to JSON file",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "eat-pray-ai-yutu": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu@0.11.0",
        "mcp",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "${input:yutu-credential}",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "${input:yutu-cache-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs YUTU_CREDENTIAL and YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.11.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.eat-pray-ai-yutu]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@eat-pray-ai/yutu@0.11.0", "mcp", "--mode", "stdio"]
env_vars = ["YUTU_CREDENTIAL", "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN"]

Needs YUTU_CREDENTIAL and YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.11.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.

Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.

Works with

What eat-pray-ai/yutu connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.11.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.11.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.11.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.11.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.11.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Alternatives

Alternatives to eat-pray-ai/yutu

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Klavis-AI/YouTubeThis is an alternative to it	MCP server	Named in the listing	Not dated

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