TubeAlfred YouTube
OpenClaw plugin exposing TubeAlfred YouTube API tools and billing usage lookup.
Install
openclaw plugins install clawhub:@tubealfred/tubealfred-youtubeTubeAlfred YouTube OpenClaw Plugin
Read-only TubeAlfred YouTube API tools plus billing usage lookup for OpenClaw agents. It lets agents fetch YouTube video, transcript, comment, reply, channel, Shorts, playlist, community, search, hashtag, suggestion, URL resolution, and account usage data through your TubeAlfred account.
Requirements
- OpenClaw installed locally.
- A TubeAlfred account.
- A TubeAlfred API key with
youtube.readfor YouTube tools andbilling.readfor billing usage.
Create an API key in TubeAlfred:
https://tubealfred.com/app/api-keys
Choose Create key, select the scopes you need, then copy the key immediately. TubeAlfred only shows the full key once.
Install
openclaw plugins install clawhub:@tubealfred/tubealfred-youtube
openclaw plugins enable tubealfred-youtube
openclaw gateway restart
Configure
Set a TubeAlfred API key in your OpenClaw config:
{
plugins: {
entries: {
"tubealfred-youtube": {
enabled: true,
config: {
apiKey: "ta_live_..."
}
}
}
}
}
Use the key you created at https://tubealfred.com/app/api-keys.
Advanced config:
{
plugins: {
entries: {
"tubealfred-youtube": {
enabled: true,
config: {
apiKey: "ta_live_...",
apiBaseUrl: "https://api.tubealfred.com",
timeoutMs: 30000,
retries: 1
}
}
}
}
}
Tools
This plugin mirrors the TubeAlfred MCP/API YouTube surface and adds billing usage lookup with vendor-prefixed OpenClaw tool names:
tubealfred_billing_usage
tubealfred_youtube_video_get
tubealfred_youtube_video_transcript
tubealfred_youtube_comments_list
tubealfred_youtube_comments_page
tubealfred_youtube_replies_list
tubealfred_youtube_replies_page
tubealfred_youtube_channel_get
tubealfred_youtube_channel_about
tubealfred_youtube_channel_videos
tubealfred_youtube_channel_shorts
tubealfred_youtube_channel_playlists
tubealfred_youtube_channel_community
tubealfred_youtube_search_query
tubealfred_youtube_search_hashtag
tubealfred_youtube_search_suggest
tubealfred_youtube_playlist_get
tubealfred_youtube_url_resolve
All tools are read-only and call https://api.tubealfred.com.
Development
pnpm install
pnpm test
pnpm typecheck
pnpm build
Local OpenClaw install:
openclaw plugins install --link .
openclaw plugins enable tubealfred-youtube
openclaw plugins inspect tubealfred-youtube --runtime --json
Publish
clawhub package publish . --dry-run
clawhub package publish .
The ClawHub package name is:
@tubealfred/tubealfred-youtube
