Youtube Video Publisher

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Upload videos and Shorts to YouTube. Use when the user says 'upload to YouTube', 'publish YouTube video', 'post a YouTube Short', 'upload video with thumbnail', or wants to upload videos with titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, and captions to their YouTube channel.

Install

openclaw skills install youtube-video-publisher

Boring YouTube Publisher

Upload videos and Shorts to YouTube with full metadata support. Powered by Boring.

Security & Data Handling

MCP link is a credential: Your MCP Server URL (https://boring.aiagent-me.com/mcp/t/xxxxx...) contains an embedded authentication token. Treat it like a password — do not share it publicly.
Token scope: The embedded token grants publish access to your connected social media accounts. It can create posts, upload media, and manage scheduled posts on the platforms you have connected. It cannot access your social media passwords or modify account settings.
Token storage: The token is stored server-side in Boring's database (MongoDB on DigitalOcean). It is never written to your local filesystem. You can regenerate or revoke it anytime at boring.aiagent-me.com/settings.
Data flow: Analytics queries are sent from Boring's server (Google Cloud, us-central1) to the platform's API on your behalf. Only performance metrics are retrieved — no content is uploaded or modified.
No local credentials: No local API keys, environment variables, or secrets are needed. All auth is embedded in the MCP link.
Third-party service: This skill relies on Boring, an open-source social media management tool. Source code: github.com/snoopyrain.

Prerequisites

Sign up at boring.aiagent-me.com with Google
Connect YouTube — select the target channel during OAuth
Get your MCP link: Go to Settings → copy your MCP Server URL (contains your auth token — treat it like a password)
Add to Claude: Paste the MCP link as a Connector — no install, no API key needed

Workflow

Step 1: List Accounts

Call boring_list_accounts and filter for youtube platform.

Step 2: Prepare Video Content

YouTube requires a video file. Gather from the user:

Video file (required): MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV — up to 12 hours
Title (required): Max 100 characters
Description (optional): Up to 5,000 characters
Tags (optional): Extracted from hashtags in the description
Thumbnail (optional): JPG/PNG, min 640x360, max 2MB, recommended 1280x720
Captions (optional): SRT or VTT file

Step 3: Prepare Media URLs

Upload files to get public URLs:

Local video: boring_upload_file with file_path
Video URL: boring_upload_from_url to re-host
Google Drive: Pass directly

The media_urls array follows a specific order:

media_urls: [
  "https://...video.mp4",           // [0] Video file (required)
  "https://...thumbnail.jpg",       // [1] Custom thumbnail (optional)
  "https://...captions.srt"         // [2] Caption/subtitle file (optional)
]

Step 4: Format the Text Field

YouTube uses a special text format — title and description are separated by a double newline:

text: "My Video Title\n\nThis is the video description. It can be up to 5,000 characters.\n\n#tag1 #tag2 #tag3"

First line before \n\n = Title (max 100 chars)
Everything after = Description (max 5,000 chars)
Hashtags in description are automatically extracted as Tags

Step 5: Publish

Call boring_publish_post:

boring_publish_post(
  account_id="<youtube_account_id>",
  platform="youtube",
  text="Video Title\n\nDescription of the video\n\n#shorts #trending",
  media_urls=["https://...video.mp4", "https://...thumb.jpg"]
)

For YouTube Shorts: Include #shorts in the title or description, and use vertical (9:16) video under 60 seconds.

Step 6: Report

Show:

Video ID and YouTube URL
Upload status (processing may take a few minutes on YouTube's side)
Default visibility is Public

YouTube-Specific Notes

Video required: YouTube only accepts video uploads (no photo posts)
Title max: 100 characters
Description max: 5,000 characters
Thumbnail: JPG/PNG, 1280x720 recommended, max 2MB
Captions: SRT or VTT format
Token: 1-hour access token with auto-refresh (refresh token never expires)
Default visibility: Public
Processing: After upload, YouTube may take minutes to process the video
Permissions: youtube.upload, youtube.readonly

Error Handling

Error	Solution
`MediaRequired`	YouTube requires a video file
`VideoProcessingFailed`	Check video format (MP4 recommended) or file may be corrupted
`MediaTooLarge`	Video file too large
`TextTooLong`	Title max 100 chars, description max 5,000 chars
`TokenExpired`	Rare — refresh token auto-renews. Reconnect if needed

Examples

Simple video upload:

boring_publish_post(
  account_id="abc",
  platform="youtube",
  text="My Amazing Video\n\nCheck out this cool content!",
  media_urls=["https://example.com/video.mp4"]
)

Full upload with thumbnail and captions:

boring_publish_post(
  account_id="abc",
  platform="youtube",
  text="Tutorial: How to Use Boring\n\nStep-by-step guide to social media automation.\n\n#tutorial #automation #socialmedia",
  media_urls=[
    "https://example.com/tutorial.mp4",
    "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg",
    "https://example.com/captions.srt"
  ]
)

Documentation

Full API docs: boring-doc.aiagent-me.com