| name | youtube-automation |
| description | Automate YouTube tasks via Rube MCP (Composio): upload videos, manage playlists, search content, get analytics, and handle comments. Always search tools first for current schemas. |
| type | skill |
| created | 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z |
| domain | design-creative |
| category | video-audio |
| risk | critical |
| source | community |
| tags | ["skill","design-creative","video-audio","youtube","automation"] |
YouTube Automation via Rube MCP
Automate YouTube operations through Composio's YouTube toolkit via Rube MCP.
Prerequisites
- Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
- Active YouTube connection via
RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit youtube
- Always call
RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas
Setup
Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.
- Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming
RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
- Call
RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit youtube
- If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Google OAuth
- Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows
Core Workflows
1. Upload and Manage Videos
When to use: User wants to upload a video or update video metadata
Tool sequence:
YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VIDEO - Upload a new video [Required]YOUTUBE_UPDATE_VIDEO - Update title, description, tags, privacy [Optional]YOUTUBE_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL - Set a custom thumbnail [Optional]
Key parameters:
title: Video title (max 100 characters)description: Video description (max 5000 bytes)tags: Array of keyword tagscategoryId: YouTube category ID (e.g., '22' for People & Blogs)privacyStatus: 'public', 'private', or 'unlisted'videoFilePath: Object with {name, mimetype, s3key} for the video file
Pitfalls:
- UPLOAD_VIDEO consumes high quota; prefer UPDATE_VIDEO for metadata-only changes
- videoFilePath must be an object with s3key, not a raw file path or URL
- Tags total must not exceed 500 characters including separators
- Angle brackets
< > in tags are automatically stripped
- Description limit is 5000 bytes, not characters (multibyte chars count more)
