# yutu (MCP server)

> yutu is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. The AI-powered toolkit that grows your YouTube channel on autopilot. It has 696 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @eat-pray-ai/yutu.

yutu is a CLI, MCP server, and AI agent for YouTube that automates your entire YouTube workflow — from uploading and optimizing videos to managing comments, playlists, and channel branding — so you can get more views, higher click-through rates, and stronger audience engagement with less manual effort. 中文文档

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu |
| GitHub stars | 696 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @eat-pray-ai/yutu |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.11.0 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.eat-pray-ai/yutu |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yutu": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "your-value",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env YUTU_CREDENTIAL=your-value --env YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio yutu -- npx -y @eat-pray-ai/yutu
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yutu": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "your-value",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "yutu_credential",
      "description": "YUTU_CREDENTIAL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "yutu_cache_token",
      "description": "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "yutu": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@eat-pray-ai/yutu"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "${input:yutu_credential}",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "${input:yutu_cache_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `YUTU_CREDENTIAL` (secret) (required): GCP project credential for yutu, Base64 encoded JSON or path to JSON file
- `YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN` (secret) (required): YouTube authentication token, Base64 encoded JSON or path to JSON file
- `YUTU_LOG_LEVEL`: Log level

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