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youtube-automation-agent
Agent that researches, produces and schedules YouTube videos after your approval
- Stars
- 5.2k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- JavaScript
151 on 22 Apr 20265,167 on 11 Nov 2026
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Overview
Node.js app that runs a YouTube channel pipeline on your own machine: topic research, scripts, narration, images, MP4 assembly, metadata, and scheduled uploads through the YouTube Data API. Every video waits for fact review, media-rights confirmation, and your approval before publishing. A dashboard on port 3456 covers review, scene repair, and analytics-based lessons that apply only after you approve them.
Who it is for: YouTube creators who self-host and want AI-produced videos with manual sign-off
Ranked among open-source alternatives to Zapier (#3 of 3).
Strengths
- Nothing uploads without approval; simulated or placeholder media cannot be approved
- Eight text providers or OpenRouter, five AI video providers, plus free local slideshow rendering
- Each generation stage is checkpointed, so a crash resumes instead of restarting
- Built-in schedule for generation, publishing, analytics, comment sync and weekly review
Weaknesses
- Requires Google Cloud OAuth setup; Testing-mode sign-in expires every 7 days
- No Docker or compose files; setup is git clone, npm install and Playwright Chromium
- Narration and images need API keys; AI video clips are paid
- Built around a single operator and channel; multi-user support is not described
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Node.js 18.17+, YouTube Data API v3 credentials, Playwright Chromium, ffmpeg-static, text provider API key
- Models: Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Kimi, MiMo
- port 3456
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