Wiseflow youtube-upload

Upload a video to YouTube Shorts using the browser. Handles file selection, title/description/tags, visibility settings, and post-upload URL retrieval.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/TeamWiseFlow/wiseflow

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/TeamWiseFlow/wiseflow "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/addons/officials/crew/selfmedia-operator/skills/youtube-upload" ~/.claude/skills/teamwiseflow-wiseflow-youtube-upload && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: addons/officials/crew/selfmedia-operator/skills/youtube-upload/SKILL.md

source content

YouTube Upload 技能

Use this skill when:

A video has been generated (via siliconflow-video-gen or other means) and needs publishing to YouTube
You need to upload an MP4 to YouTube Shorts with proper metadata
You need to set the video as unlisted or public

Prerequisites: Browser session must be logged in to YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com).

Cookie Warmup

Navigate to

https://studio.youtube.com

first. Confirm the channel dashboard loads (not a login page).

Workflow: Upload Video

1. Navigate to https://www.youtube.com/upload
   (Alternative: click the camcorder "Create" icon in YouTube Studio)

2. Wait for the upload dialog to open

3. Find the file input element and provide the video file path:
   - Look for the file picker input (hidden input[type=file] inside ytcp-uploads-file-picker)
   - Send the absolute file path to the input

4. Wait for upload progress to complete (watch for the progress indicator)
   - Large videos may take 1–3 minutes

5. Fill in the Title:
   - Click the title field (first text area, id="textbox")
   - Clear existing text
   - Type the video title from metadata JSON (max 100 characters)

6. Fill in the Description:
   - Click the description field (last text area)
   - Clear existing text
   - Type the description + hashtags from metadata JSON

7. Set "Made for kids":
   - Select "No, it's not made for kids" unless explicitly required

8. Click "Next" three times (Details → Video elements → Checks → Visibility)

9. On the Visibility page, set visibility:
   - "Public" — for immediate publishing
   - "Unlisted" — for draft/review before sharing
   - "Scheduled" — to set a publish date/time

10. Click the "Publish" (or "Save") button

11. Wait for confirmation:
    - The dialog closes or shows "Your video has been published"

12. Retrieve the video URL:
    - Navigate to https://studio.youtube.com/channel/<channel_id>/videos/short
    - Find the first video row
    - Extract the video URL (format: https://youtube.com/shorts/<video_id>)
    - Report the URL to the user

Getting the Channel ID

If the channel ID is not known:

1. Navigate to https://studio.youtube.com
2. The URL changes to https://studio.youtube.com/channel/<channel_id>
3. Extract the channel_id from the URL

Handling Metadata

Use the

.json

file generated by

shorts-compose

title       → YouTube video title (trim to 100 chars)
description → Video description (add tags as #hashtags at the end)
tags        → Add as #hashtag1 #hashtag2 at the end of description

Example description format:

AI工具如何改变你的工作方式，本视频介绍了3个高效AI工具...

#AI工具 #效率提升 #科技 #shorts

Visibility Guide

Setting	Use Case
`Public`	Ready to publish immediately
`Unlisted`	Share with specific people via link (no public search)
`Scheduled`	Set a future publish time for optimal reach
`Private`	Save draft, not visible to anyone

Error Handling

Situation	Action
Login page appears	Session expired — inform user to re-login
File not found	Verify the absolute path in the metadata JSON
Upload stuck	Wait up to 5 minutes; check file size (YouTube limit: 256GB, 12 hours)
Copyright claim during processing	Report to user — they decide whether to proceed
"Video is being processed" (not Shorts)	Video may not meet Shorts criteria (must be ≤60s, 9:16)
Title too long	Trim to 100 characters

Notes

YouTube Shorts requires: ≤ 60 seconds duration, 9:16 aspect ratio preferred
```
shorts-compose
```
outputs compliant 9:16 videos by default
After upload, YouTube processes the video (1–5 minutes) before it appears publicly
Always report the final video URL when done