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Automate YouTube with Gemini CLI

Queue YouTube videos from the terminal. Gemini CLI runs every postqueen command and reads the JSON back, so it can check what it scheduled.

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Quick start

Run the postqueen CLI directly, or add the MCP endpoint to your Gemini CLI settings and ask for YouTube videos in plain language.

MCP supported
Terminal or settings.json
npm install -g postqueen
export POSTQUEEN_API_KEY=your_api_key
 
# Or MCP, in your Gemini CLI settings:
# { "mcpServers": { "postqueen": {
#     "url": "https://api.postqueen.ai/mcp/KEY"
# } } }

What Gemini CLI can run on YouTube

YouTube commands it can verify

Gemini CLI runs postqueen and reads the JSON back, so it can confirm which YouTube videos exist and at what times instead of reporting success it did not check.

Windows that fit YouTube

Tell Gemini CLI when your subscribers are most active and it schedules videos into that window on YouTube, day after day, without reminders.

Native video, native timing

Video uploads travel through the same postqueen call, so Gemini CLI ships YouTube videos with real media attached and the publish time already set.

Drafts until you are ready

Ask Gemini CLI for drafts only. They sit on the postqueen calendar unscheduled, so you can edit them and pick the time yourself, and nothing reaches your subscribers on YouTube until you do.

Three steps to a full queue

Step 1

Discover YouTube

Gemini CLI calls postqueen to list your connected channels and sees what YouTube supports, so drafts start from real capabilities, not guesses.

Step 2

Draft with Gemini CLI

Give it the brief. The agent writes YouTube-shaped videos and proposes publish times that match when your subscribers are around.

Step 3

Check and publish

Look over the queue on the postqueen calendar and change anything you want. postqueen publishes each post at its time, and Gemini CLI can pull the results after.

What YouTube allows

Gemini CLI reads these limits from postqueen before it composes, so a draft that would be rejected never reaches the queue.

Title length
Up to 100 characters per video title
Description
Up to 5,000 characters per description
Tags
Up to 500 characters across all tags on a video
Video length
15 minutes until the channel is verified, then up to 12 hours
File size
Up to 256 GB per upload
Shorts
Vertical 9:16 video, up to 3 minutes
YouTube

Everything postqueen does on YouTube

Scheduling, AI drafts, analytics and team roles, in one guide.

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F.A.Q.

Frequently asked questions

How does Gemini CLI connect YouTube to postqueen?

Over MCP, registered once in Gemini CLI's own config so the YouTube tools are there in every session. It also runs commands, so the CLI covers the same YouTube videos when you would rather script them; both use the same API key.

Can Gemini CLI schedule YouTube videos at exact times?

Yes. Give it exact slots or a rule like mornings at nine and it sets publish times on the videos it creates, so your subscribers see them at the right moment.

Will Gemini CLI publish to YouTube on its own?

Only if you ask it to. Tell it to save drafts and nothing is scheduled: the videos wait on the calendar until you set a time. Tell it to schedule, and they go out at the times you can see, which is the setup most people move to once they trust the output.

Can one brief cover YouTube and other channels too?

Yes. postqueen connects 30 channels, so Gemini CLI can turn the same brief into YouTube videos plus adapted versions for every other channel you run.

Does Gemini CLI access cost extra on postqueen?

No. The agent uses your regular API key and plan limits: unlimited posts on every plan, and channel counts from 5 on Creator up to uncapped on Ultimate.

Can I self-host YouTube scheduling, and is there a free trial?

Both. Every cloud plan starts with a 7-day free trial and you can cancel anytime. Self-hosting the open source version is free with Docker; for YouTube you register your own Google Cloud project, which starts with a default daily API quota that covers a handful of uploads per day until you request more.

Which YouTube formats can postqueen schedule?

Long-form videos and Shorts. You upload the file, fill in the title, description and tags, choose the visibility, and postqueen publishes the video on your channel at the scheduled time.

Ready to get started?

Queue this week's posts in minutes, or hand the whole thing to your favorite AI. postqueen keeps publishing either way.

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