ytb-storage: Google Cloud Storage and YouTube Upload Automation Skills

Automating video storage and YouTube uploads is one of the most time-consuming parts of content creation. The ytb-storage skill pack solves this problem with two powerful, production-ready capabilities: Google Cloud Storage integration and multi-channel YouTube upload automation.

Google Cloud Storage Integration

The storage-gcs skill provides a complete Google Cloud Storage service layer that handles all your video storage needs:

• Video upload/download - Reliable transfer of large video files with resumable upload support
• Signed URLs - Generate time-limited (24-hour) access URLs for secure sharing
• Font management - Download and upload font files to ensure consistent branding across your videos
• Cross-project compatibility - Designed to work seamlessly with Books, News, and Poetry projects

This service is built as a singleton TypeScript class (GoogleCloudStorageService.ts) with proper error handling and retry logic. It uses the official @google-cloud/storage SDK and integrates with Google Cloud's Application Default Credentials system.

Multi-Channel YouTube Upload Automation

The storage-youtube-upload skill automates the entire YouTube publishing workflow across multiple channels:

• Multi-channel support - Manage uploads to main-channel, sub-channel-1, news-channel-1, news-channel-2, and poetry-channel
• Secure token management - OAuth tokens stored securely in Google Cloud Secret Manager
• Automatic comment posting - Post your first comment immediately after upload for SEO benefits
• Flexible privacy options - Upload as public, unlisted, or private with manual promotion later

This implementation uses the official googleapis library for YouTube Data API v3 integration and @google-cloud/secret-manager for secure credential storage. The architecture separates concerns cleanly between authentication, secret management, and upload services.

Getting Started in 5 Minutes

Installing ytb-storage is simple and follows the standard ClickAround plugin system:

/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/clickaround/marketplace
/plugin install ytb-storage@clickaround

For full deployment, you'll need:

1. A Google Cloud Project with billing enabled
2. GCS bucket created (gsutil mb gs://your-bucket-name)
3. YouTube Data API v3 enabled and OAuth 2.0 credentials configured
4. Secret Manager setup for storing channel-specific OAuth tokens

The skills are designed to be easily integrated into existing projects. Just copy the relevant TypeScript files, install the required npm packages, and configure your environment variables.

Why This Saves You Time

Before ytb-storage, creators typically spent 15-30 minutes per video on manual uploads, credential management, and file transfers. With this automation:

• Upload time reduced from 15+ minutes to under 30 seconds
• No more credential rotation headaches - Secret Manager handles token refresh automatically
• Consistent quality - No more forgotten fonts or broken links due to local file dependencies
• Scalable across channels - Add new YouTube channels without code changes
• Reliable storage - GCS provides 99.9% uptime SLA and automatic redundancy

The architecture is production-ready with proper error handling, retry logic, and monitoring hooks already built in.