How do I connect vidIQ to OpenClaw?

Run openclaw mcp add vidiq with the vidIQ MCP URL, the streamable-http transport, and --auth oauth, then run openclaw mcp login vidiq and sign in with your vidIQ account. You can also add the server from Settings, then MCP in the OpenClaw Control UI. OpenClaw saves it under mcp.servers in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

How do I check that the vidIQ MCP server works in OpenClaw?

Run openclaw mcp doctor vidiq --probe. It verifies that OpenClaw can connect and lists the available tools.

Can I use a vidIQ API key instead of signing in?

Yes, for read-only access. Put VIDIQ_API_KEY=your-key in ~/.openclaw/.env so the Gateway can read it, then add the server with --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${VIDIQ_API_KEY}' instead of --auth oauth. Keep the single quotes so OpenClaw stores the variable reference, not the key itself.

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OpenClaw setup

How to connect vidIQ to OpenClaw

Save vidIQ as a remote MCP server, sign in with your vidIQ account, then validate the connection before using it in an agent run.

1Run the openclaw mcp add command shown here. It saves vidIQ under mcp.servers in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. You can also use Settings, then MCP in the Control UI.
2Run openclaw mcp login vidiq and sign in with your vidIQ account in the browser.
3Run openclaw mcp doctor vidiq --probe to confirm OpenClaw connects and lists the vidIQ tools.

OpenClaw CLI

openclaw mcp add vidiq \
  --url "https://mcp.vidiq.com/mcp" \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --auth oauth
openclaw mcp login vidiq
openclaw mcp doctor vidiq --probe

Only need read-only access? Create an API key in vidIQ Account Settings, add VIDIQ_API_KEY=your-key to ~/.openclaw/.env, and replace --auth oauth with --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${VIDIQ_API_KEY}'.

vidIQ MCP Prompt Library

Ready-to-Use YouTube Prompts for OpenClaw

Ready-to-use prompts. Paste directly into your AI tool.

vidIQ MCP Credits & Tools

52 tools and counting

46 core tools below, plus 6 free utility tools

keyword_research
Find keywords your competitors are sleeping on
outliers
Spot videos that blew up for a reason
generate_clips
Turn a long video into vertical clips
generate_thumbnail
Generate a thumbnail from a prompt
generate_titles
Generate high-CTR title ideas
subscriber_insights
Find your best time to post and who else your fans watch
video_transcript
Read any video without watching it
trending_videos
See what formats are blowing up right now

Plus 6 free utility tools: credits balance, your connected channels, async job tracking, voice library, and feedback. Tool calls draw from your vidIQ plan’s shared credit pool.

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Add vidIQ as a remote MCP server, sign in with your vidIQ account, and validate the connection before your next run.

Connect vidIQ to OpenClaw

Also works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, Grok, Codex, Gemini CLI and any MCP-compatible tool. Available on every vidIQ plan, including Free.