yt-feed

CLI tool for YouTube: fetch latest videos from channels, list subscriptions, and mass-unsubscribe from all channels using browser automation.

Features

• feed — get N latest videos from a list of YouTube channels (via yt-dlp, no API key)
• list-subs — list every channel your account is subscribed to
• unsub — unsubscribe from ALL channels at once via YouTube's InnerTube API
• MCP server — expose unsub tools via Model Context Protocol (for AI assistants like opencode)

Installation

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\pip install yt-dlp requests playwright mcp
.venv\Scripts\playwright install chromium

Or install in editable mode:

.venv\Scripts\pip install -e .

Usage

Fetch video feed

.venv\Scripts\python -m yt_feed.cli feed channels.txt -n 5 -o out.txt
# or after pip install -e .:
yt-feed feed channels.txt -n 5

channels.txt — one channel URL per line (# for comments).

List subscriptions

yt-feed list-subs --browser edge

Unsubscribe from all channels

# Preview only (no changes)
yt-feed unsub --browser edge --dry-run

# Real unsubscribe (prompts for confirmation)
yt-feed unsub --browser edge

# Skip confirmation
yt-feed unsub --browser edge --yes

# Custom profile directory
yt-feed unsub --browser chrome --profile-dir "D:\User Data" --yes

Note: Close the browser before running unsub — Playwright's launch_persistent_context cannot open a profile that's already in use.

MCP server

Run the MCP server via stdio:

yt-feed-mcp

Then configure in opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "yt-unsub": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [".venv\\Scripts\\python", "-m", "yt_feed.mcp_server"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Available tools:

Tool	Description
list_subscriptions	List all subscribed channels
unsubscribe_all	Unsubscribe from all channels (requires confirm=True)
unsubscribe_channels	Unsubscribe from specific channel IDs
close_browser	Close the managed browser (free resources)

Browsers

Flag	Browser
--browser edge	Microsoft Edge (default)
--browser chrome	Google Chrome

Profile paths

The tool auto-detects the browser profile directory. Override with --profile-dir <path> (points to the User Data directory, not the Default subfolder).

Browser	Windows	macOS	Linux
Edge	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data	~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge	~/.config/microsoft-edge
Chrome	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data	~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome	~/.config/google-chrome

How the unsubscribe works

1. Playwright launches the browser with your profile (launch_persistent_context) — this gives access to your YouTube session
2. The /feed/channels page is loaded and scrolled to the bottom; real UC channel IDs are extracted from the DOM (el.data.channelId)
3. For each channel, a POST request is sent to InnerTube API /subscription/unsubscribe from within the browser context
4. Authorization: the Authorization: SAPISIDHASH <ts>_<sha1> header is computed client-side from the SAPISID cookie via crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-1', ...)

Key details

• Cookies are never exported — the browser sends them natively via credentials: 'include'
• yt-dlp cannot decrypt DPAPI-encrypted Edge cookies on Windows — Playwright is required
• Channel IDs must be UCxxxxx (not @handle)
• 300 ms delay between requests to avoid rate limiting

Requirements

• Python ≥ 3.10
• Edge or Chrome browser with a logged-in YouTube account
• Windows, macOS, or Linux

Project structure

yt-feed/
├── yt_feed/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── cli.py          # CLI entry point (argparse, commands: feed, list-subs, unsub)
│   ├── feed.py         # Video feed via yt-dlp
│   ├── unsub.py        # Mass unsubscribe via Playwright + InnerTube API
│   └── mcp_server.py   # MCP server exposing tools via Model Context Protocol
├── channels.txt        # Channel list for the feed command
├── pyproject.toml      # Package config
├── AGENTS.md           # Agent instructions (opencode)
└── README.md