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Prerequisites

Before you start creating content, you need API keys and a working deployment.

Required Services

Supabase

Your database and file storage. You should already have this set up from deployment.

  • What you need: Project URL + Service Role Key (for worker) + Anon Key (for dashboard)
  • Where to get it: supabase.com/dashboard  → Project Settings → API

OpenAI

Powers script generation (GPT-4o-mini), voice synthesis (TTS), and subtitle timing (Whisper).

Required for Posting

YouTube OAuth Credentials

To post videos to YouTube, you need OAuth credentials from Google Cloud Console.

Step-by-step:

  1. Go to console.cloud.google.com 
  2. Create a new project (or use an existing one)
  3. Enable the YouTube Data API v3
  4. Configure the OAuth consent screen (choose External type)
  5. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
  6. Click Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
  7. Application type: Web application
  8. Add authorized redirect URIs:
    • https://your-dashboard-url/api/auth/youtube/callback
    • http://localhost:3000/api/auth/youtube/callback (for local development)
  9. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Set these in your worker .env:

YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
YOUTUBE_REFRESH_TOKEN=your_refresh_token

And in your dashboard .env.local:

YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=https://your-dashboard-url

The dashboard uses the Client ID and Secret to run the per-channel OAuth flow. Each channel connects to its own YouTube brand channel via the dashboard — see Create Your First Channel for details. The worker YOUTUBE_REFRESH_TOKEN is a global fallback used only if a channel has no per-channel credentials.

Required for Trend Analysis

YouTube Data API Key

For discovering competitor channels and fetching their video data. This is a simple API key (not OAuth).

  • Where to get it: Same Google Cloud Console → Credentials → Create Credentials → API Key
  • Enable: YouTube Data API v3
  • Daily quota: 10,000 units free

Anthropic API Key

For AI classification of competitor videos (hook type, tone, style analysis).

Optional Services

Pexels (Slideshow Backgrounds)

Free stock photo API for slideshow-style video backgrounds.

  • Where to get it: pexels.com/api  — Instant approval, free
  • Set in worker .env: PEXELS_API_KEY=your_key

TMDB (Movie/TV Topics)

For channels in the movies/TV niche — pulls trending movies and shows as topic sources.

Environment Files

Make sure your environment files are populated:

Worker (worker/.env):

SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY=eyJ...
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
WORKER_API_KEY=your-secret-key

Dashboard (dashboard/.env.local):

NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=eyJ...
PIPELINE_WORKER_URL=https://your-worker.onrender.com
PIPELINE_WORKER_API_KEY=your-secret-key
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