ThoughtLeaders CLI

ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli on GitHub

A command line client for ThoughtLeaders' YouTube sponsorship data, covering which brands sponsor which channels, lookalike channels, transcripts, view curves and audience profiles.

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Source checked 5 November 2026

Access and use

Needs a ThoughtLeaders account, signed in by browser OAuth, device code or API key, and every query spends credits, with recommender tools on the Intelligence plan at 25 credits a call. It can add comments to records, signing out ends every session, and tl setup writes skill files into your agent's folders. Needs Python 3.12 or later with jq, ripgrep, duckdb and yt-dlp; MIT licence.

Who it is for

Brand and agency teams using an agent to research sponsorship history before a pitch.

What we checked

Last checked: 5 November 2026
Source read: github.com/ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli
How it was checked: Official documentation reviewed; not independently tested

Entry details

Official link: github.com/ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli
Group: Agent tools
Added to Gearlist: 6 November 2026
Gearlist id: thoughtleaders-cli
Markdown: /tools/thoughtleaders-cli.md

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Gearlist entry: https://gearlist.build/tools/thoughtleaders-cli/
Official link: https://github.com/ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli

1. Read the Gearlist entry. If the Gearlist MCP server is already connected, you can call get_gear with id "thoughtleaders-cli" instead. The server is https://gearlist.build/mcp, read-only, with no sign-in.
2. Tell me what ThoughtLeaders CLI does and who it is for, and quote its access notes word for word.
3. Gearlist read the public source on 5 November 2026. Check https://github.com/ThoughtLeaders-io/thoughtleaders-cli for changes since then.
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