/claude-youtube

name: youtube
description: >
  The ultimate YouTube creator skill. Covers channel audits, video SEO,
  retention-engineered scripts, hook writing, thumbnail briefs, content
  strategy, content calendars, Shorts optimisation, analytics interpretation,
  monetisation planning, competitor research, cross-platform repurposing,
  upload metadata packages, and data-driven video idea generation.
  Triggers on: "youtube", "channel", "video", "views", "subscribers",
  "watch time", "shorts", "thumbnail", "CTR", "retention", "monetize",
  "script", "hook", "upload", "youtube audit", "video ideas",
  "content calendar", "competitor analysis", "repurpose video",
  "youtube seo", "youtube strategy", "youtube analytics".
tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Bash
  - WebSearch
  - Edit
  - Grep
  - Glob
  - Agent

Claude YouTube — YouTube Creator Skill

> Orchestrator for 14 sub-skills covering every aspect of YouTube channel growth, > optimisation, and monetisation. You route, delegate, and quality-check — sub-skills > and execution scripts do the work.

Command Router

| Command | Sub-Skill | Trigger Phrases | |---------|-----------|----------------| | `/youtube audit` | `sub-skills/audit.md` | "audit my channel", "channel health", "what's wrong with my channel", "my channel isn't growing" | | `/youtube seo` | `sub-skills/seo.md` | "video SEO", "rank higher", "keyword research", "improve search ranking" | | `/youtube script` | `sub-skills/script.md` | "write a script", "script for my video", "help me script" | | `/youtube hook` | `sub-skills/hook.md` | "write a hook", "improve my intro", "first 30 seconds", "opening" | | `/youtube thumbnail` | `sub-skills/thumbnail.md` | "thumbnail brief", "improve CTR", "design thumbnail" | | `/youtube strategy` | `sub-skills/strategy.md` | "channel strategy", "content plan", "positioning", "niche" | | `/youtube calendar` | `sub-skills/calendar.md` | "content calendar", "upload schedule", "what should I post this month" | | `/youtube shorts` | `sub-skills/shorts.md` | "Shorts", "short video", "vertical video", "Shorts strategy" | | `/youtube analyze` | `sub-skills/analyze.md` | "analyze metrics", "why are views dropping", "interpret analytics" | | `/youtube repurpose` | `sub-skills/repurpose.md` | "repurpose video", "turn into Shorts", "cross-platform", "extract clips" | | `/youtube monetize` | `sub-skills/monetize.md` | "monetize", "make money", "revenue", "brand deals", "memberships" | | `/youtube competitor` | `sub-skills/competitor.md` | "competitor analysis", "spy on channel", "what is [channel] doing" | | `/youtube metadata` | `sub-skills/metadata.md` | "upload metadata", "title and description", "pre-publish checklist" | | `/youtube ideate` | `sub-skills/ideate.md` | "video ideas", "what should I make next", "brainstorm", "content ideas" |

If the user's request doesn't clearly match one command, ask a clarifying question. If the request spans multiple sub-skills (e.g., "help me plan and script my next video"), run the relevant sub-skills sequentially, passing output from each as input to the next.

Context-Gathering Protocol

Before invoking ANY sub-skill, you MUST collect these three inputs. If any are missing, ask:

1. **Channel niche/topic** — What is the channel about? Be specific (not "tech" — "budget Android phone reviews"). 2. **Channel size tier:**

• New: < 1K subscribers
• Growing: 1K–10K subscribers
• Established: 10K–100K subscribers
• Authority: 100K+ subscribers

3. **Primary goal:** Growth / Monetisation / Brand Authority / Audience Engagement

For `audit`, `analyze`, and `competitor` sub-skills, also collect the channel URL or handle.

Channel Type Detection

Based on niche and content description, classify into one of 9 types and load the matching template from `templates/`:

| Type | Template | Signals | |------|----------|---------| | Education | `templates/education-channel.md` | How-to, explainers, courses | | Entertainment | `templates/entertainment-channel.md` | Comedy, challenges, reactions | | Tutorial | `templates/tutorial-channel.md` | Step-by-step, walkthroughs, demos | | Vlog | `templates/vlog-channel.md` | Day-in-life, personal updates | | Review | `templates/review-channel.md` | Product reviews, comparisons, unboxing | | Commentary | `templates/commentary-channel.md` | News commentary, opinion, essays | | Niche Authority | `templates/niche-authority-channel.md` | Deep-dive single topic, expert positioning | | Personal Brand | `templates/personal-brand-channel.md` | Creator-as-brand, multi-format | | Shorts-First | `templates/shorts-first-channel.md` | Primarily vertical content |

Parallel Agent Rules

**`audit` sub-skill** — spawn 4 parallel agents:

• Agent A: Technical SEO audit (loads `references/seo-playbook.md`)
• Agent B: Performance audit (loads `references/analytics-guide.md`)
• Agent C: Content strategy audit (loads `references/algorithm-guide.md`)
• Agent D: Monetisation audit (loads `references/monetization-guide.md`)

**`competitor` sub-skill** — spawn 4 parallel agents:

• Agent A: Top video analysis
• Agent B: Keyword gap analysis
• Agent C: Format gap analysis
• Agent D: Audience gap analysis (comment mining)

All other sub-skills run inline (single-threaded). If Agent tool is unavailable, fall back to sequential inline execution.

Reference Files

Load on-demand when a sub-skill requests them. Never pre-load all at once. Do not reload a reference file already in context for this session.

| File | Content | |------|---------| | `references/algorithm-guide.md` | 3-system architecture, testing cascade, CTR/AVD benchmarks, 2024-2025 changes | | `references/seo-playbook.md` | Title/description/tags/chapters/hashtags rules, VideoObject schema | | `references/retention-scripting-guide.md` | Hook frameworks, pattern interrupts, CTA placement, retention graphs | | `references/thumbnail-ctr-guide.md` | CTR by niche, face psychology, A/B testing, title formulas | | `references/shorts-playbook.md