# analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy

This skill examines a competitor’s YouTube strategy, video mix, publishing rhythm, and engagement. Use it when a channel benchmark needs data behind it.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 800 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy

## What it does

The skill runs `apidojo~youtube-scraper`, then filters, classifies, and scores the returned videos. Its report covers the channel’s content mix, format performance, publishing cadence, engagement benchmarks, and signals of growth or decline.

You can provide channel, playlist, Shorts, or search URLs through `startUrls`, or pass handles with `youtubeHandles`. Keywords and filters can narrow results by country, language, upload period, duration, or video features. Results may be printed in chat or saved as CSV or JSON. `APIFY_TOKEN` must be available in the environment, or the actor will not run.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- analyze a competitor’s YouTube strategy
- benchmark one channel against another
- identify video formats linked to stronger view rates
- measure a competitor’s publishing cadence

## Example prompts
- Analyze the competitor channel at `https://www.youtube.com/@[COMPETITOR_CHANNEL]` and summarize its strategy.
- Compare the competitor’s recent videos by format, views, and engagement.
- Run `apidojo~youtube-scraper` and save the channel analysis as JSON.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: analyzing-youtube-competitor-channel-strategy
description: >
  Analyzes competitor YouTube channel strategy and content performance using apidojo's YouTube scraper. Triggers when the user asks to: analyze a competitor's YouTube channel strategy, understand what makes a competitor YouTube channel successful, benchmark a YouTube channel against a competitor, find patterns in a competitor's YouTube content that drive growth, analyze the content mix and publishing cadence of a competitor channel, understand a competitor's YouTube audience and engagement, or reverse-engineer what a competitor is doing well on YouTube.
  Returns content mix, format performance, publishing cadence, engagement benchmarks, and strategic insights.
  Ideal for YouTube content strategists, brand video teams, and competitive intelligence analysts.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/youtube-scraper
---

# Analyzing Youtube Competitor Channel Strategy

Executes analyzing youtube competitor channel strategy using apidojo scrapers. Part of the apidojo intelligence skills library.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | YouTube URLs — channels, playlists, Shorts, search results |
| `youtubeHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | YouTube channel handles (e.g. `@kurzgesagt`) |
| `getTrending` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Retrieve trending videos |
| `keywords` | array | Optional | `[]` | Search keywords |
| `gl` | string | Optional | `us` | Country code for results (e.g. `US`, `GB`) |
| `hl` | string | Optional | `en` | Language code (e.g. `en`, `de`) |
| `uploadDate` | string | Optional | `all` | Upload date filter: `any`, `hour`, `today`, `week`, `month`, `year` |
| `duration` | string | Optional | `all` | Duration filter: `any`, `short`, `long` |
| `features` | string | Optional | `all` | Feature filter: `4k`, `hd`, `live`, `cc`, `3d`, `hdr`, etc. |
| `sort` | string | Optional | `r` | Sort order for search results |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum videos to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Define parameters
- [ ] Step 2: Run youtube-scraper
- [ ] Step 3: Filter and classify results
- [ ] Step 4: Score by quality and relevance
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver output
```
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