# compare-shows

Compares two podcasts or YouTube channels side by side to surface shared topics, sponsors, and archive size using Arcmira.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 75
- Author: arcmira
- License: LicenseRef-Proprietary · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/compare-shows

## What it does

The skill runs a side-by-side comparison between two YouTube shows or podcasts. It pulls indexed video counts, checks recent episodes, and ranks each creator's primary topics.

Under the hood, it executes scripts via `arcmira_execute_read`. Show titles resolve to channel IDs through `arcmira.resolve`. The flow queries `occurrences` with both IDs to isolate overlapping topics from `shared`, then merges records from `sponsors` to report ad read volumes.

Passing a raw name instead of a channel ID into filters throws an `id_required` error. An empty `shared` list is not a failure: shows often share no common topics in narrow date ranges.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill compare-shows -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill compare-shows -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill compare-shows -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arcmira/mcp compare-shows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill compare-shows -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arcmira/mcp --path plugins/arcmira/skills/compare-shows
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill compare-shows -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/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/compare-shows/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compare coverage and archive size across two competing shows
- find shared podcast sponsors and compare ad read counts
- identify overlapping discussion topics over a 90-day window
- generate a side-by-side digest of recent YouTube channel episodes

## Example prompts
- Compare TBPN and All-In Podcast over the last 90 days
- Find shared sponsors and overlapping topics between Theo and Primeagen
- Show which brands both podcasts discussed this month

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