# video-optimization

Prepares on-site videos for Google Search indexing by generating VideoObject structured data, building video sitemaps, and checking embed tags.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 1062
- Author: kostja94
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/seo/on-page/video-optimization/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/video-optimization

## What it does

The skill guides technical video optimization for Google Search indexing. It produces valid `VideoObject` structured data in JSON-LD, constructs dedicated video XML sitemaps, and prepares clean metadata for search engines.

Search bots discover video media via standard HTML elements such as `<video>`, `<iframe>`, or `<embed>`. If video players get injected via client scripts, the skill ensures the rendered markup exposes the necessary metadata. Requiring user interactions or relying on fragment identifiers hurts crawlability.

URL stability is a hard requirement. If your CDN serves thumbnails or video source files with fast-expiring tokens, search indexing fails completely. In addition, Google does not support data URLs for video assets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill video-optimization -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill video-optimization -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill video-optimization -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills video-optimization
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill video-optimization -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --path skills/seo/on-page/video-optimization
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill video-optimization -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/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/seo/on-page/video-optimization/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate VideoObject schema in JSON-LD for rich snippets
- build a dedicated video XML sitemap for search crawlers
- verify standard HTML embed tags for proper discovery
- structure video metadata and ensure stable thumbnail URLs

## Example prompts
- Generate VideoObject schema for our tutorial video embed.
- Create a video sitemap entry for the new webinar recording.
- Check the video player embed code and thumbnail settings for Google Search.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: video-optimization
description: When the user wants to optimize videos for Google Search, video sitemap, VideoObject schema, or video SEO on websites. Also use when the user mentions "video SEO," "video sitemap," "VideoObject," "video thumbnail," "video indexing," "video preview," "key moments," "Clip schema," or "embedded video optimization." For page template, use article-page-generator.
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  version: 1.0.1
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# SEO On-Page: Video Optimization

Guides video optimization for Google Search (main results, video mode, Google Images, Discover), video sitemap, VideoObject schema, and indexing. **Note**: Google now prioritizes YouTube video results in search; YouTube + Reddit comprise ~78% of social media citations in AI Overviews. For YouTube-specific optimization, see **youtube-seo**; for GEO distribution via YouTube, see **generative-engine-optimization**. References: [Google Video SEO](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/video), [Semrush YouTube SEO](https://www.semrush.com/blog/youtube-seo/).

**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

## Scope

- **Discovery & indexing**: HTML embed elements, video sitemap
- **Metadata**: Title, description, thumbnail; stable URLs
- **Structured data**: VideoObject schema
- **Features**: Video preview, key moments (Clip, SeekToAction), LIVE badge
- **YouTube prioritization**: Google favors YouTube in search; embed or host on YouTube for GEO citation

## YouTube in Google Search (2025+)

**Google prioritizes YouTube video results** across search. YouTube receives 48.6B monthly visits (second to Google.com) and is treated as core search infrastructure for AI-driven discovery. [Search Engine Land](https://searchengineland.com/youtube-seo-ai-overviews-467253)

| Context | Implication |
|---------|-------------|
| **AI Overviews** | YouTube citations surged 25.21% since Jan 2025; instructional (+35.6%), visual demos (+32.5%); long-form dominates (94%) |
| **GEO** | YouTube + Reddit = ~78% of social media citations; Perplexity (38.7%) and Google AI Overviews (36.6%) drive most YouTube citations |
| **Strategy** | Embed YouTube on site pages for dual indexing; or host on YouTube for GEO citation. See **youtube-seo**, **generative-engine-optimization** |

## Initial Assessment

**Project context:** Read root `contextus.md` when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.

Identify:
1. **Hosting**: Self-hosted vs YouTube/Vimeo embed
2. **Page type**: Dedicated watch page vs supplementary (e.g. blog with embedded video)
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