# YouTube Automation

A skill for channel automation: video upload and scheduling, metadata, analytics, comment handling. Useful when you run a channel and want the agent to take the routine.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5200 installs · ★ 540
- Author: Claude Office Skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/youtube-automation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/youtube-automation

## What it does

The skill lays out a publishing flow: video file, title, description and tags, thumbnail upload, scheduled release, subscriber notifications. Inside are YAML templates for the upload config with privacy, monetization and publish time, plus thumbnail specs — 1280x720, 16:9, PNG or JPG, up to 2MB.

SEO gets its own section. Title formulas, tag order from exact match to long tail, description structure with a hook in the first 150 characters. There is an analytics dashboard covering retention, CTR, traffic sources and revenue, a weekly publishing calendar, and a batch production workflow. Comment rules map keywords to auto-replies.

It needs the `youtube-mcp` MCP server with `youtube_upload`, `youtube_update`, `youtube_analytics` and `youtube_comments`. Without it the skill is a pile of templates — the agent can neither push a video nor pull stats. Worth checking the server is wired up before you bring the skill into a project.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill youtube-automation -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill youtube-automation -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill youtube-automation -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills youtube-automation
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill youtube-automation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path youtube-automation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill youtube-automation -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/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/youtube-automation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- assemble upload metadata: title, description, tags
- set a publish time and subscriber notifications
- order tags from exact match down to long tail
- roll channel metrics for a period into one report
- route common comment keywords to auto-replies

## Example prompts
- Prepare metadata for a new video: title, description with timestamps, tags around Python
- Pull channel analytics for the last 28 days: views, retention, traffic sources
- Build a publishing calendar for the week with video types and release times

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: YouTube Automation
description: Automate YouTube content workflows including video management, analytics, scheduling, and channel optimization
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Office Skills
category: video
tags:
  - youtube
  - video
  - content
  - analytics
  - automation
department: marketing
models:
  - claude-3-opus
  - claude-3-sonnet
  - gpt-4
mcp:
  server: youtube-mcp
  tools:
    - youtube_upload
    - youtube_update
    - youtube_analytics
    - youtube_comments
capabilities:
  - Video upload and scheduling
  - Metadata optimization
  - Analytics tracking
  - Comment management
input:
  - Video files
  - Metadata (title, description, tags)
  - Thumbnail images
  - Schedule preferences
output:
  - Published videos
  - Analytics reports
  - SEO recommendations
  - Engagement insights
languages:
  - en
  - zh
related_skills:
  - tiktok-marketing
  - social-publisher
  - video-editor
---

# YouTube Automation

Comprehensive skill for automating YouTube channel management and content workflows.

## Core Workflows

### 1. Video Upload Pipeline

```
VIDEO PUBLISHING FLOW:
┌─────────────────┐
│  Video File     │
│  (MP4/MOV)      │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Metadata Prep  │
│  - Title        │
│  - Description  │
│  - Tags         │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Thumbnail      │
│  Upload         │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Schedule/      │
│  Publish        │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Notifications  │
│  & Promotion    │
└─────────────────┘
```

### 2. Video Configuration

```yaml
video_upload:
  file: "video.mp4"
  
  metadata:
    title: "{{title}} | {{channel_name}}"
    description: |
      {{description}}
      
      ⏰ Timestamps:
      {{timestamps}}
      
      🔗 Links:
      {{links}}
      
      📱 Follow us:
      {{social_links}}
      
      #{{tags_hashtags}}
    
    tags:
      - "{{primary_keyword}}"
      - "{{secondary_keywords}}"
      - "{{channel_tags}}"
    
    category: "{{category_id}}"
    language: "en"
    
  settings:
    privacy: "public"  # public, private, unlisted
    made_for_kids: false
    age_restricted: false
````
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