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youtube-research-skills
AI agent skills for YouTube research. Outlier videos, niche finding & validation, competitor research, comment mining, title formulas, thumbnail concepts, script breakdowns, monetization gaps & sponsor prospecting. Powered by TubeLab. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT, Grok.
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- 15 skills (15 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
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Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add TubeLabHQ/youtube-research-skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add TubeLabHQ/youtube-research-skills --skill channel-analysis — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/TubeLabHQ/youtube-research-skillscp -r "youtube-research-skills/skills/channel-analysis" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the channel-analysis skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add TubeLabHQ/youtube-research-skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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channel-analysis
Use when the user wants to analyze a YouTube channel for its positioning, what works, what holds it back, and what to change first. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/channel-analysis/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
comment-mining
Use when the user wants to know what a YouTube audience asks, wants or complains about in the comments, in their own words. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/comment-mining/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
competitor-research
Use when the user wants to find a YouTube channel's real competitors, see how it compares, and find the gaps to win. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/competitor-research/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
monetization-research
Use when the user wants monetization gaps for a YouTube channel or niche, what to sell, how to raise RPM, or who could sponsor it. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/monetization-research/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
niche-bending
Use when the user wants to bend a proven YouTube format into a new market, starting from a channel they name or from channels that already earn. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/niche-bending/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
niche-finder
Use when the user wants new YouTube niche ideas, an untapped or faceless channel idea, or to twist or combine niches, ranked by opportunity. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/niche-finder/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
niche-validator
Use when the user wants to know whether a YouTube niche, or a shortlist of niches, is worth entering or already saturated. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/niche-validator/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
niche-watchlist
Use when the user wants to monitor YouTube niches on a schedule and get a digest of new or breakout channels. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/niche-watchlist/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
script-breakdown
Use when the user wants to break down a YouTube video's hook, structure or beat sheet, see how the top videos in a niche or channel are built, or outline a new script. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/script-breakdown/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
sponsorship-prospecting
Use when the user wants to find YouTube channels to sponsor for a product or business, build a creator prospect list, or match creators to a buyer. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/sponsorship-prospecting/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
thumbnail-concepts
Use when the user wants thumbnail concepts or images for a YouTube video, or to see which thumbnails work in a niche. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/thumbnail-concepts/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
title-formulas
Use when the user wants titles or title formulas for a YouTube video or topic, or a title rewrite. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/title-formulas/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
trend-report
Use when the user wants to know what works now in a YouTube niche, why a video blew up, which hooks to copy, or a trend report. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/trend-report/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
tubelab-mcp
Use when a TubeLab tool call fails or returns nothing, when unsure which search tool or filter to use, or when the user asks how TubeLab tools, credits or the REST API work. Holds the costs, rules and quirks every workflow skill assumes.
skills/tubelab-mcp/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
video-ideation
Use when the user wants video ideas for a YouTube channel, what to make next, or topics for the coming month. Requires the TubeLab MCP.
skills/video-ideation/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.