YouTube scripting, packaging, editing, comments, planning, trend research, retention, Shorts, SEO, chapters and channel audits.
What YouTube Agent can do
Use this plugin when you need a structured workflow rather than a one-off answer. Its capabilities are organized into focused skills so you can start broad, then go deeper where the work requires it.
Write video hooks and spoken scripts with retention beats
Pair and review titles with thumbnail concepts
Turn transcripts into timecoded editing decisions and Shorts
Plan channel publishing around available capacity
Research niche videos against each channel's own baseline
Analyze audience-retention exports and identify viewer drop-offs
Write video descriptions, tags, and chapters
Triage comments and draft replies in the creator's voice
Audit channel packaging, consistency, and opening fifteen seconds
Use cases
Plan and script a video from a brief, with multiple hooks and a recordable spoken draft.
Review a title and thumbnail concept together before publishing.
Turn transcripts into timecoded edit notes and candidate Shorts.
Build a publishing calendar that matches the creator's time and production capacity.
Analyze a supplied audience-retention export and identify evidence-backed drop-offs.
Research niche video examples and compare results against each channel's own baseline.
Prepare descriptions, tags, and chapters from the actual video content.
Audit channel packaging and draft selected comment replies in the creator's voice.
Skills included
yt audit
Audit a YouTube channel end to end—packaging, consistency, the first fifteen seconds, and the one fix to prioritize.
What it helps with
Identify the single highest-impact channel improvement from available titles, thumbnails, recent openings, upload history, and retention data.
Example use
Review the last ten video titles, thumbnails, and opening transcripts; name the one change to make this week.
Prompt pattern
Audit this YouTube channel. Materials: [channel URL, titles, thumbnails, transcripts, analytics]. Return one priority fix, three specific strengths, and what not to change yet.
yt chapters
Write YouTube chapters from a transcript and check them against YouTube's chapter rules.
What it helps with
Turn a supplied transcript into accurate, well-labeled chapter timestamps and check format requirements.
Example use
Create chapters for a 12-minute tutorial from its timestamped transcript.
Prompt pattern
Create YouTube chapters from this transcript: [transcript]. Preserve the given timestamps and flag any rule or timestamp issue.
yt comment
Triage comments and draft replies in the creator's voice.
What it helps with
Prioritize comments worth answering and draft replies consistent with a supplied creator voice.
Example use
Sort a comment export into questions, useful discussion, and comments that do not need a reply; draft responses.
Prompt pattern
Triage these YouTube comments and draft replies in this voice: [voice samples or description]. Comments: [comments]. Do not post anything.
yt edit
Turn a recording transcript into a timecoded edit decision list for dead air, filler, and retakes.
What it helps with
Find transcript-supported edit opportunities and organize them as timecoded cuts or trims.
Example use
Mark long pauses, repeated takes, and filler in a transcript with timestamps.
Prompt pattern
Create an edit decision list from this transcript: [timestamped transcript]. Mark timecodes, reason, and confidence; do not infer visual edits.
yt package
Write and lint a video title and thumbnail as a pair, checking truncation, duplication, and vagueness.
What it helps with
Develop title and thumbnail directions together so they communicate one clear promise without repeating each other.
Example use
Review several title and thumbnail-text options for clarity, truncation, and overlap.
Prompt pattern
Package this video as a title and thumbnail pair. Audience: [audience]. Video: [summary]. Give options, check mobile truncation and duplication, and explain the strongest pairing.
yt plan
Plan a week or month of YouTube uploads around the creator's actual capacity.
What it helps with
Build a practical publishing plan sized to available time, resources, and channel goals.
Example use
Create a four-week upload plan for a solo creator with one filming day per week.
Prompt pattern
Plan [one week/one month] of YouTube uploads. Capacity: [hours and resources]. Audience and goals: [context]. Return topics, order, and realistic production steps.
yt retention
Read a YouTube Studio audience-retention export, find viewer drop-offs, and suggest what to change.
What it helps with
Interpret supplied retention data and connect observed drop-offs to specific parts of a video when timestamps or transcript are available.
Example use
Review a retention CSV alongside the transcript and identify where pacing or the opening may lose viewers.
Prompt pattern
Analyze this audience-retention export and transcript: [files or data]. Identify supported drop-off points, limitations, and concrete edits to consider.
yt script
Turn a video idea into hook options and a spoken script with retention beats marked.
What it helps with
Develop multiple opening hooks and a recordable script with planned transitions and retention beats.
Example use
Turn a rough tutorial idea into three hooks and a complete spoken script.
Prompt pattern
Write a YouTube script about [idea] for [audience]. Voice: [samples or description]. Give hook options, explain their tradeoffs, then write the spoken script with retention beats.
yt seo
Write a video's description, tags, and search-facing text for real audience queries.
What it helps with
Create accurate video metadata from the actual topic and audience language without promising ranking results.
Example use
Prepare a description and relevant tags for a supplied video transcript and target query.
Prompt pattern
Write YouTube search metadata for this video: [transcript or summary]. Target audience/query: [details]. Return a description and relevant tags; avoid unsupported claims.
yt shorts
Find self-contained Shorts in a long-video transcript and draft them.
What it helps with
Select transcript moments that can stand alone and shape them into concise short-form scripts.
Example use
Find three clip candidates in an interview transcript with start and end timecodes.
Prompt pattern
Find self-contained Shorts in this transcript: [timestamped transcript]. Return candidate timecodes, the moment's core idea, and a concise draft for each.
yt viral
Research videos in a niche, compare performance to each channel's own baseline, and identify repeatable patterns.
What it helps with
Compare supplied or accessible public video performance relative to each channel's baseline and describe patterns without treating them as causal proof.
Example use
Compare a creator's recent videos with public niche examples and identify packaging patterns worth testing.
Prompt pattern
Research [niche/topic] using accessible public sources or supplied links. Compare each video's performance with its own channel baseline where data exists, cite sources, and separate observations from hypotheses.
How to use YouTube Agent
Choose a workflow such as scripting, packaging, retention analysis, or channel audit.
Provide the actual brief, transcript, public links, export, or voice samples relevant to that workflow.
State the audience, goal, constraints, and preferred output format.
Ask the agent to identify missing evidence and separate measured information from estimates or hypotheses.
Review and edit the result before publishing or taking action on your channel.
Example prompts
Help me script my next YouTube video.
Review my title and thumbnail together.
Analyze this video's retention data.
How to get maximum benefit
Provide transcripts, timestamps, exports, and channel examples when a workflow depends on them.
Supply voice samples for scripts or replies; otherwise describe the tone you want.
Treat scores and performance comparisons as heuristics, not guarantees or causal proof.
Ask for sources when the task involves current public videos or trend research.
Review public-facing copy and edit decisions before using them.
Limitations and safe use
The plugin does not upload videos, post comments, or automatically access private YouTube analytics.
Channel audits and retention analysis depend on the titles, thumbnails, transcripts, exports, and other evidence supplied or publicly accessible.
Scores, thresholds, and comparisons are heuristics; they do not prove causality or guarantee views, retention, or growth.
Local analysis utilities require Python and file execution to be available; otherwise, provide the relevant input for a manual workflow.
Current trend research should cite accessible public sources and disclose gaps; private metrics must be supplied by the user.
Frequently asked questions
What is YouTube Agent?
YouTube Agent is a Codex plugin by The Doers Firm. Version 0.1.0 includes 11 focused skills for planning, scripting, packaging, editing, channel research, retention, Shorts, SEO, chapters, comments, and audits.
Who created YouTube Agent?
The Codex plugin lists Muhammad Talha as its author and The Doers Firm as its publisher. It is adapted from Jake Schincariol's MIT-licensed youtube-agent-skill project.
Does YouTube Agent publish or edit videos for me?
No. It prepares plans, drafts, analysis, and edit guidance. It does not upload videos, post comments, or automatically access private channel analytics.
Can it analyze my YouTube Studio data?
It can interpret exports or data you provide, such as an audience-retention CSV. It cannot automatically read private YouTube Studio analytics.
What does the plugin need to run its local utilities?
Some workflows include local analysis utilities that require Python and file execution. The plugin should explain when those are unavailable and offer a clearly labeled manual alternative.
Plugin policies and support
Our policies cover The Doers Firm plugins for Codex and ChatGPT. Review the installed version and any connected service permissions before use.
