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YouTube Scout — Data skill for Claude Code

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Claude Code skill: one topic in, one ranked YouTube research workbook out.

How to install YouTube Scout

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open AgriciDaniel/youtube-scout and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What YouTube Scout does

Claude Code skill: one topic in, one ranked YouTube research workbook out. Searches YouTube Data API v3, ranks by views, engagement, momentum or breakout, and writes Videos, Channels, Summary, Comments and Transcripts sheets with hooks and replay hotspots. Appends into an existing social ads sheet.

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README

youtube-scout

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**One topic in, one ranked YouTube research workbook out.** Type `/scout matcha recipe` in Claude Code and get an `.xlsx` with the most relevant videos ranked by performance, the creators behind them, what the audience says in the comments, the opening lines that hooked viewers, and the moments people replay.

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Why youtube-scout

Everything the public API exposes, in one sheet. 48 columns per video: views, likes, comments, engagement, views per day, views per subscriber, format, category, tags, language, captions, paid promotion flag, channel size and country, and more. No field left on the table.
Signals you cannot get from the YouTube UI. Breakout ratio (views per subscriber), momentum (views per day), the top comment per video, hook text from captions, and replay hotspots from the "most replayed" curve, the closest public proxy for retention.
Fits an existing research sheet. The first columns match a social