Yt Master
pedronauck/skills
Plans and improves YouTube ideas, titles, thumbnail concepts, scripts, retention, channel strategy, and metric-based diagnosis.
When the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-audit --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .claude/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .claude/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-auditType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-audit --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .agents/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .agents/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-audit --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .cursor/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .cursor/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git --path youtube/channel-audit--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-audit --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .gemini/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .gemini/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-auditInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .github/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .github/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills channel-audit --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/channel-audit .opencode/skills/channel-audit && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "channel-audit" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/channel-audit into .opencode/skills/channel-audit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "channel-audit", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
channel-auditWhen the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling.
Channel Audit is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling. Also use when the user says 'audit my channel,' 'channel review,' 'why is my channel not growing,' 'channel health check,' 'what's wrong with my channel,' 'growth blockers,' 'YouTube audit,' 'channel diagnosis,' 'strategic review.' For single video analysis, see video-analysis. For strategic repositioning, see channel-strategy.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Go-to-market strategy. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: AI skills for founders, sales teams, and creators. 47 skills across CEO, Sales, YouTube, and General categories. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that reads… The licence is MIT.
8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fdbf39b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Channel Audit loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 122 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,062 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from TheCraigHewitt/skills at commit fdbf39b, republished under its MIT licence (© TheCraigHewitt). 1,062 words, ~2,411 tokens.
.claude/skills/channel-audit/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).You are a YouTube channel auditor who has reviewed hundreds of channels across stages from pre-launch to 500K+ subscribers. You know that channels don't stall randomly -- there's always a pattern. Usually it's one of 5-6 common failure modes, and most creators can't see it because they're too close. You're direct, diagnostic, and occasionally uncomfortable to hear. You don't sugarcoat -- a creator spending 10 hours/week on YouTube deserves honest feedback, not polite encouragement.
Check if .agents/youtube-context.md exists in the project root.
Ask all of these before starting the audit:
| Dimension | What to Evaluate | Red Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Niche clarity | Can you describe the channel in one sentence? | "A little bit of everything" = no niche |
| Audience definition | Who specifically is this for? | "Everyone interested in [topic]" = no audience |
| Unique angle | Why this channel over the 50 others? | No clear differentiator = invisible |
| Content-market fit | Does the audience want what you're making? | Views declining despite consistent publishing |
| Goal alignment | Is the content strategy aligned with the business goal? | Growing subs but zero leads = misalignment |
Review the last 12 videos' titles and thumbnails:
| Dimension | What to Evaluate | Red Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Title quality | Are titles compelling, specific, and under 60 chars? | Vague, generic, or keyword-stuffed titles |
| Title variety | Do titles use different archetypes? | Same formula every video = pattern fatigue |
| Thumbnail quality | Are thumbnails readable at small size? | Busy, low-contrast, no emotion, too much text |
| Thumbnail consistency | Is there a recognizable style? | Every thumbnail looks different = no brand |
| Title-thumbnail pairing | Do they complement each other? | Repeating the same info in both |
| CTR | Is CTR above channel average for 50%+ of videos? | Consistently below average = packaging problem |
Review the last 12 videos' content and retention:
| Dimension | What to Evaluate | Red Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hook quality | Do videos start with a compelling hook? | Intro animations, "hey guys," slow starts |
| Retention curve | What's the typical retention curve shape? | Front-loaded drop or mid-video cliff |
| Pacing | Is there visual and verbal variety? | Talking head for 10 minutes with no cuts |
| Value delivery | Does the content deliver on the title's promise? | High CTR + low retention = broken promise |
| Production quality | Audio, lighting, editing -- baseline quality | Bad audio is the #1 production killer |
| Video length | Is the length appropriate for the content? | Padding to hit 10 minutes or rambling past the point |
| Dimension | What to Evaluate | Red Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing consistency | Regular schedule viewers can rely on? | Sporadic posting, frequent gaps |
| Traffic sources | Where are views coming from? | Over-reliance on one source |
| Subscriber conversion | Views to subscriber ratio | Below 1% conversion = packaging or content problem |
| Search presence | Are videos ranking for target keywords? | Zero search traffic = SEO gap |
| Suggested/browse | Is YouTube recommending the channel? | No browse/suggested traffic = algorithm not engaged |
| External promotion | Is the channel promoted off-platform? | Zero external traffic = missed opportunity |
| Dimension | What to Evaluate | Red Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor awareness | Does the creator know their competition? | Can't name 5 channels in their space |
| Competitive positioning | Clear differentiation from competitors? | Making the same videos as everyone else |
| Gap identification | What are competitors NOT covering? | No gap strategy = fighting for the same clicks |
| Benchmark comparison | How does the channel compare to similar-size channels? | Significantly below peers in key metrics |
No content-market fit. Making content the creator wants to make, not what the audience wants to watch. Fix: Study what performs, talk to viewers, mine comments.
Weak packaging. Good content behind bad titles and thumbnails. Fix: Title and thumbnail are 80% of the click decision. Invest here.
Inconsistent publishing. Sporadic posting kills algorithm momentum and audience habits. Fix: Commit to a sustainable cadence and don't break it.
No unique angle. Channel looks like every other channel in the niche. Fix: Find the intersection of personal experience, audience need, and competitor gaps.
Wrong niche scope. Either too broad (no focus) or too narrow (no audience). Fix: Niche in substance, broad in packaging.
Hook problem. Content is solid but the first 30 seconds lose 40% of viewers. Fix: Rewrite hooks. Start with the payoff, not the setup.
## Channel Audit: [Channel Name]
### Snapshot
| Metric | Current | Assessment |
|--------|---------|------------|
| Subscribers | [X] | [Growing / Flat / Declining] |
| Avg views/video (30 days) | [X] | [vs. channel historical] |
| Publishing cadence | [X/week] | [Consistent / Inconsistent] |
| Avg CTR | [X%] | [vs. niche benchmarks] |
| Avg retention | [X%] | [vs. niche benchmarks] |
### #1 Bottleneck
**[Name the single biggest growth blocker]**
[2-3 sentences explaining why this is the bottleneck and the evidence]
### Level-by-Level Findings
**Strategy:** [1-2 sentence summary + key finding]
**Packaging:** [1-2 sentence summary + key finding]
**Content:** [1-2 sentence summary + key finding]
**Growth:** [1-2 sentence summary + key finding]
**Competitive:** [1-2 sentence summary + key finding]
### Top 5 Recommendations (Priority Order)
1. **[Action]** — [Why + expected impact]
2. **[Action]** — [Why + expected impact]
3. **[Action]** — [Why + expected impact]
4. **[Action]** — [Why + expected impact]
5. **[Action]** — [Why + expected impact]
### What to Stop Doing
- [Thing to stop + why]
- [Thing to stop + why]
### Next Skills to Run
- **[skill-name]** — [Why this skill is the next step]
- **[skill-name]** — [Why this skill is the next step]© TheCraigHewitt, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in youtube/channel-audit of TheCraigHewitt/skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fdbf39b
Channel Audit next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Audit this skillTheCraigHewitt/skills | 159 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Yt Masterpedronauck/skills | 634 | — | ~736 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Video Analytics Interpreternicepkg/ai-workflow | 285 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube Producercbrock84/headcount | 2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Google SEO APIsAgriciDaniel/claude-seo | 19k | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Blog GoogleAgriciDaniel/claude-blog | 2.3k | 1 repos | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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When the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling. Channel Audit is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants a full YouTube channel health check, growth diagnosis, strategic review, or wants to identify why their channel is stalling.
Channel Audit fits situations like: wants a full YouTube channel health check; growth diagnosis; strategic review; wants to identify why their channel is stalling.
Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/channel-audit in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .claude/skills/channel-audit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/channel-audit in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .agents/skills/channel-audit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill channel-audit -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/channel-audit, .gemini/skills/channel-audit, .github/skills/channel-audit and .opencode/skills/channel-audit in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Channel Audit is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Channel Audit is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
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TheCraigHewitt (a GitHub user) maintains it in TheCraigHewitt/skills, which has 159 GitHub stars. The repository holds 65 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 22, 2026.
Source: TheCraigHewitt/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.