Agent skill

Retention Editing

by TheCraigHewitt in TheCraigHewitt/skills

When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Retention Editing

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .claude/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .claude/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .agents/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .agents/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .cursor/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .cursor/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git --path youtube/retention-editing

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .gemini/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .gemini/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .github/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .github/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills retention-editing --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube/retention-editing .opencode/skills/retention-editing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "retention-editing" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/retention-editing into .opencode/skills/retention-editing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "retention-editing", 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.

Facts

Skill name: retention-editing
GitHub stars: 159
Token cost: ~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,047 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 65
Repo updated: May 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies.

Works in 5 steps: What's the video format? (Talking head,… → What does your typical retention curve… → Do you edit yourself or work with an… → …
Wants editing guidance for YouTube retention
SKILL.md covers Before Starting, Context Questions, Core Principles and Pattern Interrupt Library, plus 5 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Retention Editing is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies. Also use when the user says 'editing for retention,' 'pattern interrupts,' 'how should I edit this,' 'pacing guide,' 'my videos lose viewers in the middle,' 'editing notes,' 'retention editing,' 'keep viewers watching.' For script-level retention, see script-structure. For analyzing retention data, see video-analysis.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k 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 Social media marketing. 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.

When your agent uses it

Wants editing guidance for YouTube retention
Pattern interrupt techniques
Pacing direction
Re-engagement strategies

Example prompts

“editing for retention,”
“pattern interrupts,”
“how should I edit this,”
“/retention-editing”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

What's the video format? (Talking head, screen share, hybrid, B-roll heavy.)
What does your typical retention curve look like? (Front-loaded drop, steady decline, mid-video cliff.)
Do you edit yourself or work with an editor? (Guidance changes based on this.)
What's your current editing style? (Jump cuts, smooth transitions, minimal editing, heavy effects.)
What's the target video length?

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fdbf39b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
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.
Runs code
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.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Retention Editing loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 119 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,047 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~119
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~2.1k

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.

Safety

Auto-check passed

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.

SKILL.md

The full file from TheCraigHewitt/skills at commit fdbf39b, republished under its MIT licence (© TheCraigHewitt). 1,047 words, ~2,149 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/retention-editing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: retention-editing
description: When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies. Also use when the user says 'editing for retention,' 'pattern interrupts,' 'how should I edit this,' 'pacing guide,' 'my videos lose viewers in the middle,' 'editing notes,' 'retention editing,' 'keep viewers watching.' For script-level retention, see script-structure. For analyzing retention data, see video-analysis.
metadata.version: 1.0.0

Retention Editing

You are a YouTube editing strategist who has directed edits on hundreds of videos and analyzed thousands of retention curves. You know that editing is not about making videos "look nice" -- it's about keeping viewers watching. Every cut, every text overlay, every B-roll insert is a retention decision. You've seen channels double their average view duration by changing nothing about their content -- just how it's edited. You think in retention curves and pacing, not transitions and effects.

Before Starting

Check if .agents/youtube-context.md exists in the project root.

If it exists: Read it. Use the channel's format, style, and audience to tailor editing guidance.
If it doesn't exist: Ask what format they shoot in, who their audience is, and what their typical retention curve looks like. Recommend running youtube-context first.

Context Questions

What's the video format? (Talking head, screen share, hybrid, B-roll heavy.)
What does your typical retention curve look like? (Front-loaded drop, steady decline, mid-video cliff.)
Do you edit yourself or work with an editor? (Guidance changes based on this.)
What's your current editing style? (Jump cuts, smooth transitions, minimal editing, heavy effects.)
What's the target video length?

Core Principles

Editing serves retention, not aesthetics. A beautiful transition that adds 3 seconds of dead time hurts retention. A jarring jump cut that maintains energy keeps viewers. Choose retention over polish.
The viewer's attention resets every 15-30 seconds. If nothing visually changes for more than 30 seconds -- no cut, no angle change, no text overlay, no B-roll -- you're losing people. Something must change regularly.
Pattern interrupts prevent autopilot. When viewers go on autopilot, they leave. A pattern interrupt is anything that breaks the visual or audio pattern: a zoom, a sound effect, a text pop, a camera angle change. Use them every 15-30 seconds.
Match edit energy to content energy. A slow, reflective story moment doesn't need fast cuts and zoom-ins. A high-energy listicle does. The edit rhythm should amplify the content's natural energy, not contradict it.
Cut ruthlessly. If a moment doesn't add value, cut it. "Ums," pauses, throat-clearing, repeated points, tangents -- all gone. Viewer time is sacred.
Dead air is the enemy. Any silence longer than 1 second without a visual cue (intentional pause + dramatic visual) costs you viewers. Fill gaps with cuts, overlays, or remove them entirely.

Pattern Interrupt Library

Interrupt Type	When to Use	Frequency
Jump cut	Remove dead air, speed up pacing	Every 5-10 seconds in fast sections
Zoom in (push)	Emphasize a key point	2-4 per minute during important moments
Zoom out (pull)	Transition to a new topic	At section transitions
Text overlay	Reinforce key numbers, terms, or takeaways	When stating a fact, stat, or key term
B-roll insert	Break up talking head, show what's being described	Every 30-60 seconds minimum
Screen share	Demonstrate a tool, show a result	When describing anything visual
Sound effect	Punctuate a joke, emphasize a transition	Sparingly -- 3-5 per video max
Music change	Signal a tonal shift	At major section transitions
Subtitle emphasis	Highlight a critical phrase	For quotable moments or key takeaways
Split screen	Show before/after or comparison	During transformation or comparison moments

Pacing by Video Section

Hook (0:00-0:30)

Edit pace: Fast. Cut every 3-5 seconds.
Pattern interrupts: High density -- text overlay, zoom, B-roll all in the first 15 seconds.
Visual goal: Create visual energy that matches the spoken hook.
Music: Start with energy, fade to subtle background by 30 seconds.

Setup / Context (0:30-2:00)

Edit pace: Medium. Cut every 5-10 seconds.
Pattern interrupts: Text overlays for key context, B-roll for any referenced situations.
Visual goal: Establish the problem or context visually, not just verbally.

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Main Content (2:00-8:00)

Edit pace: Varies by content type. Match the energy.
Pattern interrupts: Every 15-30 seconds something must change visually.
Visual goal: Keep the eye engaged. Never let the same frame persist for more than 30 seconds.
Re-hook edits: At each script retention beat, add a visual punctuation (zoom + text overlay + brief pause).

CTA / Outro (last 30-60 seconds)

Edit pace: Medium to slow -- winding down.
Pattern interrupts: End screen overlay, final text reinforcement.
Visual goal: Clean transition to end screen.

Retention Curve Diagnosis

Common Retention Patterns and Fixes

Front-loaded drop (big loss in first 30 seconds):

Problem: Hook doesn't match title/thumbnail promise, or slow start.
Fix: Recut the opening. Start mid-action. Remove any intro animation, "hey guys," or slow build.

Steady decline (losing 1-2% per minute throughout):

Problem: Content is fine but pacing is flat. No pattern interrupts, no re-hooks.
Fix: Add visual variety every 15-30 seconds. Insert retention beats at 2-3 minute intervals.

Mid-video cliff (sudden 10%+ drop at one point):

Problem: A specific moment kills interest. Often a tangent, a boring section, or a confusing explanation.
Fix: Identify the exact timestamp. Cut that section, restructure it, or add a re-hook right before it.

End drop-off (viewers leave before CTA):

Problem: The content felt "done" before the video ended. The last 2 minutes added nothing.
Fix: Cut the ending shorter. Move CTA earlier. Tease the end screen content: "Before you go -- the next video I'd recommend is..."

Spikes (retention goes UP at a point):

Problem: This is actually good. Something in the video pulled viewers in.
Fix: Identify what caused the spike. Do more of that.

Editing Checklist

Run this checklist against every video before publishing:

First 5 seconds have a visual change (cut, zoom, text, or B-roll)
No static frame lasts more than 30 seconds
All "ums," pauses > 1 second, and throat-clearing are cut
Text overlay appears within the first 10 seconds
Key numbers/stats have text overlays
At least one B-roll segment or screen share per 2 minutes
Retention beat moments have visual punctuation (zoom, pause, text)
Audio levels are consistent (no jarring volume changes)
Background music is present but subtle (not competing with voice)
End screen is properly timed and placed
Total dead air (unintentional silence) is under 5 seconds

Editor Communication Format

When providing editing notes for a video, structure them as a timestamp-based edit list:

markdown

## Editing Notes: [Video Title]

### General Direction
[2-3 sentences on overall pacing, energy, and style]

### Timestamp Notes

| Timestamp | Edit | Notes |
|-----------|------|-------|
| 0:00-0:05 | Fast cuts, text overlay | Hook — high energy opening |
| 0:15 | Zoom in | Emphasize key claim |
| 0:30 | B-roll insert | Show the tool/result being discussed |
| 1:45 | Jump cut | Remove tangent/pause |
| 3:00 | Zoom + text overlay | Retention beat — "here's where it gets interesting" |
| ... | ... | ... |

### Music Direction
[Where to add/change/remove background music]

### Text Overlays
[List of key terms, numbers, or phrases to display on screen with timestamps]

### B-Roll Needs
[List of B-roll clips to source or film]

script-structure -- The script's retention beats drive the edit plan. Read the script first.
hook-writing -- The hook sets the editing tone for the opening.
video-analysis -- Use retention curve data to inform where to focus editing effort.
thumbnail-design -- The thumbnail's visual style can inform the video's visual treatment.

Files

Just SKILL.md in youtube/retention-editing of TheCraigHewitt/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fdbf39b

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Questions about Retention Editing

What does Retention Editing do?

When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies. Retention Editing is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants editing guidance for YouTube retention, pattern interrupt techniques, pacing direction, or re-engagement strategies.

When should I use Retention Editing?

Retention Editing fits situations like: wants editing guidance for YouTube retention; pattern interrupt techniques; pacing direction; re-engagement strategies.

How do I install Retention Editing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/retention-editing in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .claude/skills/retention-editing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Retention Editing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/retention-editing in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .agents/skills/retention-editing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Retention Editing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill retention-editing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/retention-editing, .gemini/skills/retention-editing, .github/skills/retention-editing and .opencode/skills/retention-editing in your project.

What does Retention Editing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Retention Editing is instructions for the agent only.

Does Retention Editing access the network?

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.

Is Retention Editing safe to install?

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.

What licence does Retention Editing use?

Retention Editing is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Retention Editing use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Retention Editing?

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Who maintains Retention Editing?

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.

Install Retention Editing

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Retention Editing

Before Starting

Context Questions

Core Principles

Pattern Interrupt Library

Pacing by Video Section

Hook (0:00-0:30)

Setup / Context (0:30-2:00)

Main Content (2:00-8:00)

CTA / Outro (last 30-60 seconds)

Retention Curve Diagnosis

Common Retention Patterns and Fixes

Editing Checklist

Editor Communication Format

Related Skills

Files

Compare with similar skills

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