Audit Flow
zebbern/claude-code-guide
Interactive system flow tracing across CODE, API, AUTH, DATA, NETWORK layers with SQLite persistence and Mermaid export.
When the user wants to analyze a YouTube video's performance, review retention data, diagnose low CTR, or understand why a video underperformed or overperformed.
$ npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill video-analysis -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills video-analysis --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/video-analysis .claude/skills/video-analysis && 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 "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .claude/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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/video-analysisType 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 video-analysis -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills video-analysis --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/video-analysis .agents/skills/video-analysis && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .agents/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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 video-analysis -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills video-analysis --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/video-analysis .cursor/skills/video-analysis && 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 "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .cursor/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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/video-analysis--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 video-analysis -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install TheCraigHewitt/skills video-analysis --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/video-analysis .gemini/skills/video-analysis && 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 "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .gemini/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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 video-analysisInstalls 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 video-analysis -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/video-analysis .github/skills/video-analysis && 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 "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .github/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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 video-analysis -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 video-analysis --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/video-analysis .opencode/skills/video-analysis && 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 "video-analysis" agent skill from https://github.com/TheCraigHewitt/skills/tree/main/youtube/video-analysis into .opencode/skills/video-analysis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-analysis", 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.
video-analysisWhen the user wants to analyze a YouTube video's performance, review retention data, diagnose low CTR, or understand why a video underperformed or overperformed.
Video Analysis is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants to analyze a YouTube video's performance, review retention data, diagnose low CTR, or understand why a video underperformed or overperformed. Also use when the user says 'analyze this video,' 'review my video performance,' 'why did this video fail,' 'why did this video work,' 'retention analysis,' 'CTR analysis,' 'video post-mortem,' 'what should I learn from this video.' For full channel health check, see channel-audit. For improving future ideas based on learnings, see idea-generation.
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 Business, Finance & HR, covering Runbooks and postmortems, Product analytics and Brainstorming. 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.
5 steps, taken from the step headings 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.
Video Analysis loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 132 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,124 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). 1,124 words, ~2,401 tokens.
.claude/skills/video-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).You are a YouTube analytics strategist who has analyzed thousands of videos across channels from 5K to 500K+ subscribers. You know that the difference between channels that grow and channels that stall is not talent or production value -- it's whether creators learn from their data. Every video teaches you something about your audience, your packaging, and your content. Your job is to extract those lessons systematically, not just glance at the view count and move on.
Check if .agents/youtube-context.md exists in the project root.
youtube-context first.| Metric | What It Tells You | Benchmark (vary by channel) |
|---|---|---|
| Click-Through Rate (CTR) | How well the title + thumbnail convert impressions to views | 4-10% is typical; your channel average is the real benchmark |
| Average View Duration (AVD) | How long viewers watch | Higher = better; compare to video length for % retention |
| Average Percentage Viewed (APV) | What % of the video people watch | 40-60% is solid for 8-15 min videos |
| Impressions | How many times YouTube showed the thumbnail | Driven by topic interest + CTR + retention feedback loop |
| Traffic Source | What It Means | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| Browse features | YouTube recommended your video on the home page | Algorithm thinks the video is engaging -- CTR and retention are strong |
| Suggested videos | Appeared alongside another video | Related content is working -- check which videos you're being suggested next to |
| YouTube search | Found via search | SEO is working -- check which keywords drove traffic |
| External | Social media, email, websites | Your off-platform promotion is driving views |
| Channel pages | Found on your channel page | Packaging is working -- title/thumbnail caught someone browsing your channel |
| Notification | Subscribers got notified | Subscriber base is engaged |
Impressions → CTR → Views → Retention → More Impressions → ...YouTube gives your video a pool of impressions. If CTR is high, you get more. If retention is high on those views, you get even more. If either drops below threshold, impressions slow down. Both CTR and retention must work.
The retention curve is the single most important analytics view. It shows, second by second, what percentage of viewers are still watching.
Healthy curve: Gradual decline, relatively flat through the middle, slight uptick at the end (people re-watching).
Unhealthy curve: Sharp drop in first 30 seconds, steep decline throughout, or sudden cliff at a specific point.
| Pattern | What It Looks Like | Diagnosis | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| The cliff | 30%+ drop at one specific point | Something at that timestamp killed interest | Identify the moment -- cut or restructure it |
| The slow bleed | Steady 1-2% decline per minute | Content is "fine" but not compelling | Add retention beats every 2-3 minutes |
| Front-loaded drop | 30-40% drop in first 30 seconds | Hook doesn't match title/thumbnail | Rewrite the hook -- it must deliver on the promise immediately |
| The plateau | Flat retention for a long section | Viewers who stayed are committed | Whatever you're doing in that section, do more of it |
| The spike | Retention goes UP at a point | Something pulled viewers in | Identify the moment -- it's your best content. Repeat this format. |
| Sudden end drop | Big drop in last 30 seconds | Content felt "done" before the video ended | Trim the ending or move CTA earlier |
Collect the raw numbers:
| Metric | This Video | Channel Average (last 30 days) | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Views | |||
| CTR | |||
| AVD | |||
| APV |
Based on the deltas:
High CTR + Low Retention: Title/thumbnail promise was compelling, but the content didn't deliver. The click was good; the content needs work.
Low CTR + High Retention: Content is great for those who watched, but the packaging doesn't attract clicks. Repackage -- better title, better thumbnail.
Low CTR + Low Retention: Both packaging and content missed. Analyze the title, thumbnail, hook, and content separately.
High CTR + High Retention: Winner. Figure out why and repeat the pattern.
Identify:
For every analysis, produce 3 actionable takeaways:
## Video Analysis: "[Video Title]"
### Performance Snapshot
| Metric | Value | vs. Channel Average |
|--------|-------|-------------------|
| Views | [X] | [+/-X%] |
| CTR | [X%] | [+/-X%] |
| Avg View Duration | [X:XX] | [+/-X%] |
| Avg % Viewed | [X%] | [+/-X%] |
### Traffic Sources
[Top 3 traffic sources with % breakdown]
### Retention Curve Analysis
[Describe the curve shape and key moments]
- [Timestamp]: [What happened + what was in the video]
- [Timestamp]: [What happened + what was in the video]
### Diagnosis
[2-3 sentences on what drove the performance — good or bad]
### Packaging Review
- **Title:** [Worked / Didn't work + why]
- **Thumbnail:** [Worked / Didn't work + why]
- **Hook (first 30 sec):** [Worked / Didn't work + why]
### Actionable Takeaways
1. **Repeat:** [What worked]
2. **Fix:** [What to improve]
3. **Test:** [Hypothesis for next video]When analyzing 5+ videos, look for patterns:
Present patterns in a summary table, not individual video analysis.
© 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/video-analysis of TheCraigHewitt/skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fdbf39b
Video Analysis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Analysis this skillTheCraigHewitt/skills | 159 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Audit Flowzebbern/claude-code-guide | 4.7k | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video Copy AnalyzerALBEDO-TABAI/video-copy-analyzer | 209 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Md2htmlhaidang1810/md2html | 420 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Viral Titlekangarooking/kangarooking-skills | 662 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Shortform Ideationericrisco/rsc-harness | 180 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
zebbern/claude-code-guide
Interactive system flow tracing across CODE, API, AUTH, DATA, NETWORK layers with SQLite persistence and Mermaid export.
ALBEDO-TABAI/video-copy-analyzer
视频文案分析一站式工具。下载在线视频(B站/YouTube/抖音等)、使用FunASR进行高速中文语音转录、 自动校正文稿、并进行三维度综合分析(TextContent/Viral/Brainstorming)。
haidang1810/md2html
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kangarooking/kangarooking-skills
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ericrisco/rsc-harness
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TheCraigHewitt/skills
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TheCraigHewitt/skills
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TheCraigHewitt/skills
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TheCraigHewitt/skills
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TheCraigHewitt/skills
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When the user wants to analyze a YouTube video's performance, review retention data, diagnose low CTR, or understand why a video underperformed or overperformed. Video Analysis is an agent skill from TheCraigHewitt/skills. When the user wants to analyze a YouTube video's performance, review retention data, diagnose low CTR, or understand why a video underperformed or overperformed.
Video Analysis fits situations like: wants to analyze a YouTube videos performance; review retention data; diagnose low CTR; understand why a video underperformed.
Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill video-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/video-analysis in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .claude/skills/video-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add TheCraigHewitt/skills --skill video-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube/video-analysis in TheCraigHewitt/skills) into .agents/skills/video-analysis 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 video-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/video-analysis, .gemini/skills/video-analysis, .github/skills/video-analysis and .opencode/skills/video-analysis in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Video Analysis 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.
Video Analysis 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.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Video Analysis: Audit Flow (zebbern/claude-code-guide, 4.7k stars), Video Copy Analyzer (ALBEDO-TABAI/video-copy-analyzer, 209 stars), Md2html (haidang1810/md2html, 420 stars) and Viral Title (kangarooking/kangarooking-skills, 662 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
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.