yt-retention
Read a YouTube Studio audience-retention export and find where viewers actually leave, then say what to change. Use for "why do people stop watching", "my retention is bad", a pasted retention chart or CSV, or "fix my pacing".
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-retention- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads yt-retention automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
yt-retention
The retention graph is the only honest feedback YouTube gives you. Almost nobody exports it.
python3 retention.py retention.csv --duration 600
python3 retention.py retention.csv --transcript transcript.srt
Getting the file: Studio -> a video -> Analytics -> Engagement -> the audience-retention chart -> the download icon -> "Audience retention".
Three different problems
- HOOK LEAK - what is lost in the first 30 seconds. Under 25% is healthy. This is always the first thing to fix and it is always the first fifteen seconds of script, never the edit.
- CLIFFS - single steep drops. A cliff is a moment: a topic change with no signposting, a
sponsor read, a long setup. With
--transcriptthe tool prints what was being said there, which is what makes the report actionable instead of interesting. - SLIDE - the steady bleed across the middle. A flat slide is pacing. The fix is cutting, not rewriting.
What to hand back
Name the single biggest leak and one change for it. Not a list of five. Then, only if asked, the
rest. And if the hook leak is healthy and the slide is flat, say the video is fine and the problem
is packaging - send them to /yt-package.
The gate
Nothing here publishes. This skill writes and you publish. Every output ends in a block the user copies, and the last line of every run is the question: ship it, or change it?
FAQ
What does the yt-retention skill do?
Read a YouTube Studio audience-retention export and find where viewers actually leave, then say what to change. Use for "why do people stop watching", "my retention is bad", a pasted retention chart or CSV, or "fix my pacing".
How do I install yt-retention?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-retention in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/yt-retention/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-retention/ (project).
Which AI agents can use yt-retention?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is yt-retention safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains yt-retention?
It is published by jakeschincariol in jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill. It has 469 recorded installs.
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