yt-script
Write a YouTube video script from a raw idea - hook options off 21 formulas, scored, then the full spoken script with the retention beats marked. Use whenever the user wants a video script, a hook, an opening line, "what should I say", "write my next video", or is about to record and does not have the first fifteen seconds yet.
- Installs
- 480
- Last 24h
- +44
- Trending rank
- #3658
- Security
- Not audited
Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-script- 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-script 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-script
One idea into a script somebody finishes.
Two tools live in this folder and both actually run. Use them. Do not eyeball the hook.
python3 hookscore.py hooks.txt # rank your hook options
python3 hookscore.py --hook "one line" # score a single one
Before you write
- Read
~/.claude/youtube/voice.mdif it exists. That is the user's voice profile: how they talk on camera, the words they never use, who they are talking to, what they will not claim. If it does not exist, ask for three of their own videos, read or transcribe them, infer the voice, and write the file. A script in the wrong voice is worse than no script, because they have to read it out loud. - Never invent a number, a result or a source. If a figure would strengthen it and you do not have one, ask for it or write the line without it.
The shape
The first 15 seconds is the whole job. It does three things or the video leaks: confirm the click the title promised, open a question the viewer cannot close, and prove the payoff exists.
- Hook. Write FIVE against the 21 formulas, run them through
hookscore.py, keep the top two, and show the user both with their scores. Never hand over one hook. - The turn (0:15-0:45). Say what the video is going to do, in one sentence, and start doing it. No channel intro, no "before we get started", no subscribe pitch. Those are the single most common cause of the 0:30 cliff.
- The body. One idea per beat. Mark each beat with what is ON SCREEN, not just what is said - a talking head with nothing to look at is a podcast.
- The payoff. Deliver the thing the hook promised, explicitly, and say that you are delivering it: "that is the prompt, it is in the description".
- The close. One ask. Not three.
What to hand back
- the two best hooks with their scored panels
- the script, beat by beat, with
[ON SCREEN: ...]on every beat - the runtime estimate at 150 words per minute
- one line naming which formula the winning hook used and why it fits this idea
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-script skill do?
Write a YouTube video script from a raw idea - hook options off 21 formulas, scored, then the full spoken script with the retention beats marked. Use whenever the user wants a video script, a hook, an opening line, "what should I say", "write my next video", or is about to record and does not have the first fifteen seconds yet.
How do I install yt-script?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-script 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-script/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-script/ (project).
Which AI agents can use yt-script?
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-script 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-script?
It is published by jakeschincariol in jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill. It has 480 recorded installs.
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