Youtube Scout
Claude Code skill: one topic in, one ranked YouTube research workbook out. Searches YouTube Data API v3, ranks by views, engagement, momentum or breakout, and writes Videos, Channels, Summary, Comments and Transcripts sheets with hooks and replay hotspots. Appends into an existing social ads sheet.
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Install
git clone https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/youtube-scout.gitpython3 -m pip install --user openpyxlpython3 -m pip install --user yt-dlp # optional, for --hooks, --download, and --transcribeCopied from the project's README. Read what it does before you run it.
README scanCaution
Its README asks for something worth reading first, such as administrator rights or an install script.
- Runs an install script from the repository
./install.sh # copies the skill to ~/.claude/skills/scout - Needs an API key or token
export YOUTUBE_API_KEY=... # for the session
We scan the README only, not the code. A clean result is not proof of safety. How we scan
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Repository
- Stars
- 78
- Forks
- 11
- Last updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Created
- Sep 11, 2026
- Open issues
- 2
- Quality score
- B 63/100
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