Youtube Scout

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.

Install

git clone https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/youtube-scout.git
python3 -m pip install --user openpyxl
python3 -m pip install --user yt-dlp # optional, for --hooks, --download, and --transcribe

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  • Needs an API key or tokenexport YOUTUBE_API_KEY=... # for the session

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Forks
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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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