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## [Unreleased]
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## [20.2.0] — Community PRs & New Skill — 2026-06-18
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### Added
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- **New skill: YouTube Script Writer** (experimental) — retention-optimized video scripts with
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3 title/thumbnail concepts, 3 hook variations, a video/audio cue script table, and SEO
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metadata. Thanks @prajwal-28 (#50). Library is now **174 skills**.
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- **Feature-prioritisation helper script** — a dependency-free (stdlib-only) Python helper that
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computes RICE/ICE rankings from JSON/CSV/stdin, so scoring is consistent across sessions.
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Thanks @zeotrix (#48, closes #39).
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### Changed
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- **Safer installs** — the CLI now resolves the install target and refuses system-critical
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directories (`/`, `/usr`, `/etc`, `/root`, …) so a mistyped `--target` can't clobber the
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system. Thanks @MatrixNeoKozak (#47).
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- **README catalog reconciled to the real count** — the headline, badge, table of contents, and
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"All Skills" catalog now say **174** (was a stale 167); added catalog entries for Skill
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Security Auditor (#168), Launch Readiness (#169), and YouTube Script Writer (#170).
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### Fixed
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- **`skillcheck` frontmatter parser** tolerates leading whitespace and CRLF/LF line endings, so
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skills authored on Windows no longer produce false negatives. Thanks @MatrixNeoKozak (#47).
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- **`npm run check` now guards `web/skills.json`** — it rebuilds the file and fails on any drift,
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so a stale playground index can't pass locally and then break CI.
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## [20.1.0] — Star Nudges & Eval Hardening — 2026-06-18
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### Added
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# 🧠 PM Skills — 167 Professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Codex & Hermes
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# 🧠 PM Skills — 174 Professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Codex & Hermes
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> Open-source **Agent Skills** (`SKILL.md`) + subagents + slash commands for every profession — one source, every AI coding tool.
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/stargazers)
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pm-claude-skills)
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pm-claude-skills)
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills)
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills)
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[](agents/)
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[](commands/)
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[](output-styles/)
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[](#-works-with--cross-tool-compatibility)
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[](.github/workflows/skillcheck.yml)
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[](.github/workflows/skill-audit.yml)
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/releases)
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/releases)
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[](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills#-quick-install-2-minutes)
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[](LICENSE)
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[](https://github.com/sponsors/mohitagw15856)
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@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
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### ⭐ If this saves you time, [star the repo](https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) — it's the #1 way to help others find it.
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> **PM stands for Professional, not just Product Management.**
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> 167 professional skills + 4 agent templates across 26 bundles covering 18 professions. Built for Claude Code — and now portable to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Hermes Agent. Built by a PM, used by everyone.
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> 174 professional skills + 4 agent templates across 26 bundles covering 18 professions. Built for Claude Code — and now portable to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Hermes Agent. Built by a PM, used by everyone.
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A community-built library of professional skills for every field — product management, engineering, customer success, marketing, social media, writers, design, legal, finance, HR, sales, operations, research, and more. Each skill is a structured `SKILL.md` file that teaches an AI assistant how to produce professional-grade outputs for your workflows. Skills run natively in **Claude Code** and **Hermes Agent** (same open `SKILL.md` standard), and ship as ready-to-paste exports for **ChatGPT** and **Gemini** — see [Works With](#-works-with--cross-tool-compatibility).
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**🆕 Latest release (v20.1.0 — Star Nudges & Eval Hardening):** run any skill in CI with the **[GitHub Action](action/)**, turn your docs into a skill with **`npx pm-claude-skills generate`**, compare skills across models on the **[Skill Leaderboard](https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/leaderboard.html)** (now one-click in CI), and — if it saves you time — ⭐ the repo. See the [changelog](#-changelog).
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**🆕 Latest release (v20.2.0 — Community PRs & New Skill):** a new **YouTube Script Writer** skill (**174 total**), a stdlib **feature-prioritisation** helper, safer installs, and robust frontmatter parsing — all from community contributors. See the [changelog](#-changelog).
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<!-- DEMO: replace web/docs-assets/playground.png below with web/docs-assets/playground-demo.gif
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once recorded (see web/docs-assets/README.md for how). The link goes to the live app. -->
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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ A community-built library of professional skills for every field — product man
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- [📦 Plugin Directory](#-plugin-directory)
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- [🤖 Building Blocks for Agent Templates](#-building-blocks-for-agent-templates)
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- [🏷️ Skill Tiers — start with the strongest](#️-skill-tiers--start-with-the-strongest)
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- [🗂️ All 167 Skills](#️-all-167-skills)
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- [🗂️ All 174 Skills](#️-all-174-skills)
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- [📋 Changelog](#-changelog)
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- [🤝 Contributing](#-contributing--add-your-skill)
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- [🔗 Related Projects](#-related-projects)
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@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ Not sure which plugin to install? Here's what each one covers:
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On May 5, 2026, Anthropic [released their first agent templates](https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents) — pre-packaged Claude agents that combine **skills, connectors, and subagents** into ready-to-run workflows for financial services.
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This library is the largest open-source collection of professional skills available — covering 17 professions beyond financial services. **The 167 skills here are the building blocks for agent templates outside of finance.**
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This library is the largest open-source collection of professional skills available — covering 17 professions beyond financial services. **The 174 skills here are the building blocks for agent templates outside of finance.**
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### What is an agent template?
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@@ -405,12 +405,22 @@ More templates will follow. If you want to contribute one, see the [template con
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The highlights are below. For the structured, [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/)-format history, see **[CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)**.
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### 🆕 What's New in v20.1.0 — Star Nudges & Eval Hardening
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### 🆕 What's New in v20.2.0 — Community PRs & New Skill
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- **New skill: YouTube Script Writer** (experimental) — retention-optimized video scripts with hook variations, a video/audio cue table, and SEO metadata. Thanks @prajwal-28 (#50). **Now 174 skills.**
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- **Feature-prioritisation helper** — a dependency-free Python script that computes RICE/ICE rankings consistently across sessions. Thanks @zeotrix (#48).
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- **Safer installs + robust parsing** — the CLI refuses system-critical install targets, and `skillcheck` tolerates CRLF/whitespace in frontmatter. Thanks @MatrixNeoKozak (#47).
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- **Catalog reconciled to 174** — the headline, badge, and skill catalog now reflect the true count, with entries added for Skill Security Auditor, Launch Readiness, and YouTube Script Writer.
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<details>
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<summary><strong>v20.1.0 — Star Nudges & Eval Hardening</strong> (click to expand)</summary>
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- **Star the repo, from anywhere you use it** — tasteful, non-spammy CTAs (no `postinstall`): after a successful `npx pm-claude-skills add`, in `--help`, in `list`, in the MCP server banner, below the README badges, and a `funding` link on npm.
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- **One-click leaderboard in CI** — the "Update Skill Leaderboard" workflow runs the evals with your `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` secret and opens a results PR; merge it to publish real numbers.
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- **Faster, hang-proof evals** — per-request timeout + retries in the API client and concurrent eval runs, so a CI run finishes in minutes and can't stall.
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary><strong>v20.0.0 — Agentic Tooling</strong> (click to expand)</summary>
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@@ -656,12 +666,12 @@ If you're new, install `pm-essentials` and try a couple of Production-Ready skil
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---
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## 🗂️ All 167 Skills
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## 🗂️ All 174 Skills
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The [Plugin Directory](#-plugin-directory) above summarises every bundle. Expand below for the full per-skill breakdown with folder paths.
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<details>
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<summary><strong>Browse all 167 skills by profession</strong> (click to expand)</summary>
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<summary><strong>Browse all 174 skills by profession</strong> (click to expand)</summary>
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### 🛠️ Product Management (Skills 1–37)
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**Bundles:** `pm-essentials` · `pm-discovery` · `pm-planning` · `pm-delivery` · `pm-analytics` · `pm-strategy` · `pm-advanced` · `pm-rituals`
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---
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### 👩💻 Engineering & Tech (Skills 46–80, 166–167)
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### 👩💻 Engineering & Tech (Skills 46–80, 166–168)
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**Bundle:** `pm-engineering`
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| # | Skill | Folder | What It Does |
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| 80 | **Engineering Hiring Rubric** 🆕 | `skills/engineering-hiring-rubric/` | Technical interview rubric with level expectations, coding scorecard, system design guide, behavioural question bank, and debrief template |
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| 166 | **Context Mode** 🆕 | `skills/context-mode/` | Filters command output noise and maintains a session log so Claude resumes exactly where it left off after a context reset |
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| 167 | **Claude Superpowers** 🆕 | `skills/claude-superpowers/` | Forces Claude Code to plan first, work in isolation, write tests before code, and double-review its own output — consistently better first passes |
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| 168 | **Skill Security Auditor** 🆕 | `skills/skill-security-auditor/` | Audits any SKILL.md / system prompt for prompt injection, data exfiltration, code execution, secrets, and hidden text; returns a risk-rated report with an install / don't-install recommendation |
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---
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@@ -866,7 +877,7 @@ claude plugin install pm-cs@pm-claude-skills
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---
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### ⚙️ Operations (Skills 120–126, 164–165)
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### ⚙️ Operations (Skills 120–126, 164–165, 169)
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**Bundle:** `pm-operations`
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| # | Skill | Folder | What It Does |
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@@ -880,6 +891,7 @@ claude plugin install pm-cs@pm-claude-skills
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| 126 | **RACI Matrix** 🆕 | `skills/raci-matrix/` | RACI with role definitions, decision map, anti-pattern guide, and a communication template for all teams |
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| 164 | **Email Triage** 🆕 | `skills/email-triage/` | Reads Gmail for a configurable window and surfaces only what needs action — priority-ranked with urgency ratings and reply starters |
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| 165 | **Morning Intelligence** 🆕 | `skills/morning-intelligence/` | 15-question interview that writes a personalised master prompt for your daily news brief, ready for Cowork Scheduled Tasks or Claude Code Routines |
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| 169 | **Launch Readiness** 🆕 | `skills/launch-readiness/` | Cross-functional pre-launch assessment with a function-by-function readiness status, ranked blockers (owners + deadlines), a risk register, and an explicit Go / Conditional Go / No-Go recommendation |
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---
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---
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### ✍️ Writers & Content Creators (Skills 156–160)
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### ✍️ Writers & Content Creators (Skills 156–160, 170)
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**Bundle:** `pm-writers`
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> Install:
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| 158 | **Thumbnail Creator** 🆕 | `skills/thumbnail-creator/` | Generates brand-aligned thumbnail candidates via Gemini API; Claude evaluates results via computer vision and returns ranked candidates with rationale |
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| 159 | **Substack Notes Scraper** 🆕 | `skills/substack-notes-scraper/` | Scrapes Substack Notes and exports likes, comments, and restacks to a formatted .xlsx with frozen headers, filters, and top-performer highlighting |
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| 160 | **Notes Humanizer** 🆕 | `skills/notes-humanizer/` | Strips AI writing patterns (em dashes, filler phrases, uniform rhythm) across 3 phases: audit, strip, inject — returns side-by-side comparison and clean final text |
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| 170 | **YouTube Script Writer** 🆕 | `skills/youtube-script-writer/` | Retention-optimized video scripts with 3 title/thumbnail concepts, 3 hook variations, a video/audio cue script table, and SEO metadata |
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</details>
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## ❤️ Sponsor This Work
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Building and maintaining 167 skills across 26 bundles takes real time — testing skills against new model releases, building new ones from community requests, writing the article series, and keeping documentation current.
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Building and maintaining 174 skills across 26 bundles takes real time — testing skills against new model releases, building new ones from community requests, writing the article series, and keeping documentation current.
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If these skills save you time at work, consider sponsoring:
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// --link symlink instead of copy (native agents; falls back to copy)
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// --dry-run print what would happen without writing
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import { readdirSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, cpSync, symlinkSync, copyFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
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import { join, dirname, basename } from 'node:path';
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import { join, dirname, basename, resolve } from 'node:path';
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import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
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import { homedir } from 'node:os';
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import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
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}
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const skillsDir = join(PKG_ROOT, 'skills');
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if (!existsSync(skillsDir)) { console.error(`Error: bundled skills/ not found at ${skillsDir}.`); process.exit(1); }
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const target = opts.target || defaultTarget(agent);
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const target = resolve(opts.target || defaultTarget(agent));
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// Guard against installing into system-critical directories (e.g. a typo'd --target).
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const criticalPaths = ['/', '/usr', '/bin', '/etc', '/var', '/root', '/boot', '/proc', '/sys', '/dev'];
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if (criticalPaths.includes(target)) {
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console.error(`Error: Cannot install into a system-critical directory: ${target}`);
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process.exit(1);
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}
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let count = 0;
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console.log(`${opts.dryRun ? '[dry-run] ' : ''}Installing for '${agent}' into ${target}`);
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node scripts/build-exports.mjs
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```
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Currently exporting **173 skills** to:
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Currently exporting **174 skills** to:
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- **ChatGPT — Custom GPT instructions** → `exports/chatgpt/`
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- **Google Gemini — Gem instructions** → `exports/gemini/`
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> Auto-generated from `skills/*/SKILL.md` by `scripts/build-exports.mjs`.
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> **Do not edit these files by hand** — edit the source skill and regenerate.
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173 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
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174 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
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|---|---|---|
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| Vendor Evaluation | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/vendor-evaluation/vendor-evaluation.md` |
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| Viral Content Framework | `pm-social` | `pm-social/viral-content-framework/viral-content-framework.md` |
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| Workshop Facilitation Guide | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/workshop-facilitation-guide/workshop-facilitation-guide.md` |
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| YouTube Script Writer | `other` | `other/youtube-script-writer/youtube-script-writer.md` |
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# YouTube Script Writer Skill
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This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
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## What This Skill Produces
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- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
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- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
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- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
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- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
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## Required Inputs
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Ask the user for these if not provided:
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- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
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- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
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- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
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- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
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- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
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## Pacing & Retention Model
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Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
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1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
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2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
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3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
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4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
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5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
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6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
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---
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## Output Format
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### [Working Title]
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**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
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---
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### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
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#### Title Options
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1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
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2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
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3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
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#### Thumbnail Concepts
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- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
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- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
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---
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### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
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#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
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* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
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* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
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#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
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* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
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* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
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#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
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* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
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* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
|
||||
> Auto-generated from `skills/*/SKILL.md` by `scripts/build-exports.mjs`.
|
||||
> **Do not edit these files by hand** — edit the source skill and regenerate.
|
||||
|
||||
173 skills exported. Copy a `SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
174 skills exported. Copy a `SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
|
||||
| Skill | Bundle | Path |
|
||||
|---|---|---|
|
||||
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@
|
||||
| Vendor Evaluation | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/vendor-evaluation/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` |
|
||||
| Viral Content Framework | `pm-social` | `pm-social/viral-content-framework/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` |
|
||||
| Workshop Facilitation Guide | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/workshop-facilitation-guide/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` |
|
||||
| YouTube Script Writer | `other` | `other/youtube-script-writer/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` |
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
|
||||
# YouTube Script Writer Skill
|
||||
|
||||
This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
## What This Skill Produces
|
||||
|
||||
- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
|
||||
- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
|
||||
- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
|
||||
- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
Ask the user for these if not provided:
|
||||
- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
|
||||
- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
|
||||
- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
|
||||
- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
|
||||
- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
|
||||
|
||||
## Pacing & Retention Model
|
||||
|
||||
Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
|
||||
2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
|
||||
3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
|
||||
4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
|
||||
5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
|
||||
6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### [Working Title]
|
||||
**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
#### Title Options
|
||||
1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
|
||||
2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
|
||||
3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
|
||||
|
||||
#### Thumbnail Concepts
|
||||
- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
|
||||
- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
|
||||
* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
|
||||
> Auto-generated from `skills/*/SKILL.md` by `scripts/build-exports.mjs`.
|
||||
> **Do not edit these files by hand** — edit the source skill and regenerate.
|
||||
|
||||
173 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
174 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
|
||||
| Skill | Bundle | Path |
|
||||
|---|---|---|
|
||||
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@
|
||||
| Vendor Evaluation | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/vendor-evaluation/vendor-evaluation.mdc` |
|
||||
| Viral Content Framework | `pm-social` | `pm-social/viral-content-framework/viral-content-framework.mdc` |
|
||||
| Workshop Facilitation Guide | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/workshop-facilitation-guide/workshop-facilitation-guide.mdc` |
|
||||
| YouTube Script Writer | `other` | `other/youtube-script-writer/youtube-script-writer.mdc` |
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
description: "Write engaging, high-retention YouTube video scripts with visual and audio cues. Use when asked to write a YouTube script, design a video outline, draft a video hook, or structure a video narrative. Produces a polished script with multiple hook options, step-by-step video body, and clear visual/audio directions."
|
||||
globs:
|
||||
alwaysApply: false
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# YouTube Script Writer Skill
|
||||
|
||||
This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
## What This Skill Produces
|
||||
|
||||
- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
|
||||
- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
|
||||
- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
|
||||
- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
Ask the user for these if not provided:
|
||||
- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
|
||||
- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
|
||||
- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
|
||||
- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
|
||||
- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
|
||||
|
||||
## Pacing & Retention Model
|
||||
|
||||
Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
|
||||
2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
|
||||
3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
|
||||
4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
|
||||
5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
|
||||
6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### [Working Title]
|
||||
**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
#### Title Options
|
||||
1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
|
||||
2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
|
||||
3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
|
||||
|
||||
#### Thumbnail Concepts
|
||||
- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
|
||||
- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
|
||||
* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
@@ -81,6 +81,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
|
||||
> Auto-generated from `skills/*/SKILL.md` by `scripts/build-exports.mjs`.
|
||||
> **Do not edit these files by hand** — edit the source skill and regenerate.
|
||||
|
||||
173 skills exported. Copy a `GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
174 skills exported. Copy a `GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
|
||||
| Skill | Bundle | Path |
|
||||
|---|---|---|
|
||||
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@
|
||||
| Vendor Evaluation | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/vendor-evaluation/GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` |
|
||||
| Viral Content Framework | `pm-social` | `pm-social/viral-content-framework/GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` |
|
||||
| Workshop Facilitation Guide | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/workshop-facilitation-guide/GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` |
|
||||
| YouTube Script Writer | `other` | `other/youtube-script-writer/GEM_INSTRUCTIONS.md` |
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
|
||||
You are a specialised assistant. Write engaging, high-retention YouTube video scripts with visual and audio cues. Use when asked to write a YouTube script, design a video outline, draft a video hook, or structure a video narrative. Produces a polished script with multiple hook options, step-by-step video body, and clear visual/audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
Follow these instructions:
|
||||
|
||||
# YouTube Script Writer Skill
|
||||
|
||||
This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
## What This Skill Produces
|
||||
|
||||
- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
|
||||
- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
|
||||
- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
|
||||
- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
Ask the user for these if not provided:
|
||||
- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
|
||||
- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
|
||||
- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
|
||||
- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
|
||||
- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
|
||||
|
||||
## Pacing & Retention Model
|
||||
|
||||
Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
|
||||
2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
|
||||
3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
|
||||
4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
|
||||
5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
|
||||
6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### [Working Title]
|
||||
**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
#### Title Options
|
||||
1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
|
||||
2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
|
||||
3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
|
||||
|
||||
#### Thumbnail Concepts
|
||||
- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
|
||||
- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
|
||||
* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
@@ -79,6 +79,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
|
||||
> Auto-generated from `skills/*/SKILL.md` by `scripts/build-exports.mjs`.
|
||||
> **Do not edit these files by hand** — edit the source skill and regenerate.
|
||||
|
||||
173 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
174 skills exported. Copy a `.mdc rule` into the tool to use it.
|
||||
|
||||
| Skill | Bundle | Path |
|
||||
|---|---|---|
|
||||
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@
|
||||
| Vendor Evaluation | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/vendor-evaluation/vendor-evaluation.md` |
|
||||
| Viral Content Framework | `pm-social` | `pm-social/viral-content-framework/viral-content-framework.md` |
|
||||
| Workshop Facilitation Guide | `pm-operations` | `pm-operations/workshop-facilitation-guide/workshop-facilitation-guide.md` |
|
||||
| YouTube Script Writer | `other` | `other/youtube-script-writer/youtube-script-writer.md` |
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
trigger: model_decision
|
||||
description: "Write engaging, high-retention YouTube video scripts with visual and audio cues. Use when asked to write a YouTube script, design a video outline, draft a video hook, or structure a video narrative. Produces a polished script with multiple hook options, step-by-step video body, and clear visual/audio directions."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# YouTube Script Writer Skill
|
||||
|
||||
This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
## What This Skill Produces
|
||||
|
||||
- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
|
||||
- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
|
||||
- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
|
||||
- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
Ask the user for these if not provided:
|
||||
- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
|
||||
- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
|
||||
- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
|
||||
- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
|
||||
- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
|
||||
|
||||
## Pacing & Retention Model
|
||||
|
||||
Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
|
||||
2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
|
||||
3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
|
||||
4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
|
||||
5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
|
||||
6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### [Working Title]
|
||||
**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
#### Title Options
|
||||
1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
|
||||
2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
|
||||
3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
|
||||
|
||||
#### Thumbnail Concepts
|
||||
- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
|
||||
- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
|
||||
* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
+3
-3
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
|
||||
{
|
||||
"name": "pm-claude-skills",
|
||||
"version": "20.1.0",
|
||||
"version": "20.2.0",
|
||||
"type": "module",
|
||||
"description": "167 professional Agent Skills (SKILL.md) + subagents + slash commands for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Codex & Hermes. Install into any AI coding tool with: npx pm-claude-skills add --agent <tool>.",
|
||||
"description": "174 professional Agent Skills (SKILL.md) + subagents + slash commands for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Codex & Hermes. Install into any AI coding tool with: npx pm-claude-skills add --agent <tool>.",
|
||||
"keywords": [
|
||||
"claude",
|
||||
"claude-code",
|
||||
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
|
||||
"skillcheck": "node scripts/skillcheck.mjs",
|
||||
"build:exports": "node scripts/build-exports.mjs",
|
||||
"build:web": "node web/build-skills.mjs",
|
||||
"check": "node scripts/skillcheck.mjs && node scripts/build-exports.mjs --check"
|
||||
"check": "node scripts/skillcheck.mjs && node scripts/build-exports.mjs --check && node web/build-skills.mjs && git diff --exit-code -- web/skills.json"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"engines": {
|
||||
"node": ">=18"
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
|
||||
#!/usr/bin/env python3
|
||||
"""Feature prioritisation helper for the feature-prioritisation skill.
|
||||
|
||||
Computes ranking for common scoring frameworks so the same formulas and ordering
|
||||
are applied consistently. Supports RICE and ICE with JSON input.
|
||||
|
||||
Input formats:
|
||||
- JSON list (default): each item includes `name` and framework-specific fields.
|
||||
- CSV: header-driven input when using --format csv.
|
||||
|
||||
RICE fields:
|
||||
name,reach,impact,confidence,effort
|
||||
|
||||
ICE fields:
|
||||
name,impact,confidence,ease
|
||||
|
||||
Examples:
|
||||
python3 feature_prioritisation.py --framework rice initiatives.json
|
||||
python3 feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
"""
|
||||
from __future__ import annotations
|
||||
|
||||
import argparse
|
||||
import csv
|
||||
import io
|
||||
import json
|
||||
import sys
|
||||
from dataclasses import dataclass
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@dataclass
|
||||
class Feature:
|
||||
name: str
|
||||
scores: dict[str, float]
|
||||
|
||||
def rice_score(self) -> float:
|
||||
return (self.scores["reach"] * self.scores["impact"] * self.scores["confidence"]) / self.scores["effort"]
|
||||
|
||||
def ice_score(self) -> float:
|
||||
return self.scores["impact"] + self.scores["confidence"] + self.scores["ease"]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _normalise_confidence(value: float, framework: str) -> float:
|
||||
"""Normalize confidence depending on framework conventions."""
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return value / 100.0 if value > 1 else value
|
||||
# ICE uses a 1-10 convention in this skill; accept 0-1 and 1-10, 80/100 as percent fallback.
|
||||
if value > 1:
|
||||
if value > 10:
|
||||
return value / 10.0
|
||||
return value
|
||||
return value
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _to_feature(name: str, values: dict[str, object], framework: str) -> Feature:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
reach = float(values["reach"])
|
||||
effort = float(values["effort"])
|
||||
if effort <= 0:
|
||||
raise ValueError("effort must be greater than 0")
|
||||
return Feature(
|
||||
name=name,
|
||||
scores={
|
||||
"reach": reach,
|
||||
"impact": float(values["impact"]),
|
||||
"confidence": _normalise_confidence(float(values["confidence"]), "rice"),
|
||||
"effort": effort,
|
||||
},
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE
|
||||
return Feature(
|
||||
name=name,
|
||||
scores={
|
||||
"impact": float(values["impact"]),
|
||||
"confidence": _normalise_confidence(float(values["confidence"]), "ice"),
|
||||
"ease": float(values["ease"]),
|
||||
},
|
||||
)
|
||||
except KeyError as exc:
|
||||
raise ValueError(f"Missing required field {exc} in feature '{name}'.") from None
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def load_rice_json(rows: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[Feature]:
|
||||
return [_to_feature(str(row["name"]).strip(), row, "rice") for row in rows]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def load_ice_json(rows: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[Feature]:
|
||||
return [_to_feature(str(row["name"]).strip(), row, "ice") for row in rows]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _load_csv(text: str, framework: str) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
|
||||
rows = list(csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(text)))
|
||||
if not rows:
|
||||
return []
|
||||
expected = {"rice": {"name", "reach", "impact", "confidence", "effort"},
|
||||
"ice": {"name", "impact", "confidence", "ease"}}
|
||||
present = set(rows[0].keys())
|
||||
missing = expected[framework] - present
|
||||
if missing:
|
||||
raise ValueError(f"CSV format missing required columns: {', '.join(sorted(missing))}")
|
||||
return rows
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def load(text: str, fmt: str, framework: str) -> list[Feature]:
|
||||
if fmt == "csv":
|
||||
rows = _load_csv(text, framework)
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return load_rice_json(rows)
|
||||
return load_ice_json(rows)
|
||||
|
||||
rows = json.loads(text)
|
||||
if not isinstance(rows, list):
|
||||
raise ValueError("Input must be a list of feature objects.")
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return load_rice_json(rows)
|
||||
return load_ice_json(rows)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def rank(features: list[Feature], framework: str) -> list[dict]:
|
||||
scored = []
|
||||
for feature in features:
|
||||
score = feature.rice_score() if framework == "rice" else feature.ice_score()
|
||||
row = {"name": feature.name, "score": round(float(score), 2)}
|
||||
row.update({k: v for k, v in feature.scores.items() if k != "score"})
|
||||
scored.append(row)
|
||||
|
||||
scored.sort(key=lambda d: d["score"], reverse=True)
|
||||
for index, row in enumerate(scored, start=1):
|
||||
row["rank"] = index
|
||||
return scored
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _render(ranked: list[dict], framework: str) -> str:
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
header = f"{'#':>2} {'Feature':<30} {'Reach':>10} {'Impact':>7} {'Conf':>7} {'Effort':>7} {'RICE':>8}"
|
||||
lines = ["Feature Prioritisation (RICE)", "=" * len(header), header, "-" * len(header)]
|
||||
for row in ranked:
|
||||
lines.append(
|
||||
f"{row['rank']:>2} {row['name'][:30]:<30} "
|
||||
f"{row['reach']:>10g} {row['impact']:>7g} {row['confidence']:>6.2f} {row['effort']:>7g} {row['score']:>8g}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
return "\n".join(lines)
|
||||
|
||||
header = f"{'#':>2} {'Feature':<30} {'Impact':>7} {'Conf':>7} {'Ease':>7} {'ICE':>8}"
|
||||
lines = ["Feature Prioritisation (ICE)", "=" * len(header), header, "-" * len(header)]
|
||||
for row in ranked:
|
||||
lines.append(
|
||||
f"{row['rank']:>2} {row['name'][:30]:<30} "
|
||||
f"{row['impact']:>7g} {row['confidence']:>6.2f} {row['ease']:>7g} {row['score']:>8g}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
return "\n".join(lines)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
|
||||
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
|
||||
parser.add_argument("input", help="Path to input JSON/CSV file, or '-' for stdin.")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--framework", choices=["rice", "ice"], default="rice",
|
||||
help="Scoring framework to use.")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--format", choices=["json", "csv"], help="Input format (inferred from extension when omitted).")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", dest="as_json", help="Emit ranked JSON instead of a table.")
|
||||
args = parser.parse_args(argv)
|
||||
|
||||
if args.input == "-":
|
||||
text = sys.stdin.read()
|
||||
fmt = args.format or "json"
|
||||
else:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
with open(args.input, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
|
||||
text = f.read()
|
||||
except OSError as exc:
|
||||
print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 1
|
||||
if args.format:
|
||||
fmt = args.format
|
||||
else:
|
||||
fmt = "csv" if args.input.lower().endswith(".csv") else "json"
|
||||
|
||||
try:
|
||||
ranked = rank(load(text, fmt, args.framework), args.framework)
|
||||
except (ValueError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as exc:
|
||||
print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 1
|
||||
|
||||
print(json.dumps(ranked, indent=2) if args.as_json else _render(ranked, args.framework))
|
||||
return 0
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
if __name__ == "__main__":
|
||||
raise SystemExit(main())
|
||||
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ const strict = args.includes('--strict');
|
||||
const asJson = args.includes('--json');
|
||||
|
||||
function parseFrontmatter(text) {
|
||||
const m = text.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---\n?([\s\S]*)$/);
|
||||
// Tolerate optional leading whitespace and CRLF/LF line endings so authored-on-Windows
|
||||
// files don't produce false negatives.
|
||||
const m = text.match(/^\s*---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n\s*---\r?\n?([\s\S]*)$/);
|
||||
if (!m) return { meta: null, body: text };
|
||||
const meta = {};
|
||||
for (const line of m[1].split('\n')) {
|
||||
for (const line of m[1].split(/\r?\n/)) {
|
||||
const kv = line.match(/^(\w[\w-]*):\s*(.*)$/);
|
||||
if (kv) {
|
||||
let v = kv[2].trim();
|
||||
|
||||
+2
-1
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
|
||||
"morning-intelligence",
|
||||
"last-30-days-research",
|
||||
"competitor-signal-tracker",
|
||||
"multi-source-signal-synthesiser"
|
||||
"multi-source-signal-synthesiser",
|
||||
"youtube-script-writer"
|
||||
]
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ Recommend building: all Basic features first → Performance features for key us
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Programmatic Helper
|
||||
|
||||
This skill ships with a stdlib-only Python script that computes ranking for the math-based frameworks (RICE, ICE) so feature scoring is consistent across sessions.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# RICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.json --framework rice
|
||||
|
||||
# RICE from CSV
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
|
||||
# ICE from JSON
|
||||
python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py features.json --framework ice
|
||||
|
||||
# Pipe into it
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 scripts/feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `--json` to produce machine-readable output for downstream tooling.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### Feature Prioritisation — [Product/Team] — [Date]
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
|
||||
#!/usr/bin/env python3
|
||||
"""Feature prioritisation helper for the feature-prioritisation skill.
|
||||
|
||||
Computes ranking for common scoring frameworks so the same formulas and ordering
|
||||
are applied consistently. Supports RICE and ICE with JSON input.
|
||||
|
||||
Input formats:
|
||||
- JSON list (default): each item includes `name` and framework-specific fields.
|
||||
- CSV: header-driven input when using --format csv.
|
||||
|
||||
RICE fields:
|
||||
name,reach,impact,confidence,effort
|
||||
|
||||
ICE fields:
|
||||
name,impact,confidence,ease
|
||||
|
||||
Examples:
|
||||
python3 feature_prioritisation.py --framework rice initiatives.json
|
||||
python3 feature_prioritisation.py initiatives.csv --framework rice --format csv
|
||||
printf '%s\n' '[{"name":"API refactor","impact":8,"confidence":80,"ease":5}]' \
|
||||
| python3 feature_prioritisation.py --framework ice -
|
||||
"""
|
||||
from __future__ import annotations
|
||||
|
||||
import argparse
|
||||
import csv
|
||||
import io
|
||||
import json
|
||||
import sys
|
||||
from dataclasses import dataclass
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@dataclass
|
||||
class Feature:
|
||||
name: str
|
||||
scores: dict[str, float]
|
||||
|
||||
def rice_score(self) -> float:
|
||||
return (self.scores["reach"] * self.scores["impact"] * self.scores["confidence"]) / self.scores["effort"]
|
||||
|
||||
def ice_score(self) -> float:
|
||||
return self.scores["impact"] + self.scores["confidence"] + self.scores["ease"]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _normalise_confidence(value: float, framework: str) -> float:
|
||||
"""Normalize confidence depending on framework conventions."""
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return value / 100.0 if value > 1 else value
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# ICE uses a 1-10 convention in this skill; accept 0-1 and 1-10, 80/100 as percent fallback.
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if value > 1:
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if value > 10:
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return value / 10.0
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return value
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return value
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def _to_feature(name: str, values: dict[str, object], framework: str) -> Feature:
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try:
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if framework == "rice":
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reach = float(values["reach"])
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effort = float(values["effort"])
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if effort <= 0:
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raise ValueError("effort must be greater than 0")
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return Feature(
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name=name,
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scores={
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"reach": reach,
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"impact": float(values["impact"]),
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"confidence": _normalise_confidence(float(values["confidence"]), "rice"),
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"effort": effort,
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},
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)
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# ICE
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return Feature(
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name=name,
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scores={
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"impact": float(values["impact"]),
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"confidence": _normalise_confidence(float(values["confidence"]), "ice"),
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"ease": float(values["ease"]),
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},
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)
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except KeyError as exc:
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raise ValueError(f"Missing required field {exc} in feature '{name}'.") from None
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def load_rice_json(rows: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[Feature]:
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return [_to_feature(str(row["name"]).strip(), row, "rice") for row in rows]
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def load_ice_json(rows: list[dict[str, object]]) -> list[Feature]:
|
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return [_to_feature(str(row["name"]).strip(), row, "ice") for row in rows]
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|
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def _load_csv(text: str, framework: str) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
|
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rows = list(csv.DictReader(io.StringIO(text)))
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if not rows:
|
||||
return []
|
||||
expected = {"rice": {"name", "reach", "impact", "confidence", "effort"},
|
||||
"ice": {"name", "impact", "confidence", "ease"}}
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||||
present = set(rows[0].keys())
|
||||
missing = expected[framework] - present
|
||||
if missing:
|
||||
raise ValueError(f"CSV format missing required columns: {', '.join(sorted(missing))}")
|
||||
return rows
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||||
|
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|
||||
def load(text: str, fmt: str, framework: str) -> list[Feature]:
|
||||
if fmt == "csv":
|
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rows = _load_csv(text, framework)
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return load_rice_json(rows)
|
||||
return load_ice_json(rows)
|
||||
|
||||
rows = json.loads(text)
|
||||
if not isinstance(rows, list):
|
||||
raise ValueError("Input must be a list of feature objects.")
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
return load_rice_json(rows)
|
||||
return load_ice_json(rows)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def rank(features: list[Feature], framework: str) -> list[dict]:
|
||||
scored = []
|
||||
for feature in features:
|
||||
score = feature.rice_score() if framework == "rice" else feature.ice_score()
|
||||
row = {"name": feature.name, "score": round(float(score), 2)}
|
||||
row.update({k: v for k, v in feature.scores.items() if k != "score"})
|
||||
scored.append(row)
|
||||
|
||||
scored.sort(key=lambda d: d["score"], reverse=True)
|
||||
for index, row in enumerate(scored, start=1):
|
||||
row["rank"] = index
|
||||
return scored
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def _render(ranked: list[dict], framework: str) -> str:
|
||||
if framework == "rice":
|
||||
header = f"{'#':>2} {'Feature':<30} {'Reach':>10} {'Impact':>7} {'Conf':>7} {'Effort':>7} {'RICE':>8}"
|
||||
lines = ["Feature Prioritisation (RICE)", "=" * len(header), header, "-" * len(header)]
|
||||
for row in ranked:
|
||||
lines.append(
|
||||
f"{row['rank']:>2} {row['name'][:30]:<30} "
|
||||
f"{row['reach']:>10g} {row['impact']:>7g} {row['confidence']:>6.2f} {row['effort']:>7g} {row['score']:>8g}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
return "\n".join(lines)
|
||||
|
||||
header = f"{'#':>2} {'Feature':<30} {'Impact':>7} {'Conf':>7} {'Ease':>7} {'ICE':>8}"
|
||||
lines = ["Feature Prioritisation (ICE)", "=" * len(header), header, "-" * len(header)]
|
||||
for row in ranked:
|
||||
lines.append(
|
||||
f"{row['rank']:>2} {row['name'][:30]:<30} "
|
||||
f"{row['impact']:>7g} {row['confidence']:>6.2f} {row['ease']:>7g} {row['score']:>8g}"
|
||||
)
|
||||
return "\n".join(lines)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
|
||||
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
|
||||
parser.add_argument("input", help="Path to input JSON/CSV file, or '-' for stdin.")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--framework", choices=["rice", "ice"], default="rice",
|
||||
help="Scoring framework to use.")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--format", choices=["json", "csv"], help="Input format (inferred from extension when omitted).")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", dest="as_json", help="Emit ranked JSON instead of a table.")
|
||||
args = parser.parse_args(argv)
|
||||
|
||||
if args.input == "-":
|
||||
text = sys.stdin.read()
|
||||
fmt = args.format or "json"
|
||||
else:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
with open(args.input, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
|
||||
text = f.read()
|
||||
except OSError as exc:
|
||||
print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 1
|
||||
if args.format:
|
||||
fmt = args.format
|
||||
else:
|
||||
fmt = "csv" if args.input.lower().endswith(".csv") else "json"
|
||||
|
||||
try:
|
||||
ranked = rank(load(text, fmt, args.framework), args.framework)
|
||||
except (ValueError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as exc:
|
||||
print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 1
|
||||
|
||||
print(json.dumps(ranked, indent=2) if args.as_json else _render(ranked, args.framework))
|
||||
return 0
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
if __name__ == "__main__":
|
||||
raise SystemExit(main())
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
name: youtube-script-writer
|
||||
description: "Write engaging, high-retention YouTube video scripts with visual and audio cues. Use when asked to write a YouTube script, design a video outline, draft a video hook, or structure a video narrative. Produces a polished script with multiple hook options, step-by-step video body, and clear visual/audio directions."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# YouTube Script Writer Skill
|
||||
|
||||
This skill helps creators write highly engaging, structured, and visually-dynamic scripts optimized for YouTube's retention algorithm. It converts raw ideas, articles, or transcripts into a ready-to-shoot script with clear visual cues, pacing indicators, and audio directions.
|
||||
|
||||
## What This Skill Produces
|
||||
|
||||
- **3 Title & Thumbnail Concepts:** CTR-optimized titles matching distinct psychological triggers (curiosity, result-driven, contrarian) paired with clear visual thumbnail layout suggestions.
|
||||
- **3 Hook Variations (0:00 - 0:30):** Different hook formats (contrarian statement, story setup, pattern interrupt) that deliver immediately on the title's promise.
|
||||
- **Retention-Optimized Script Table:** A side-by-side or block-formatted script separating video cues (B-roll, camera angles, text overlays, zooms) and audio cues (dialogue, voiceover, sound effects, music changes).
|
||||
- **Outro & Video Metadata:** A seamless video outro designed to prevent viewer exit, along with search-optimized description templates and relevant tags.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
Ask the user for these if not provided:
|
||||
- **Topic/Concept** — What is the video about? (e.g., "How I built a SaaS in 30 days")
|
||||
- **Target Audience** — Who is watching? (e.g., beginner developers, student designers)
|
||||
- **Target Duration** — Approximate length in minutes (e.g., 5-7 minutes, 10-15 minutes)
|
||||
- **Script Tone/Voice** — E.g., energetic, educational, storytelling, conversational, comedic
|
||||
- **Primary Goal** — (e.g., get newsletter signups, sell a course, increase viewer retention)
|
||||
|
||||
## Pacing & Retention Model
|
||||
|
||||
Every YouTube script must follow this structure to prevent early drop-off:
|
||||
|
||||
1. **The Hook (0:00 - 0:30):** Promise immediate value. No intros, no logo animation, and no generic greeting ("Hey guys, welcome back...").
|
||||
2. **The Stakes / Re-Hook (0:30 - 1:00):** Establish why this topic is difficult, urgent, or valuable. Introduce the "villain" (the problem) and the "hero" (the solution).
|
||||
3. **Chapters / Milestones (1:00 - 90% mark):** Divide the core content into 3-5 distinct chapters. Every chapter must have a clear micro-payoff.
|
||||
4. **Pattern Interrupts:** Suggest visual or audio changes every 4-8 seconds. Use zoomed frames, pop-up text, B-roll transitions, or sound effects (whoosh, ding, pop) to keep attention.
|
||||
5. **The Payoff / Climax (90% - 95% mark):** Deliver the ultimate piece of advice or final revelation promised in the hook.
|
||||
6. **Seamless Transition CTA (95% - end):** Never signal the end with "in conclusion" or "that is all." Bridge the final value point directly to recommending the next video or a quick call to action before the viewer leaves.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
### [Working Title]
|
||||
**Target Duration:** [Duration] | **Audience:** [Target Audience] | **Tone:** [Tone]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 1. Title & Thumbnail Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
#### Title Options
|
||||
1. **The Curiosity Gap:** [e.g., "The Real Reason Your Code is Slow (It's Not Python)"]
|
||||
2. **The Result-Oriented:** [e.g., "How I Optimized My App to Handle 100k Users in 1 Hour"]
|
||||
3. **The Contrarian:** [e.g., "Stop Using React for Simple Projects"]
|
||||
|
||||
#### Thumbnail Concepts
|
||||
- **Concept 1:** [Visual details, e.g., Close-up of host with a worried face, split-screen showing a massive red 'Error' banner on one side and a clean green checkmark on the other. Large, bold 3-word text overlay: "STOP DOING THIS."]
|
||||
- **Concept 2:** [Visual details, e.g., Clean graphic representation of a server load graph spiking to the moon, contrasted with a flat green line. Text overlay: "100K USERS."]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 2. Hook Variations (Choose One)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 1: The Contrarian Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Host leans close to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Fast zoom-in on the word 'Slow' appearing in bold red letters on screen.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Almost every developer I talk to blames Python for their slow apps. But 90% of the time, the language isn't the problem. The bottleneck is actually inside a single line of config you probably wrote yesterday."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 2: The Story Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [Show B-roll of an editor showing 500 error logs flashing. Cut to host rubbing their forehead in frustration.]
|
||||
* **Audio:** "Last Tuesday at 3 AM, our database completely crashed under load. We were losing $200 every minute the site was down. After searching through stack traces for hours, we found a fix so simple I couldn't believe we missed it."
|
||||
|
||||
#### Variation 3: The Pattern Interrupt Hook
|
||||
* **Visuals:** [A stopwatch counts down from 5 seconds in the center of the screen. Sudden loud 'Ding' sound effect as the timer hits zero.]
|
||||
* **Audio (Voiceover):** "In the next 5 minutes, I am going to show you the exact performance tweak that saved our team $4,000 in monthly server costs. And no, you don't need to rewrite a single database query."
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. The Main Script
|
||||
|
||||
| Time / Chapter | Video Cues (B-Roll, Overlays, Camera Angles) | Audio Cues (Spoken Script, Sound Effects, Music) |
|
||||
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|
||||
| **0:30 - 1:00**<br>The Re-Hook | Show on-screen graphics displaying server costs. Zoom in slightly on the host. | "Here is the reality: database optimization sounds incredibly complex. But most tutorials make you learn SQL queries you will never use. Today, we are keeping it purely practical." |
|
||||
| **1:00 - 3:30**<br>Chapter 1: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Transition to screencast. Highlight lines 12-15 in the config file. Add cursor highlight.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: First, let's open up the default configuration file. Notice this specific pool size limit... *[Sound Effect: soft click]*" |
|
||||
| **3:30 - 6:00**<br>Chapter 2: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: Cut back to host. Push-in zoom on host's face to emphasize the point.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: This brings us to the next step. If you set this value too high, your server will freeze. If it's too low, users will wait forever. Here is how to find the sweet spot..." |
|
||||
| **6:00 - 8:30**<br>Chapter 3: [Chapter Name] | [Visual Cue: B-roll of server monitoring dashboard showing a flatline turning into a healthy wave.] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Once we applied this setting, look at what happened to the response times. They dropped from 800 milliseconds down to 45." |
|
||||
| **8:30 - 9:00**<br>The Payoff | Show split screen: Before config vs After config load times. | "So, by changing just that one variable, we solved the crash problem completely without spending a single dollar on hardware upgrades." |
|
||||
| **9:00 - 9:30**<br>Seamless CTA | [Visual Cue: On-screen card pops up pointing to a related video. Text overlay: 'Watch next: Scaling PostgreSQL Databases.'] | "[Spoken Dialogue]: Now that your server is configured correctly, your next bottleneck is going to be database indexing. Click on this video right here where I break down indexing in under 5 minutes..." |
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Search-Optimized Metadata
|
||||
- **Video Description:** [First 3 sentences containing key terms for search ranking. E.g., 'Learn how to optimize server performance and prevent database crashes. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through server configuration tweaks to save hosting costs.']
|
||||
- **Suggested Tags:** server optimization, database configuration, web development, hosting costs, system architecture
|
||||
- **Call-to-Action Link:** [Insert link to newsletter or product page]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Quality Checks
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Every title option is under 60 characters to prevent truncation on mobile devices.
|
||||
- [ ] No generic intro fillers (e.g., "Welcome back to my channel," "Don't forget to like and subscribe") in the first 60 seconds of any hook or script section.
|
||||
- [ ] Visual direction (B-roll, text overlays, zoom adjustments) is specified at least once every 10 seconds in the main script.
|
||||
- [ ] Script transitions to the Call to Action immediately after the payoff without declaring "in conclusion" or "thank you for watching."
|
||||
- [ ] Spoken audio lines are written in conversational language (short sentences, natural pauses, no overly academic jargon).
|
||||
|
||||
## Anti-Patterns
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Do not write paragraphs of dialogue without accompanying visual cues. YouTube is a visual-first medium; every paragraph of speech needs visual transitions.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not pitch sponsors, channel subscriptions, or external links during the hook (first 60 seconds).
|
||||
- [ ] Do not create a single generic hook; always provide 3 distinct hook variations (Contrarian, Story, Pattern Interrupt) to give the creator flexibility.
|
||||
- [ ] Do not use a generic outro that triggers the "viewer exit ramp" (e.g., "That's all for today's video, hope you enjoyed, see you next time!"). Suggest another video to keep viewers on the platform.
|
||||
|
||||
## Example Trigger Phrases
|
||||
|
||||
- "Write a YouTube script about my personal productivity system."
|
||||
- "Help me script a 10-minute video explaining inflation to college students."
|
||||
- "I need a YouTube outline and script for a tutorial on clean code in Python."
|
||||
- "Draft a retention-optimized YouTube script on how to build a SaaS in 2026."
|
||||
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