YouTube Creator Operations System

What it does

Combines research into high-performing ideas (including 10x outliers), mining competitor comments to find content gaps, writing teleprompter-ready scripts, and assisted thumbnail generation into a single flow a creator or their editor can run video after video. Each stage produces a reviewable deliverable before moving to the next.

When to use it

• When you manage a YouTube channel and need a repeatable process from idea to published video.
• When you're running out of ideas and want to build on what already works in the niche.
• When producing educational content about marketing or GoHighLevel and want consistency across videos.

Steps

1. Research viral ideas and high-performing outliers in the niche.
2. Mine competitor video comments to detect unanswered questions.
3. Select the topic with the best mix of demand and content gap.
4. Write the teleprompter-ready script with hook, body, and close.
5. Generate thumbnail and title options aligned with the script.
6. Present the full package (script + thumbnail + title) for approval before filming or publishing.

The skill

---
name: youtube-creator-operations-system
description: End-to-end flow for YouTube channels: idea research, competitor comment mining, script and thumbnails, with human approval at every deliverable.
---

# YouTube Creator Operations System

## What it does
Chains idea research, competitor analysis, scripting, and thumbnails into a single operational flow for YouTube channels, delivering each stage as a reviewable draft.

## When to use it
Use it when you manage a channel on a recurring basis and want a repeatable process from idea to a video ready to film, including educational channels about marketing or GoHighLevel.

## Idea research
1. Find high-performing ideas and outliers (10x) within the relevant niche.

## Comment mining
2. Analyze competitor videos' comments to spot recurring unanswered questions.

## Topic selection
3. Pick the topic with the best mix of proven demand and content gap.

## Script
4. Write the teleprompter-ready script with hook, body, and close with CTA.

## Thumbnail and title
5. Generate thumbnail and title options aligned with the script's real content, never promising what the video doesn't deliver.

## Approval
6. Present the full package for human approval before filming or publishing.

## GoHighLevel angle
7. For videos promoting a GHL resource, the script's CTA and the description link must point to the exact same destination.

## Safety rules
1. Every deliverable (script, email, post, ad, design) is produced as a draft first.
2. Nothing is sent, published, or paid for without explicit human approval.
3. Never invent metrics, testimonials, customer names, or data not present in the provided sources.
4. No credential, API key, or token is ever written or pasted into chat; reference environment variables instead.

For Claude Code, save it as ~/.claude/skills/youtube-creator-operations-system/SKILL.md. In Cursor, ChatGPT or another assistant, paste it as project instructions.