# Youtube Shorts

> Shorts, long-form, or both for a topic, with a small calendar. Use when deciding format or planning a week of uploads.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-ravsau-youtuber-skills-youtube-shorts`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [ravsau](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ravsau)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Productivity](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/productivity)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [ravsau](https://github.com/ravsau)
- **Source:** https://github.com/ravsau/youtuber-skills/tree/main/skills/youtube-shorts

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-ravsau-youtuber-skills-youtube-shorts
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# YouTube Shorts

Input: a topic or video idea, plus the channel goal and weekly upload capacity if known.
Output: one format call with the reason, the slices to cut, and a one-week calendar.

## Steps

1. State the viewer's job. A need with depth is long-form. A single tip or a reaction is a Short.
2. Score the topic on the trade-off table below. Pick the column that wins on the channel's current goal.
3. If long-form, list 3-6 moments that stand alone as Shorts.
4. If Shorts only, set the length, the first-second hook, and the hashtags. Write the hook in reverse (Jenny Hoyos): open on the payoff, then show how you got there. The opening line must hold both a "but" and a "then"; rewrite until it does.
5. Fill the one-week calendar within the upload capacity.

## Trade-off

| Factor | Shorts | Long-form |
|--------|--------|-----------|
| Role | Discovery | Revenue and authority |
| Audience | Cold, browsing | Warm, subscribed |
| Retention target | Loops above 100% | Above half at midpoint |
| Evergreen value | Low | High |
| Production | Low effort, high volume | High effort, fewer uploads |

## Rules

- Shorts: new niche, topic test before a long video, best moment of a long video, a tip under 60 seconds.
- Long-form: needs depth, needs ad revenue, builds authority, needs watch hours.
- Both is the default when capacity allows. Long-form first, then cut the Shorts from it.
- A Short opens on the payoff in the first second. No greeting, no context.
- Shorts rank on audio, hashtags, and loop rate. Title and description matter less.
- Swipe-away in the first 2 seconds is the filter. Target 90%+ retention; under 70% means the hook, not the topic, failed.
- Any vertical or square upload of 3 minutes or less is a Short by YouTube's rule. Cut to 2:59 or shoot horizontal if you want long-form treatment.

## Output format

```markdown
## Format: [topic]

Call: [Shorts | Long-form | Both]. Why: one line.
Long-form: [length] min, evergreen [high | medium | low]
Shorts to cut: 1. ... 2. ... 3. ...
Short spec: [length]s, hook "[first line]", hashtags #a #b #c

| Day | Format | Angle |
|-----|--------|-------|
| Mon | Long-form | ... |
| Wed | Short | ... |
```

## Example

Input: `MLX vs GGUF on the same Mac, which format is faster; goal: subscribers; capacity 1 long + 3 Shorts a week`

Call: Both. Why: the benchmark needs the full run, and the single number is a Short.
Long-form: 9 min, evergreen high
Shorts to cut: 1. the final tok/s number side by side 2. the one setting that changed the result
Short spec: 30s, hook "Same Mac, same model, but one file format ran 2x faster, then I found the one setting behind it", hashtags #mlx #gguf #localai

| Day | Format | Angle |
|-----|--------|-------|
| Mon | Long-form | MLX vs GGUF, full benchmark |
| Tue | Short | the final number |
| Thu | Short | the one setting |

CRITICAL: Never post a Short that promises a result the long-form video does not show.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [ravsau](https://github.com/ravsau)
- **Source:** [ravsau/youtuber-skills](https://github.com/ravsau/youtuber-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-ravsau-youtuber-skills-youtube-shorts
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ravsau
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