Generate a complete video plan with optimized title, thumbnail, and hook concepts based on research. Orchestrates specialized skills (youtube-title, youtube-thumbnail, youtube-video-hook) to create production-ready video plans. Use after research is complete or when the user wants to plan a new video.
This skill produces a complete YouTube video plan by orchestrating specialized skills to generate optimized titles, thumbnail concepts, and retention-focused hooks. It uses prior research to inform each element, ensuring that creative assets align with data-driven insights for maximizing click-through rates and viewer retention. The output is a production-ready plan including multiple options for titles, thumbnails, and hooks, all documented with rationale and star ratings to guide selection.
This skill is designed for performance marketers managing YouTube channels who need to translate research into effective creative assets. Growth leads and agency strategists responsible for content planning and optimization can also use it to streamline video ideation and production workflows. It is especially useful when a research phase is complete and the team needs to generate multiple creative concepts grounded in data before final production.
First, the skill loads completed research files to ensure all creative elements reflect audience insights and trends. Next, it creates or updates a structured plan file documenting research summaries, followed by generating three optimized video titles with rationale and star ratings. Then, it produces two thumbnail concepts for each title, each paired with a rationale and ratings to complement the titles. After presenting these options, the user selects a preferred title and thumbnail combination. The skill then generates three retention-optimized video hooks tailored to the selected pairing, again documented and rated for informed choice. Finally, it outlines a high-level content roadmap breaking the video into key sections and points to guide production.
How many title options does this skill generate? It produces three distinct, research-informed title options with rationale and star ratings. Can I use this skill without prior research? No, it requires completed research files or invoking a research skill first to ensure data-driven planning. Does it create actual thumbnails? No, it generates descriptive thumbnail concepts that guide design but not final images.
Attach this skill to a Metaflow agent task after completing or importing your video research assets. When run, it will sequentially generate titles, thumbnail concepts, and hooks documented in a plan file, prompting user selections at key stages. Expect a fully documented, actionable video plan that integrates tightly with other YouTube creative skills in Metaflow. You can then proceed to production or further refinement within your workflow...
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