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youtube-outliers

Detect trending YouTube videos by analyzing view counts and engagement metrics.

1|Updated Apr 7, 2026
Search Tags:#content strategy#youtube#transcripts#video analysis#outliers#viral videos
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/jesuscottage/machote --skill youtube-outliers
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: youtube-outliers
Source: https://github.com/jesuscottage/machote/tree/main/.claude/skills/youtube-outliers
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jesuscottage/machote --skill youtube-outliers

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires yt-dlp, apify-client, anthropic, gspread, dotenv, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps users discover high-performing YouTube videos in their niche, enabling competitive intelligence and content inspiration.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Viral Video Discovery: Find outlier videos with unusually high views or engagement within specific keywords.
  • Transcript Analysis: Fetch and summarize transcripts to understand video content strategies.
  • Use Case: Content creators can identify trending videos in their domain to inform their next topic or marketing strategy.

Quick Start

Run the provided Python script to scrape top outlier videos, fetch their transcripts, generate summaries, and store results in Google Sheets.

Frequently Asked Questions about youtube-outliers

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I find viral YouTube videos for competitive content analysis?▼

To find viral YouTube videos, you can analyze view counts and engagement metrics to identify outliers. This process detects trending videos to provide competitive intelligence and content inspiration for your marketing strategy.

How do I fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts for content strategy?▼

You can fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts using Apify for scraping and Claude AI for summarization. This reveals the underlying content strategies of high-performing videos to inform your topic planning.

What's the best way to track trending YouTube videos in a specific niche?▼

Tracking trending YouTube videos is best done by detecting outlier videos with unusually high views within specific keywords. Storing these metrics in Google Sheets allows you to monitor competitive content performance over time.

Do I need an Apify account to scrape YouTube video transcripts?▼

Yes, you need an Apify account because the Skill uses the apify-client dependency for transcript scraping. You also need the anthropic SDK for AI summarization and yt-dlp for fetching video data.

Can I export YouTube video analysis results to Google Sheets?▼

You can export YouTube video analysis results to Google Sheets using the gspread dependency. The script scrapes outlier videos, fetches transcripts, generates summaries, and stores the final results directly in your sheets.

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