vid-io/vidiq

Audit an authorized YouTube channel over 30, 60, or 90 days. Compare performance, formats, and portfolio patterns; recommend evidence-led actions without generating content or changing state.

Find deidentified viewer phrases, questions, objections, and desired outcomes in YouTube comments, with transcripts as creator context. Use for audience research, hooks, titles, scripts, or offers.

Audit an authorized YouTube channel's competitor watchlist, identify direct competitors and format references, discover emerging channels, and propose or execute explicitly approved follow/unfollow changes.

Connect vidIQ MCP, check channels and credits, troubleshoot errors, recover jobs, and choose a workflow. Use for setup, connection or capability checks, and account or job problems.

Assess a new YouTube upload against its channel's performance at the same publication age. Recommend whether to wait, inspect packaging, or reassess during its first hours or days.

Rank original next-video opportunities for an authorized YouTube channel using channel fit, competitors, outliers, search demand, and trend timing. Use for topic selection and evidence-based briefs, without generating assets or changing state.

Compare distinct YouTube title-and-thumbnail concepts for the same video when alternative creative directions are explicitly requested. Route single titles, thumbnail edits, or complete packages without a comparison request to vidiq-packaging-studio.

Create or improve YouTube titles and thumbnails from ideas, scripts, references, or published videos. Use for full packaging or focused edits, including title-only rewrites from supplied context without MCP calls.

Analyze an authorized YouTube video's retention to investigate drop-offs, pacing, expectations, or structure. Align findings with timestamped scenes only when visual analysis is within scope and available.

Study Instagram Reels or TikTok to develop original YouTube Shorts concepts. Use for cross-platform hook, pacing, format, and payoff research.

Assess YouTube trends by urgency, durable demand, maturity, misleading signals, and accessibility to smaller channels. Use to prioritize timely content and distinguish current velocity from sustained search demand.

Find original YouTube video concepts inspired by outlier title mechanisms across adjacent audiences. Use for breakout inspiration, recurring idea scans, and concept cards for vidiq-packaging-studio.