This skill requires a YouTube Data API v3 key. Set it via:
  export YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_key_here
Or add it to ~/.claude/.env.global

Get your API key at: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials
Enable "YouTube Data API v3" in your Google Cloud project.

curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails,brandingSettings&forHandle=@{handle}&key=${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"

curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&id={channelId}&key=${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"

curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet,contentDetails&playlistId={uploadsPlaylistId}&maxResults=50&key=${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"

curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&id={videoId1},{videoId2}&key=${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"

curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/search?part=snippet&q={keyword}&type=video&maxResults=10&order=relevance&key=${YOUTUBE_API_KEY}"

# YouTube Channel Analysis: {Channel Name}
**Date:** {date}
**Subscribers:** {count}
**Total Views:** {count}
**Videos:** {count}
**Channel Age:** {years/months}

## Performance Overview

| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|--------|-------|-----------|
| Avg views/video | {count} | {niche avg if known} |
| Upload frequency | {X}/week | 1-3/week recommended |
| Engagement rate | {X}% | 3-7% is good |
| Sub-to-view ratio | {X}% | >10% is healthy |

## Top 10 Videos by Views

| # | Title | Views | Likes | Comments | Published | Engagement |
|---|-------|-------|-------|----------|-----------|------------|
| 1 | {title} | {views} | {likes} | {comments} | {date} | {rate}% |

## Content Patterns

### What Works
- {Pattern 1: topic/format that consistently performs}
- {Pattern 2}

### Underperforming
- {Pattern that gets below-average views}

## SEO Opportunities

| Keyword | Search Volume | Competition | Channel Coverage |
|---------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
| {keyword} | {if available} | {high/med/low} | {has video / missing} |

## Recommendations

1. **{Recommendation}** — {Why and expected impact}
2. **{Recommendation}** — {Why and expected impact}
3. **{Recommendation}** — {Why and expected impact}

## Channel Comparison

| Metric | {Channel A} | {Channel B} | {Channel C} |
|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Subscribers | {count} | {count} | {count} |
| Total views | {count} | {count} | {count} |
| Videos | {count} | {count} | {count} |
| Avg views/video | {count} | {count} | {count} |
| Upload frequency | {X}/week | {X}/week | {X}/week |
| Top video views | {count} | {count} | {count} |