YouTube Shorts Channel Research Skill

Find viral new YouTube Shorts channels that meet strict criteria.

Criteria (hardcoded in script)

• Channel age: ≤ 60 days old
• Total views: ≥ 15,000,000
• Average views per video: ≥ 100,000
• Results needed: whatever Abdullah specifies — default to 3 if no number given

Script Location

C:\Users\sarum\.openclaw\workspace\youtube-research.js

How to Run

1. Set RESULTS_NEEDED in the script to match the number Abdullah requested (default 3)
2. Always update this value before running
3. Run the script in background:

   cd C:\Users\sarum\.openclaw\workspace; node youtube-research.js
   

4. Poll until complete — the script runs until it finds all requested results, up to 10 rounds
5. If it exits with fewer than requested, run again immediately (different incognito session = different feed)
6. Keep running until you have the total requested.

Processing Results (Token Optimization)

• Mandatory: When the script completes, do not read the full JSON result file in the main session.
• Use sessions_spawn with model: "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite" and runtime: "subagent".
• Task the subagent to read youtube-research-YYYY-MM-DD.json, filter for winners, and return a concise summary (handle, name, link, stats).
• Use the subagent's summary to respond in the main session.

Output Format

When all requested channels are found, reply to Abdullah with:

Found your [N] channels! 🔥

1. **[Channel Name]** (@handle)
[URL]/shorts
[age]d old · [total views]M views · [avg views]K avg · [subs]K subs

2. **[Channel Name]** (@handle)
...

Rules

• Always include the full YouTube link
• Always run in incognito (already configured in script)
• Never stop until the requested number of qualifying channels are found
• Do not report partial results — wait for the batch to complete then reply
• Each run uses a fresh incognito session so channels will differ
• Save results to youtube-research-YYYY-MM-DD.json (script does this automatically)

Weekly Schedule

Every Wednesday, run this automatically and send results to Abdullah on Telegram unprompted. Update HEARTBEAT.md to track last run date.