vidIQ

Screenshots

Example prompts

• “Find me videos breaking out in my niche.”
• “Research home workout keywords for my next video.”
• “Help me improve this workout video’s title.”

Skills

• vidiq-channel-audit

  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.

• vidiq-comment-insights

  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.

• vidiq-competitor-watchlist

  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.

• vidiq-get-started

  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.

• vidiq-new-upload-review

  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.

• vidiq-next-video-planner

  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.

• vidiq-packaging-comparison

  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.

• 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.

• vidiq-retention-analysis

  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.

• vidiq-shorts-inspiration

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

• vidiq-trend-radar

  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.

• vidiq-video-ideas

  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.