YouTube Skills for AI agents

Search YouTube videos and channels, read transcripts and comments, and measure performance with live data your agent reads through SandBase.

Built for YouTube · 17

Data & research · 5

Writing · 3

Engagement · 1

Planning · 5

Review · 3

Also works with YouTube · 8

Influencer Analytics

Analyze influencer performance metrics across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Bilibili, and Kuaishou. Compare engagement rates, audience growth, content consistency, and cross-platform presence for data-driven partnership decisions.

KOL Discovery

Discover and evaluate KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) and creators across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Xiaohongshu through SandBase. Use when asked for influencer research, creator outreach lists, KOL evaluation, or partnership prospecting.

Thought Leadership Monitor

Track thought leaders and industry voices across LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Monitor publishing cadence, content themes, engagement patterns, and audience growth for competitive positioning and relationship-building intelligence.

Last 30 Days Research

Research any topic across the last 30 days using Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, Hacker News, web search, and news sources through SandBase. Use when asked for recent trends, launch reactions, competitor activity, person/company profiles, or current event analysis.

Podcast Research

Research podcasts, episodes, and audio content by searching YouTube (where most podcasts crosspost), web sources, and transcript databases. Discover relevant shows, track guest appearances, and analyze topic coverage in the podcast ecosystem.

Trend Spotter

Identify emerging trends early by monitoring signals across Twitter trending, TikTok viral content, YouTube rising videos, Google News velocity, and Reddit community buzz. Combines platform-specific trend indicators into a unified trend confidence score.

Content Ideation

Generate content ideas backed by real audience demand data from Reddit questions, YouTube search gaps, Twitter discussions, and web search trends. Identifies proven topics, underserved questions, and content formats that outperform in your niche.

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THE FIELD GUIDE

A working guide to YouTube Skills.

Search YouTube videos and channels, read transcripts and comments, and measure performance with live data your agent reads through SandBase.

Install the Skill in your agent, connect SandBase and name the videos, channels or topics to look up on YouTube.

Connect your task to a workflow.

Start with a task, then explore the possibilities.

Social media

Create visual stories, short videos and imagery around an idea your audience can connect with.

Explore Social media

Search & research

Run deep web, news and academic searches and turn the results into sourced research.

Explore Search & research

SEO & growth

Analyse keywords, search results, backlinks and site health to plan content and growth.

Explore SEO & growth
FIND YOUR FIT

Choose your YouTube workflow.

Compare the inputs and deliverables before you begin.

What you haveWhat to look forNext step
A clear briefInstall the Skill in your agent, connect SandBase and name the videos, channels or topics to look up on YouTube.Browse this collection
A connected agentInstall the Skill with its NPX command and connect your agent to SandBase. API calls are billed to your SandBase organization.Read the Skills guide
A different outputCreate visual stories, short videos and imagery around an idea your audience can connect with.Social media
PUT IT TO WORK

From install to a sourced answer.

  1. Install the Skill

    Copy the NPX command from the Skill page and run it in SandBase Agent, Codex, Claude or Cursor.

  2. Connect SandBase

    Connect your agent to SandBase so the Skill can call its data APIs.

  3. Ask and check

    Describe what you need, then check the sources in the output before you use it.

FAQ

YouTube Skills: common questions.

A few things to know before you start.

What is an API Skill?

A set of instructions your agent follows to call SandBase data APIs, such as search, social or business data, and turn the results into a sourced answer.

What account do I need, and who pays for the calls?

You need a SandBase account connected to your agent. SandBase API calls are billed to your SandBase organization.

Which agents are supported?

SandBase Agent, Codex, Claude and Cursor. Each Skill page lists its supported agents and the install command.