video-publisher

name: video-publisher description: Publish assembled videos to YouTube and other platforms. Orchestrates existing youtube-uploader, youtube-strategy, and youtube-plan-new-video skills. Use when ready to publish or plan distribution for completed videos. user-invocable: true metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📤","os":["darwin","linux","win32"]}}

Video Publisher

Thin orchestrator that routes publishing tasks to existing specialized skills.

Publishing Workflow

PUBLISH REQUEST
    |
    |-- Need to plan content first?
    |   |-- youtube-research-video-topic → Research competitors and gaps
    |   |-- youtube-plan-new-video → Generate title, thumbnail, hook
    |   |-- youtube-strategy → Optimize for discovery
    |
    |-- Ready to upload?
    |   |-- Verify video file is ready (video-assembly checklist passed)
    |   |-- Generate metadata (title, description, tags)
    |   |-- youtube-uploader → Upload with metadata
    |
    |-- Post-publish?
    |   |-- youtube-studio → Monitor analytics
    |   |-- Track performance for future optimization

Skill Delegation

Content Planning

Upload

Analytics

Metadata Generation

When preparing to publish, generate:

Title

• Use youtube-title skill for optimization
• Keep under 60 characters
• Include primary keyword
• Create curiosity gap

Description

{Hook paragraph - what viewer will learn/see}

{Detailed description with timestamps}

{Links to resources mentioned}

{Social links and subscribe CTA}

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Tags: {comma-separated relevant tags}

Tags

• Primary topic keyword
• Related keywords
• Tool/software names (ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion, etc.)
• Technique names
• "AI video generation", "AI art tutorial", etc.

Thumbnail

• Use youtube-thumbnail skill (via youtube-plan-new-video)
• Character close-up or dramatic before/after
• Bold text overlay (3-5 words max)
• High contrast, readable at small size

Platform-Specific Settings

YouTube

YouTube Shorts

Instagram Reels

TikTok

Pre-Publish Checklist

• Video passes quality check (video-assembly checklist)
• Title optimized for search + curiosity
• Description includes timestamps and links
• Tags are relevant and comprehensive
• Thumbnail is compelling and readable at small size
• Category and audience settings are correct
• Schedule time is optimal (check youtube-strategy)
• End screen and cards planned
• Subtitles/CC file ready (if applicable)

Integration

This skill is the final step in the VideoAgent pipeline:

Research → Plan → Generate → Assemble → Publish

It bridges the ComfyUI production pipeline with the YouTube publishing pipeline.