By name: youtube-outliers description: Find viral YouTube videos in your niche for competitive intelligence. Use when user asks to find YouTube outliers, monitor competitors, or track viral videos. allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
YouTube Outlier Detection
Goal
Find high-performing videos in your niche for competitive intelligence and content inspiration.
Scripts
./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py- Scrape and score outliers./scripts/update_transcripts.py- Fetch transcripts for existing outliers
Usage
# Default run
python3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py
# Custom parameters
python3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py \
--keywords "AI automation,AI agents" \
--days 30 \
--min_score 1.5 \
--limit 50
How It Works
- Searches YouTube for keywords
- Calculates outlier score (views / channel average)
- Applies recency boost
- Fetches transcripts
- Generates Claude summaries
- Saves to Google Sheet
Output
Google Sheet with:
- Outlier Score, Views, Duration
- Title, Video Link, Channel
- Thumbnail, Summary, Transcript
- Publish Date
vs Cross-Niche Outliers
- youtube_outliers: Your core niche (daily monitoring)
- cross-niche-outliers: Adjacent niches (weekly inspiration)
Environment
APIFY_API_TOKEN=your_token
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key