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

Set RESULTS_NEEDED in the script to match the number Abdullah requested (default 3)
Always update this value before running

Run the script in background:

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

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