yt-title-optimizer

# YouTube Title Optimizer Titles are half the click. This skill turns a topic, a draft title, or a video URL into a shortlist of titles that earn the click honestly, then leaves the final pick (and the A/B test) to you. ## When to use - User says "give me title ideas for this video" - User has a flat or clickbait title and wants sharper, honest options - User wants titles tied to a specific goal (CTR for browse, or search-intent) - User wants A/B variants to drop into YouTube's Test & Compare ## Formulas this skill uses (packaging shapes, Y1-Y6) | Code | Formula | Best for | |---|---|---| | Y1 | Curiosity-Gap | a surprising result whose mechanism is hidden | | Y2 | Number / Listicle | a finite, scannable payoff | | Y3 | How-I Outcome | a first-person result with a number and timeframe | | Y4 | Mistake / Negativity | a costly thing the viewer is getting wrong | | Y5 | Transformation | a before/after arc over a timeframe | | Y6 | Versus / Comparison | two named options in tension (search-friendly) | | Y11 | Third-Party Success Story | a named person/archetype who built a big number from zero | Full skeletons in `../../references/hook-formulas.md`. Y11 was added from a 214-video corpus pull (July 2026) where the third-party rags-to-riches title was the most-frequent uncaptured shape; Y1/Y3/Y5 were the confirmed over-performers, and Y2/Y4/Y6 read weaker in the business/creator niche (noted in the reference). ## Steps 1. **Gather inputs.** The topic or rough title, the rea...