# Thumbnail Title Brief

> Create YouTube and video thumbnail/title creative briefs. Use when Codex is asked to write title packs, thumbnail concepts, visual contrast notes, curiosity gaps, A/B test ideas, or title-thumbnail alignment checks.

- Skill: `gabrielmoreira/thumbnail-title-brief` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gabrielmoreira/thumbnail-title-brief`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gabrielmoreira/thumbnail-title-brief/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: MIT
- Author: gabrielmoreira (https://skillmd.com/u/gabrielmoreira)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gabrielmoreira/thumbnail-title-brief

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# Thumbnail Title Brief

## Core Workflow

1. Identify video promise, audience, platform, creator voice, proof, and
   emotional angle.
2. Generate title options that are specific, truthful, and aligned with the
   video payoff.
3. Create thumbnail concepts with focal subject, text, contrast, expression,
   visual metaphor, and avoid list.
4. Pair titles and thumbnails so they create one clear promise.
5. Flag misleading claims, unsupported superlatives, or bait-and-switch risk.
6. Suggest test variants when performance data exists.

## Safety Rules

- Do not fabricate outcomes, stakes, screenshots, reactions, or proof.
- Do not recommend deceptive thumbnails unrelated to the content.
- Verify platform-specific format details when exact current specs matter.

## Deliverable Shape

For thumbnail/title briefs, provide:

- Video promise
- Title options
- Thumbnail concepts
- Title-thumbnail pairings
- Claim and proof checks
- Test variants
- Production notes

## References

- Read `references/thumbnail-title-brief-checklist.md` when writing title packs
  or thumbnail briefs.