Youtube Engage

YouTube Engage Skill

Like and comment on YouTube videos from a specified channel using browser automation.

Purpose

Automatically engage with videos from your YouTube channel as your assistant to boost engagement metrics.

Usage

# Basic usage - engage with your channel's videos
cd ~/creator-os && \
  export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs) && \
  node skills/youtube-engage/scripts/youtube-engage.js --channel your-handle

# With options
node skills/youtube-engage/scripts/youtube-engage.js \
  --channel your-handle \
  --limit 5 \
  --dry-run

Options

Requirements

1. Browser running: clawdbot browser start --profile clawd --headless
2. Logged into YouTube as your assistant account in the clawd browser profile
3. DATABASE_URL env var set for PostgreSQL tracking

Database

Tracks engagements in youtube_engagements table:

• video_id - YouTube video ID (unique)
• channel_handle - Channel that was engaged with
• video_title - Title of the video
• liked - Whether video was liked
• commented - Whether comment was left
• comment_text - The comment that was posted
• engaged_at - Timestamp

Comment Style

Uses hype/supportive comments appropriate for YouTube:

• "This is incredible content 🔥"
• "Let's goooo 🚀"
• "Banger video as always 💯"
• etc.

Output

Returns JSON with engagement results:

{
  "channel": "your-handle",
  "videosFound": 10,
  "alreadyEngaged": 7,
  "newlyEngaged": 3,
  "engagements": [
    {
      "videoId": "abc123",
      "title": "How to Build AI Apps",
      "liked": true,
      "commented": true,
      "comment": "This is fire 🔥"
    }
  ]
}