Claude Code skills · updated 2026-10-03
YouTube Title Thumbnail Skill
10 title + thumbnail-text pairs, each kept by your first 30 seconds
In the included example: 10 title + thumbnail-text pairs for a 14:20 laptop repaste video, every title 49 characters or less, every thumbnail text 4 words or less, each tied to a beat by 0:30.
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Who it's for
Built for YouTube creators who have the video cut and need the title and thumbnail text.
What breaks, and when
A title the opening does not back up gets the click and loses the viewer in the first seconds.
The worked example it ships
YOUTUBE TITLE + THUMBNAIL PAIRS — Repasting a 4-year-old gaming laptop
Channel: @quietbench · video length 14:20 · 10 pairs · 5 angles × 2
Limits: title ≤ 60 characters · thumbnail text ≤ 4 words · every pair paid off by 0:30
1) FIRST-30-SECOND PAYOFF MAP (copied from the brief)
B1 0:00-0:06 Benchmark overlay: CPU 94 °C at minute 10, fans loud
B2 0:06-0:12 Same benchmark after the repaste: 71 °C ("Same laptop, same benchmark.")
B3 0:12-0:20 Old paste close-up: dry, cracked, half the die bare
B4 0:20-0:26 "It took 25 minutes, one screwdriver and one tube of paste."
B5 0:26-0:30 Dust-packed fan fins to camera: "Most guides skip this part."
Arithmetic: 94 °C − 71 °C = 23 °C cooler (same benchmark)
2) TEN PAIRS
01 · OUTCOME
Title: My 4-Year-Old Gaming Laptop Now Runs 23°C Cooler (48 chars)
Thumb: "94° → 71°" (3 words) · frame: B1 and B2 overlays side by side
Pays off: B2 at 0:06 — 71 °C on screen
02 · OUTCOME
Title: Fixing an Overheating Laptop in 25 Minutes (42 chars)
Thumb: "1 tube of paste" (4 words) · frame: hands holding the paste tube
Pays off: B4 at 0:20 — "25 minutes, one screwdriver and one tube of paste"
03 · NUMBER
What you get
- A payoff map of the first 30 seconds, with the derived numbers written out
- 10 pairs across 5 angles: outcome, number, problem, before/after, curiosity
- Title ≤ 60 characters, thumbnail text ≤ 4 words, no overlap, frame named
- Shortlist of 3 to test, a CUT list with reasons, 2 templates, 1 worked example
Install
Unzip into ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or upload it as a custom skill in the Claude app, then ask: "Give me title ideas and thumbnail text for my new video". Nothing to run.
unzip youtube-title-thumbnail.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/
Ask Claude
“Give me title ideas and thumbnail text for my new video”
What it does not do
It does not design thumbnail images, read your analytics or invent numbers: if something is missing it asks one question.
FAQ
What is a Claude skill?
A folder with a SKILL.md, a method, fill-in templates and a worked example. Claude loads it when your request matches and follows that method instead of improvising.
How is this different from asking Claude without the skill?
The skill carries a fixed method, fill-in templates and a full worked example, so Claude follows the same structure every time instead of improvising a new one.
What does it not do?
It does not design thumbnail images, read your analytics or invent numbers: if something is missing it asks one question.
How do I install it?
Unzip into ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or upload it as a custom skill in the Claude app, then ask: "Give me title ideas and thumbnail text for my new video". Nothing to run.
What do I get when I buy?
The zip. On Whop it is in your library as a download lesson with the zip attached; on Gumroad it is the product file.