ytb-content-creator: Generate Tech, News & Poetry Shorts with Claude

Welcome to ytb-content-creator, the open-source Claude skill pack that transforms your YouTube Shorts creation workflow from manual labor to automated magic. This isn't just another video tool — it's a complete end-to-end pipeline that handles everything from content discovery to final upload, all powered by Claude's intelligence.

What is ytb-content-creator?

ytb-content-creator is one of seven premium skill packs in the ClickAround Creator Pro ecosystem. Unlike traditional video editing software that requires hours of manual work, this skill pack leverages Claude's reasoning capabilities to automate the entire Shorts creation process across three distinct content domains: technology news, current events, and poetic literature.

With MIT licensing and 100% open-source code, you get complete transparency and control over every aspect of your video generation pipeline. No black boxes, no hidden fees — just clean, well-documented TypeScript code that you can extend, modify, and deploy however you need.

Three Specialized Content Pipelines

The power of ytb-content-creator comes from its three specialized skill modules, each optimized for a different content vertical:

1. Tech Video Creation (/tech-video)

The tech-create-video skill automatically generates technology-focused Shorts by sourcing content from Dailymotion and other tech news sources. It supports 8 languages (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi) with automatic language detection and appropriate font selection for each region.

Key features include:

2. News Video Creation (/news-video)

The news-create-video skill focuses on current events and news channels, with special support for Korean news sources via NaverTV. It's designed for multi-channel publishing with configurable political leanings (conservative vs progressive news channels).

This module handles the complete workflow from automated NaverTV clip discovery and download to final video assembly with TTS narration and professional subtitles.

3. Poetry Shorts Creation (/poetry-create-shorts)

The poetry-create-shorts skill creates beautiful literary shorts using NotebookLM for audio generation, Seedance for image-to-video conversion, and ElevenLabs for premium TTS narration. It follows a strict 7-step E2E pipeline:

  1. NotebookLM — Playwright automation for source upload and audio generation
  2. GCS — Google Cloud Storage for intermediate file storage
  3. Seedance — Image-to-video conversion for visual backgrounds
  4. ElevenLabs TTS — Sarah voice at 0.5x speed for poetic narration
  5. Text Overlay — Subtitles and poetic verses overlaid on video
  6. BGM — Background music mixing (featuring artists like Kard Garden)
  7. YouTube — Automated upload to your channel

Getting Started in Minutes

Installation is incredibly simple — no complex setup or configuration required. Just two commands in your Claude environment:

/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/clickaround/marketplace
/plugin install ytb-content-creator@clickaround

That's it! Once installed, you can immediately start creating videos using the intuitive slash commands:

Each command accepts optional parameters for customization. For example:

/tech-video language=ja env=prod
/news-video channel=news-channel-2
/poetry-create-shorts

Why This Changes Everything for Content Creators

Before ytb-content-creator, creating high-quality YouTube Shorts required significant time investment:

Traditional Workflow: Research → Script writing → Voice recording → Video editing → Subtitling → Export → Upload → Analytics → Repeat

With ytb-content-creator, that workflow collapses into:

Automated Workflow: One command → AI-powered content generation → Automatic video assembly → Professional quality output

This represents a fundamental shift in content creation economics. Where previously you might spend 4-6 hours creating a single high-quality Short, ytb-content-creator reduces that to under 5 minutes — while maintaining or even improving quality through consistent professional standards.

Open Source Philosophy and Extensibility

As an MIT-licensed project, ytb-content-creator is built on the principle of transparency and community collaboration. The entire codebase is available for inspection, modification, and extension.

Key architectural components you can customize:

Want to add support for new languages? Integrate with different TTS providers? Add new video sources? The architecture makes it straightforward.

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