ytb-content-creator: Automated Short Video Generation for News, Tech, and Poetry

Welcome to ytb-content-creator, the open-source Claude skill pack that transforms text content into engaging YouTube Shorts videos automatically. This tool is designed specifically for creators who want to scale their short-form video production without sacrificing quality or authenticity.

What Does ytb-content-creator Actually Do?

Unlike generic AI video tools, ytb-content-creator focuses on three specific content verticals with specialized workflows:

1. News Channel Shorts

The news workflow automatically sources clips from NaverTV, generates professional voice narration using Gemini TTS, and adds synchronized subtitles. It supports multiple political perspectives through channel configurations (news-channel-1 for conservative, news-channel-2 for progressive content). The entire pipeline runs as a REST API service that can be deployed locally or on cloud infrastructure.

2. Tech News Shorts

This workflow creates tech-focused shorts from news articles with multilingual support (English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi). It uses Dailymotion for image generation and integrates with various TTS providers to ensure natural-sounding narration in different languages.

3. Poetry Shorts

The poetry workflow is the most sophisticated, combining NotebookLM for audio generation, Seedance for image-to-video conversion, ElevenLabs for premium voice synthesis (Sarah voice at 0.5x speed), and custom text overlays for poetic verses. This end-to-end pipeline handles everything from source material ingestion to final YouTube upload.

How It Works Under the Hood

Each workflow follows a strict 7-step pipeline that ensures consistent quality and avoids common AI pitfalls:

1. Source Acquisition: Automatically fetches content from designated sources (NaverTV, Dailymotion, or NotebookLM)
2. Audio Generation: Uses specialized TTS engines optimized for each content type
3. Visual Generation: Creates appropriate imagery using domain-specific models
4. Text Overlay: Adds properly formatted subtitles and titles with language-appropriate fonts
5. Audio Mixing: Combines narration with appropriate background music
6. Format Conversion: Ensures proper 9:16 aspect ratio (1080x1920) for Shorts
7. Platform Upload: Direct integration with YouTube's API for automated publishing

The architecture is modular and well-documented, making it easy to adapt to new content types or integrate with existing systems. All core services are implemented in TypeScript with comprehensive documentation in the source files.

Installation and Getting Started

Getting started with ytb-content-creator is straightforward:

# Install the marketplace plugin
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/clickaround/marketplace

# Install ytb-content-creator
/plugin install ytb-content-creator@clickaround

Once installed, you can trigger the workflows using simple curl commands or integrate them into your existing automation pipelines. The documentation includes detailed examples for each workflow, including test payloads and status tracking mechanisms.

Why This Saves You Time

Creating high-quality short videos manually is incredibly time-consuming. Each video typically requires:

• Content research and selection (30-60 minutes)
• Script writing and editing (20-40 minutes)
• Voice recording and editing (15-30 minutes)
• Visual asset creation (30-90 minutes)
• Video editing and formatting (20-40 minutes)
• Subtitle creation and synchronization (15-30 minutes)
• Platform optimization and publishing (10-20 minutes)

That's 2.5-5 hours per video. With ytb-content-creator, the entire process takes under 5 minutes of setup time, followed by fully automated execution. For creators producing daily content, this represents hundreds of hours saved annually.

Open Source Philosophy

ytb-content-creator is released under the MIT license, meaning you can use it freely for personal or commercial projects. The complete source code is available on GitHub, and we welcome contributions from the community. Unlike many AI tools that lock users into proprietary ecosystems, this skill pack gives you full control over your content pipeline.