Youtube Video Ideas

AI-powered YouTube video ideas generator. Generate viral video concepts, titles, and hooks.

Security Scan

The skill's code mostly matches its advertised purpose, but there are clear mismatches and risky choices (hardcoded merchant key, undeclared binary dependency on a local 'openclaw' CLI, and inconsistent metadata) that warrant caution before installing.

Purpose & Capability

Description: a YouTube ideas generator. Actual footprint: index.js invokes a local 'openclaw' CLI to run a 'sloan' agent and makes payment API calls. Registry metadata declares no required binaries or env vars, but the runtime requires a local 'openclaw' binary and (optionally) SKILLPAY_MERCHANT_KEY/OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN. The undeclared dependency on an external CLI is an incoherence.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md usage is narrowly scoped to generating ideas and mentions optional env vars and a local OpenClaw gateway. The implementation actually spawns a local 'openclaw' process with the full prompt (executes a local agent) and calls an external payment API. SKILL.md mentions OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN but the code does not use it. The instructions and code differ and give the agent permission to run a local binary and perform network requests (payment).

Install Mechanism

No install spec (instruction-only) in registry, but the package includes index.js and a package-lock. Dependencies are standard (axios). package-lock shows dependencies resolved from a Tencent mirror (mirrors.tencentyun.com) rather than the default npm registry — this is unusual and should be checked but not necessarily malicious.

Credentials

The code uses process.env.SKILLPAY_MERCHANT_KEY (optional) but embeds a default merchant key in source code. Embedding a merchant key in the repo is a sensitive practice: it could enable unexpected charges or tie payments to a third party. SKILL.md also advertises OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN as an env var (not actually consumed by index.js). The registry declared no required env vars, creating a metadata mismatch.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request always:true, does not alter other skills' configs, and does not declare any system-wide persistent privileges. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default (normal).

What to consider before installing

This skill is plausible for generating video ideas, but exercise caution before installing or running it: 1) The package runs a local 'openclaw' CLI (spawns a child process). Ensure you trust the 'openclaw' binary and understand that the skill will execute it with user-provided prompts. 2) The code contains a hardcoded SKILLPAY merchant key — this can be used to process charges through the skill's payment endpoint. Prefer not to use the embedded key; confirm the merchant identity, replace it with your own key, or use the --test flag when available. 3) The registry metadata omits the required local binary and env vars; treat this as an authoring oversight and ask the publisher to correct it. 4) package-lock entries point to a non-default npm mirror (mirrors.tencentyun.com); verify dependency provenance. Recommendations: review the repository and author, run the tool in a sandbox or VM first, avoid providing sensitive keys, and if you need to use it, override the embedded merchant key with a key you control or use test mode to avoid unexpected charges. If the author updates metadata to declare the openclaw binary requirement and removes the embedded merchant key (or documents it clearly), re-evaluate — that would reduce the concerns.

YouTube Video Ideas Generator

Generate viral YouTube video ideas with titles, hooks, and content outlines.

Features

• Viral Ideas - Trending topics and formats
• Click-Worthy Titles - Optimized for CTR
• Content Hooks - First 30 seconds that work
• SEO Keywords - Rank in search

Usage

# Generate video ideas
youtube-video-ideas "AI agents"

# For specific niche
youtube-video-ideas "productivity" --niche tech

# Generate content outline
youtube-video-ideas "how to code" --outline

Options

Option	Description	Default
--niche	Target niche (tech, gaming, lifestyle)	-
--outline	Include content outline	-

Pricing

• Pay per use: 0.002 USDT per generation

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
SKILLPAY_MERCHANT_KEY	Payment merchant key (optional, embedded key used by default)	No
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN	Gateway auth token for local API fallback	No

Requirements

• OpenClaw with Sloan agent (AI columnist)
• OpenClaw Gateway running locally (for API fallback)

About Sloan

Sloan is your AI columnist - a professional YouTube content strategist specializing in viral video ideas.

Support

• GitHub: https://github.com/icepopma/youtube-video-ideas
• Discord: https://discord.gg/clawd
• Email: [e-mail]

License

MIT © Matt