Evidence, not horoscopes
Every recommendation cites the videos behind it — your real hooks, structures and view counts — so you know why, not just what.
Audit your channel and get a grounded content plan
Claude pulls your recent uploads, extracts the hook, structure and tone of each, compares them against what's breaking out in your niche, and tells you exactly what to make next — with the reasons. Then it can make it for you.
You type
Analyze my last 5 uploads and tell me what to post next.
…and Claude drives the whole pipeline below on your machine.
Why this beats a blank script box
Your data × the niche's data
It compares your patterns against current breakouts in your niche, so the plan is both true to your channel and aimed at what's working right now.
From audit to upload in one thread
Once Claude knows what to make, it can run the topic-to-viral-short skill and actually produce it — analysis and execution in the same conversation.
How Claude audits a channel
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Pull your recent uploads
list_channel_videos returns your last N videos with view counts and outlier-tier metadata — no manual scraping.
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Decode each video's pattern
analyze_competitor extracts the hook, structure and tone of each upload from its transcript, so the audit is based on what you actually did — not vibes.
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Compare against what's breaking out
find_breakouts surfaces outliers in your niche so Claude can contrast your patterns with what's currently overperforming.
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Hand you a grounded plan
Claude synthesizes 2–3 specific next-video ideas with the evidence — 'your question-hooks beat statement-hooks 3:1, do one this week on X' — and can pin it with pin_strategy_note so it persists.
MCP tools it calls:
list_connected_channelslist_channel_videosanalyze_competitorfind_breakoutspin_strategy_note Connect it in 4 steps
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Install ViralMint
Download the free, open-source desktop app (macOS / Windows / Linux) and open it. It bundles the whole pipeline — yt-dlp, Whisper, FFmpeg — and the MCP server.
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Open the in-app MCP page
It shows your loopback endpoint and a bearer token, with a ready-to-paste Claude Code command and a JSON config snippet for Cursor / Claude Desktop.
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Add the server to your agent
Paste the command. Your client loads ViralMint's tools, the built-in workflow recipes (this skill is one) and read-only resources like your balance and recent videos.
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Ask for the outcome
Type the prompt above. Claude runs the recipe end-to-end against the local app and hands you the finished mp4 — no clicking through the UI.
ViralMint skills vs typical agent video tools
| What matters | Typical paid agent tools | ViralMint |
|---|---|---|
| Agent tools / skills | Behind a paid tier | Free & open-source (AGPL) |
| Where it runs | Their cloud | Your machine (loopback MCP) |
| Your footage & data | Uploaded to their servers | Stays local — only AI calls leave |
| Pricing | Monthly subscription | Prepaid, pay-per-render at ~cost |
| Output watermark | On free tiers | Never |
| Script quality | Prompt → generic script | Grounded in real breakouts + your data |
highlighted column = clearer fit.
Frequently asked
What do I need to connect?
Connect your YouTube or TikTok channel in the app (or paste a handful of video URLs). Claude will list connected channels and ask which one to audit.
How many videos does it need?
Five recent uploads is a good sample. With fewer than three, Claude will tell you the pattern analysis isn't statistically meaningful yet.
Does it just dump transcripts at me?
No — the recipe explicitly synthesizes across videos into a short, actionable plan with cited sources. The value is the synthesis, not the raw data.
Can it then make the recommended video?
Yes. It chains straight into the Topic → Viral Short skill, so the same conversation that diagnosed the gap can fill it.
Make channel audit → plan from a chat
Install the free ViralMint desktop app, connect it to Claude Code or Cursor, and run this skill — no subscription, no watermark, your footage never leaves your machine.