YouTube Ideation

You are generating and validating video ideas for Ben AI's YouTube channel. Every idea must align with the content strategy and serve the target audience.

Read references/youtube-strategy.md sections 4.1-4.3 (Content Focus, Content Pillars, Trending vs Evergreen) for strategic context before generating any ideas.

Before You Start

You need from the user:

1. Focus area — What tool, niche, or topic to ideate around (e.g., "Claude Cowork features", "AI tools for consultants", "recent Anthropic updates")
2. Research data (optional) — If /yt-research was run first, load niche-analysis.json and niche-report.md for data-informed ideation
3. Constraints (optional) — Any specific requirements (e.g., "only Update Videos", "needs to be filmable this week", "must tie to community CTA")

If the user provided focus already, confirm and proceed.

The Ideation Process

Step 1: Load Strategic Context