About youtube-ads
A skill for planning and optimizing YouTube advertising campaigns. It helps marketers choose among video ad formats and structure recommendations around goals, creative, targeting, and pre-launch checks.
Key features
- 01Guidance for TrueView, Bumper, and Discovery formats
- 02Format selection by campaign goal
- 03Creative length, hook, and CTA guidance
- 04Targeting notes and pre-launch checklist
- 05Initial assessment of goal, budget, and creative
Use cases
- 01Choosing a YouTube format for awareness or conversions
- 02Planning creative for a new or existing video campaign
- 03Preparing targeting notes and launch checks
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/youtube-adsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEPaid Ads: YouTube Ads
Guides YouTube advertising: TrueView, Bumper, and Discovery (in-feed) formats. Use this skill when planning or optimizing YouTube ad campaigns. For Google Search/Display/PMax, see google-ads. For organic YouTube optimization, see youtube-seo.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Initial Assessment
Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.
Identify:
- Goal: Awareness, consideration, conversion
- Budget: Bumper cheaper; TrueView for scale
- Creative: Existing video or net-new
Ad Formats
| Format | Length | Skippable | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrueView Skippable | 12 sec+ | After 5 sec | Reach; large audiences |
| TrueView Non-skippable | 15–20 sec | No | Full message; guaranteed view |
| TrueView for Action | — | — | Conversions; CTA-focused |
| Bumper | 6 sec or less | No | Brand awareness; memorable; lower cost |
| Discovery (In-Feed) | Thumbnail + text | — | Search, related videos, homepage; interest targeting |
Format Selection
| Goal | Format |
|---|---|
| Brand awareness | Bumper |
| Website traffic | TrueView |
| Conversions | TrueView for Action |
| Interested audiences | Discovery |
Creative Guidelines
- Bumper: Quick, memorable; brand message in 6 sec
- TrueView: Hook in first 5 sec (skippable); deliver value before skip
- Discovery: Thumbnail + headline; appears like organic video
Output Format
- Format recommendation
- Creative specs (length, hook, CTA)
- Targeting notes
- Pre-launch checklist
Related Skills
- google-ads: Google Ads platform; YouTube runs through Google Ads
- youtube-seo: Organic YouTube; video optimization
- video-marketing: Video script, hook structure
- paid-ads-strategy: When to use video ads; channel selection