Content Creation

AI Agent that Analyzes YouTube Content Automatically

Built for Creators Content Strategy Teams

Are you spending hours watching videos, reading comments, and comparing thumbnails just to plan your next move? Do important trends slip past because the research is scattered and slow?

This workflow collects video data, transcribes content, analyzes thumbnails, and summarizes audience comments using AI, then logs everything into one organized workspace so you can spot trends, track sentiment, and plan your content without wasting time on manual research.

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Smiling content creator with overlays highlighting zero manual browsing and $1k–$3k monthly savings using YouTube automation tools

What to Expect

Fully automates YouTube research for content teams, strategists, and creators.

It turns messy, multi-tab research into a clean, searchable summary you can use right away.

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Drop a prompt like “Find recent videos from Huberman Lab and summarize the top comments,” and the workflow gets to work. It finds the right videos (excluding Shorts), pulls descriptions, transcribes audio, analyzes thumbnails with Vision, and runs comment sentiment through GPT-4o. Everything is organized and returned as a clear summary right inside your chat.

You get full-context insights without switching tabs, copying links, or sorting through noise.

The old way?
Done manually.

Here’s what the old process looked like:
Search for creators manually and filter through results
Scrub through long videos to find key takeaways
Paste comment threads into a doc for later review
Screenshot thumbnails one at a time
Try to infer what performed based on views or vibes
It was slow, incomplete, and easy to miss trends, leaving most decisions to guesswork.

The new way?
Fully automated.

With this automation, the entire process gets handled for you:
Find videos from any channel with a single prompt
Exclude Shorts and pull long-form content only
Summarize top comments with GPT-4o
Analyze thumbnail visuals using OpenAI Vision
Deliver insights straight to chat or Sheets
You make faster, better creative decisions backed by data, not tabs and hunches.

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How the Automation Comes Together

Your automation takes care of the entire process from the initial prompt all the way to actionable insights without manual input.

n8n orchestrates and kicks off the full workflow, while GPT 4o interprets the prompt and determines the next steps to follow.

The YouTube Data API pulls video metadata, Apify transcribes the audio into text, and OpenAI Vision analyzes thumbnails to return key visual insights.
Illustrated overview of a YouTube automation system using n8n, OpenAI, and Google tools to analyze videos, run queries, and respond to user prompts
AI Agent toolkit

Tools used to build this AI agent

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OpenAI Vision

Analyzes video thumbnails for visual insights.

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n8n

Orchestrates the entire chat-based agent, routes queries, and triggers sub-tasks.

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OpenAI

Interprets user queries, plans tool execution, and summarizes insights.

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Apify

Transcribes videos for deeper content understanding.

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Youtube API

Retrieves video metadata, comments, channel info, and thumbnails.

What You'll Gain

Zero manual browsing

No switching tabs, watching full videos, or copying data by hand.

Works with natural prompts

Type what you need in plain language and the agent figures it out.

150 plus videos researched per month

Research more creators without adding team members or burning more hours.

Saves $1,000 to $3,000 every month

Cuts out manual research time and the cost of analyst labor.

Live in under a day

The entire system is ready to run with just a few clicks.

What We Actually Tell the AI

This is the exact prompt we send to GPT-4o. It takes the raw form inputs and turns them into clear, natural messages your team would be comfortable sending.

Prompt design for a YouTube AI assistant, including role instruction, task guidance, tool-aware prompting, and reflective logic for handling user queries
YouTube Assistant Prompt

Role Instructioning → Sets the assistant’s identity as a YouTube assistant.

Task Guidance → Instructs the assistant to process user requests by running the appropriate tools in the correct order to fulfill the query.

Tool-Aware Prompting → Clarifies how to handle video search results, especially identifying and filtering out YouTube Shorts using the “Get Video Description” tool.

Reflective Prompting → Encourages the assistant to ask clarifying questions when user requests appear inconsistent or contain possible misspellings.

Cost Comparison with AI Agents

Here’s a quick overview to help assess monthly costs and workload volume for ongoing operations.
vs
AI Agent for Youtube Analyzer
Ranges from $50 to $100 per month it includes GPT-4o, n8n workflows, YouTube Data API, and automation runtime.
Around 150 to 500+ video insights per month generated instantly with automated data extraction and summarization.
Manual Research
Ranges from $1,000 to $3,000+ [er month based on analyst hours, tool subscriptions, and manual reporting time.
Around 10 to 40 insights per month limited by watch time, manual note-taking, and content formatting.
We automate, you accelerate

We'll handle the tech so you don't have to.

You don’t need to set up or learn how automation works.
Our AI agents are built to run fully hands-off, like a clone that handles the repetitive tasks for you.

Need something custom? We’ll handle it all including:

What is prompt writing and optimization?

It is the process of crafting and refining instructions for AI so it understands the task, delivers accurate results, and formats the output exactly how you need it.
What we do exactly?
Understand your context and use case
Help optimize and rewrite your prompts
Test and refine outputs until it’s working perfectly

What is automation flow design and testing?

This is where we map out how your AI agent behaves: when it runs, what it checks, how it reacts, and what to do if something fails. We don’t just build it. We test it end to end.
What we do exactly?
Design the full logic and decision tree
Add fallback steps for edge cases
Run multiple rounds of testing before launch

What are tool integrations?

We connect your AI agent to the tools you already use. Email, spreadsheets, CRMs, databases, APIs, and more. Everything stays in sync without you needing to copy and paste a thing.
What we do exactly?
Identify which tools your agent needs to talk to
Set up reliable two-way connections
Ensure smooth data flow across systems

What is delivery setup?

Delivery setup means we make sure your AI’s output gets exactly where you need it. Whether that's your inbox, a Google Sheet, your Slack channel, or a CRM.
What we do exactly?
Configure where and how outputs get delivered
Format results so they’re ready to use
Schedule timing or triggers for delivery

What is ongoing maintenance and updates?

AI agents aren't set and forget. We handle updates to prompts, workflows, and integrations so your system keeps working as your needs change.
What we do exactly?
Monitor performance and catch issues early
Update logic, prompts, or tools as needed
Keep everything running behind the scenes

Let us handle it for you.

Just send us an email and tell us the task that is wasting your time and we’ll design the agent and run it in the background.

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Frequently asked questions

We’ve covered the usual questions. Got a unique one? Send us an email

Can I use this for channels in different niches like finance tech or wellness?

Yes. The agent works with any public YouTube channel. Just enter the handle and it pulls everything you need, videos comments thumbnails transcripts all in one place.

Do I need to know how to code to set this up?

Not at all. It runs on n8n which is a visual automation tool. If you've used tools like Zapier or Google Sheets you're good. And if you prefer not to touch anything we can help set it up.

Can I change what data the agent pulls or how it replies?

Yes you can. The workflows are flexible. You can add remove or adjust what the AI does based on your goals. It’s built to fit your workflow not the other way around.

Built to be Cloned

You can take this exact n8n setup, connect your Fireflies account and Google Sheet, and have your own call summary agent running today. It works whether you’re handling a handful of meetings or dozens each week.

If you’re constantly re-reading transcripts, losing track of details, or spending hours organizing notes, this takes that work off your hands.

The agent’s ready to go. Just copy it, adjust the prompt, and start logging clean, structured insights with no manual effort required.

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