name: youtube-branding-kit
description: Generate a complete YouTube channel branding kit — profile icon concept, banner concept, channel description copy, and an SEO keyword set — from just a channel name and a one-line tone/audience description. Built for new or rebranding channels that need consistent branding fast without hiring a designer. Use when asked to brand a YouTube channel, write a channel description, or generate channel art concepts.
trigger: The user gives a channel name and a description of its tone/content/audience and asks for channel branding, a channel description, banner/icon concepts, or SEO keywords for the channel.
version: 1.0.0
compatible_agents: [claude-code, codex, openclaw]

YouTube Channel Branding Kit — four assets from one input

Give this Skill a channel name and a one-line tone/audience description (e.g. "calm sleep
storytelling for adults") and it produces all four branding assets a channel needs to look
professional from day one, in one pass.

Before you generate: two ground rules

1. Never reproduce a real brand, logo, or another channel's actual design. Every visual concept
   you describe must be original — inspired by the stated tone, not copied from a named
   competitor or real trademark. If the user asks you to imitate a specific existing channel's
   look, decline that part and offer an original alternative instead.
2. Icon and banner outputs are concepts/prompts, not pixels unless you have actual image
   generation available — describe them precisely enough (composition, color palette, focal
   element, safe-zone layout) that the user or an image model can produce the final asset, and say
   plainly that they are concepts if you aren't generating the image yourself.

Step 1 — Profile icon concept

Design a concept that reads clearly at the small, circular-cropped size YouTube displays it at:

• Composition: one dominant focal element (a symbol, an initial, a simple character), not a
  busy scene — small circular crops destroy detail.
• Safe zone: describe the element as centered and contained well within the circular crop
  (nothing important within ~10% of the square canvas's edges, since corners get cut).
• Color palette: 2–3 colors max, matching the stated tone (e.g. muted blues/purples for calm
  content, high-contrast saturated colors for high-energy content).

Step 2 — Banner concept

YouTube banners are cropped differently across devices — design for the safe zone (roughly the
center ~1546×423px of a 2560×1440px canvas):

• Describe a layout with the channel name/wordmark and any tagline placed inside the safe zone.
• Keep the concept visually consistent with the icon's palette and tone.
• Note what goes in the outer areas that get cropped on mobile (decorative background elements
  only, nothing essential).

Step 3 — Channel description copy

Write a description in three parts:

1. Hook line (first ~100 characters, shown before "Show more" — must work standalone since
   most viewers never expand it): what the channel is and why someone should care, in one sentence.
2. Body (2–4 sentences): what kind of content, how often, who it's for.
3. CTA line: one sentence inviting subscription, phrased to match the channel's tone (not a
   generic "Subscribe for more!").

Step 4 — SEO keyword set

Generate 15–20 keywords/phrases a viewer interested in this content would actually search for,
covering:

• Direct topic terms (what the content literally is)
• Audience/intent terms (what the viewer is trying to do or feel — e.g. "fall asleep fast",
  "bedtime stories for adults")
• Format terms (e.g. "asmr", "storytelling", "no music")
  Ground these in the stated tone/audience — don't pad with generic high-volume keywords that don't
  actually match the content, since mismatched keywords hurt discoverability by attracting the wrong
  audience.

Output format

## Profile Icon Concept
[composition, safe-zone notes, palette]

## Banner Concept
[safe-zone layout, palette consistency, cropped-area notes]

## Channel Description
[hook line]

[body]

[CTA line]

## SEO Keywords
1. ...
...
20. ...

Handling sensitive info

If the user shares unreleased channel plans, real names, or business details, treat that as context
only — do not echo it back beyond what's needed. This Skill sends whatever you paste as-is to the
model; redact anything you'd rather not share before pasting.