
Diagnose why the first 6 seconds of your short-form video loses viewers — get a second-by-second evidence timeline, up to 3 named findings, 3 structurally different replacement hooks, and a timecoded edit table you can cut today.

Diagnoses exactly why your TikTok video flopped — reads your real retention curve second by second, cross-references it against your script and sound, and gives you the top 2 fixes for your next video, backed by your actual data instead of generic advice.

Open-source CLI (MIT, 2k+ GitHub stars, Hacker News front page). Turn any video URL or local file into scene-aware keyframes plus a timestamped, speaker-labeled transcript your LLM can actually read. - Runs 100% on your machine, nothing is uploaded - Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or local models - URL videos reuse the platform's own captions, Whisper otherwise New in 0.10.5: Apple Silicon GPU transcription, about 6x faster on M-series Macs, same no-fake-captions gate.

After making covers for videos that pulled nearly 200M views across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, I learned what actually makes someone stop scrolling and tap. The best videos still get ignored when the thumbnail is unclear, the text is hard to read, or the layout doesn't fit the feed. I built that judgment into this Skill, helping users create platform-ready covers with stronger hooks, clearer visuals, better typography, safe zones, and more click potential.

Paste your TikTok analytics and get a clear content-pivot plan — what to post next and why, based on what already works.

Paste your weak hook or video topic — get 5 rebuilt hook variations with diagnosis, director notes, text overlay suggestions, and retention predictions. Stop losing viewers in the first 3 seconds.

Turn dated short-video analytics into an evidence-backed WAIT, CONTINUE, ITERATE, HOLD, or END_CANDIDATE decision—without posting or changing an account.

AI video hook optimizer for creators, marketers, e-commerce sellers, and social teams improving short-form videos where the first seconds decide retention. Upload a video to rebuild the first 3 seconds with an AI-crafted intro and get a ready-to-publish optimized version for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, product demos, and paid social ads — powered by the Viralux video engine.

Paste one competitor channel URL and get a benchmark report ending in 10 evidence-backed action items, built from public metadata on the channel's 100 most recent videos. No YouTube API key, no paid SaaS — just free open-source yt-dlp. Covers upload weekday patterns, top-video title hooks, length vs. performance, series structure, and 90-day direction in a 10-section report, with 1-5 channel comparison. Claude Code skill: 2 scripts + report template + 5-step workflow. Owner-only stats excluded.