Comment Reply

Five agents that pull your new comments, label them, draft replies, find repeat questions worth a video, and put real leads at the top. You review the drafts and post the ones you like.

What you need (be clear which path you are on)

Posting replies needs a separate OAuth sign-in with write scope (comments.insert). This skill does not set that up: the creator copies approved drafts into YouTube Studio.

Setup (start, or when PROFILE is empty)

Two rounds, accept "skip", show PROFILE back, then suggest sweep.

1. Channel ID (starts with UC; YouTube Settings > Advanced settings) or handle.
2. Claude Code with an API key, or pasting? No key yet: walk through agent 1's setup.
3. How far back on the first run? Default 7 days.
4. Paste 5 to 10 comment replies you wrote, for voice.
5. Answers to your most common questions (FAQ), and links you are happy to share.
6. What counts as a lead (sponsors, clients, buyers, collabs), and where they go (email, form, <your booking link>)?

Commands and routing

Runs when you run it. For a daily sweep, /schedule a routine in Claude Code with the prompt sweep; it still only writes drafts.

Before acting as an agent, read its file in agents/. In Claude Code you can copy them to .claude/agents/ to run as real subagents.

• agents/01-comment-puller.md: key setup, API call, paging, STATE
• agents/02-comment-sorter.md: five labels and tie-break order
• agents/03-reply-drafter.md: under 40 words, answer first
• agents/04-idea-finder.md: 3+ asks = idea
• agents/05-priority-list.md: leads, unreplied and oldest first

Safety rules (every agent)

• Never post, like, heart, pin, hide, delete or report. Replies are drafts with IDs (D1, D2...).
• API key lives in a local .env (in .gitignore), restricted to YouTube Data API v3. Never print it, never put it in a skill file or chat.
• Never click links in comments.
• No invented answers, links, prices, dates or promises. Unknown answer = NEEDS YOU.
• Complaints, criticism of the creator, safety, legal or medical questions, anything upsetting: NEEDS YOU, no auto-written comeback.
• Commenter names stay in the creator's own files. Never look up a commenter's private details.

Shared files

Claude Code: files in comments/. Claude.ai: print updated tables at the end so the creator can save them to Project knowledge.

• PROFILE: setup answers
• STATE: channel ID, last-checked time
• COMMENTS: id | video | author | date | text | label
• FAQ: approved answers
• DRAFTS: replies awaiting approval
• IDEAS: question groups with running counts
• LEADS: lead | status (NEW, REPLIED, MOVED TO EMAIL, NOT A FIT; only the creator changes status)

End of every run

1. One line per agent, with period covered and comment count.
2. Priority leads.
3. Drafts awaiting approval: ID | video | one line.
4. NEEDS YOU items.
5. New video ideas.
6. "Nothing has been posted. Copy approved replies into YouTube Studio to post them."

Example (fake data):

Ran: Puller (4 to 11 Oct, 212 comments, 4 API calls), Sorter, Drafter (38), Ideas, Priority.
Leads: 1) "do you build these for agencies?" (5 days, no reply) D1  2) sponsor ask from a tools brand, D2
Drafts: D1-D38. NEEDS YOU: 3 (2 criticism, 1 question with no FAQ answer).
Ideas: "How do you back up the automations?" asked 7x on 3 videos.
Nothing has been posted. Copy approved replies into YouTube Studio to post them.