YouTube Competitor Spy
What you'll be able to do
Before
You manually check 5 competitor channels every morning, missing uploads for hours
After
OpenClaw texts you the moment a competitor uploads, with view velocity analysis, before you wake up
Before
You have no idea which competitor topics are trending until it's too late
After
Weekly AI digest shows you exactly which themes are working across all tracked channels
YouTube Competitor Spy
Monitor your competitors' YouTube channels automatically. Get alerts when they post new videos, track their view counts, and identify trending topics in your niche.
Features
- Channel Monitoring: Track up to 20 competitor channels
- New Upload Alerts: Get notified via Telegram within minutes of a new upload
- View Velocity Tracking: See which videos are gaining traction fastest
- Topic Clustering: AI identifies recurring themes across competitors
- Weekly Digest: Automated summary of competitor activity
How It Works
The skill runs every 30 minutes via cron, checking the YouTube Data API for new uploads from your tracked channels. When it finds something noteworthy, it sends a formatted Telegram message with the video title, thumbnail, and early view count.
# Example output in Telegram
🎬 New upload from @MrBeast
"I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive"
👀 1.2M views in 2 hours (velocity: 🔥🔥🔥)
📊 This is 3x their average first-day performanceConfiguration
Edit config.yaml to add your channels and set alert thresholds.
Version History
Added view velocity tracking and fire emojis
2026-03-01
AI topic clustering across channels
2026-02-15
Weekly digest email support
2026-01-20
Initial release
2025-12-10
Works great with
Daily Briefing Pack
Wake up to an AI-powered morning briefing with news, metrics, and calendar — via Telegram or email.
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This skill has been personally reviewed, tested, and deployed on a live OpenClaw Mac Mini setup by Gragas, CEO of Claw Plaza.