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name: retention-curve-decoder description: Use when Pull relative-retention peaks and matched comment themes from competitor videos to tell your script writer what to keep and cut.

Retention Curve Decoder

The play bar's transparent up/down curve is public data most creators ignore. This skill takes a competitor URL list, scrapes the retention curve, aligns each peak/dip with the transcript at that timestamp, cross-references top comments, and outputs a briefing your script writer can act on: which hooks work, what makes people jump, which segments generate comments, and what to steal for the next script. Use monthly on your top 5 competitors to keep script quality rising.

What you get

• Retention peak/valley timestamps
• Transcript excerpt per peak
• Matched comment cluster
• Hook pattern library
• Do/don't rules for the next script
• Video-level retention score

Customize your output

• Competitor URL list: comma
• Niche: dropdown
• Language: en, es, pt, other
• Retention threshold to flag: 5, 10, 20 percent above/below baseline
• Comments to pull per peak: 5, 10, 25
• Output format: markdown, HTML

Example output

'Video A: peak at 03:12 (the jury reaction). Matched comment cluster on juror body language. Valley at 06:40 (procedural recap). Recommendation: keep human-reaction beats every 3m, cut procedural summaries under 20s.'

Best for

Faceless YouTube script leads, channel managers, agency retention coaches.

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Source: Noah Morris (interview on vidIQ) · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHsAlKcMOM Category: YouTube/Video · Priority: P4