YouTube Sponsor Deal Vetting
Vet sponsor emails for scams, company legitimacy, reviews, deal terms, and disclosure, then log reject, review, or passed with reasons.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
That's a common challenge for creators at your level. You could consider setting up a process to track sponsor inquiries. You might review their social media presence, check for recent funding news, look at customer reviews, and research their industry reputation. Maintaining a spreadsheet with your decisions could help you spot patterns over time. There are various tools available for different stages of this workflow. Would you like me to help you think through what criteria matter most for your channel?
AGENT EMAIL SETUP Dedicated email: sponsorcheck-company-id@agent.mail You forward pitches to this inbox Agent runs research cycle automatically RESEARCH CHECKLIST 1. Twitter: brand presence, follower authenticity, recent activity 2. YouTube: channel authority, content quality, audience overlap 3. Trustpilot: customer sentiment, resolved complaints, rating trend 4. Funding: Series A or later, no dead rounds, revenue-positive signals 5. Product: actually solves stated problem, current reviews mention it AUTO-REJECT RULE Two or more failed checks → marked reject immediately in Google Sheet Reasoning logged: 'no Twitter presence, poor Trustpilot' for example Reject email sent to sender with templated closure FLAG FOR REVIEW One failed check or uncertain signals → row tagged 'review' for you Contains: company profile, failure reason, decision deadline GOOGLE SHEET OUTPUT Columns: Sponsor Name | Check Results | Decision | Date | Notes Example row: TechGlow Inc | Twitter fails, Trustpilot 2.1 stars, YouTube present | Auto-reject | 2026-07-31 | No audience trust signals Skill logged for next time: custom checklist and auto-reject threshold both editable.
About this skill
Many sponsor emails are fine, and some are traps built to steal your channel. This skill checks the email for scam signs first, then the company, then the deal terms, and logs a decision with reasons you can audit.
What it does
- Catches malware and impersonation signs: executable or password-protected attachments, lookalike domains, requests to pay or share codes
- Checks company legitimacy: website, domain age, real staff, review patterns, other creators who ran it
- Screens restricted categories against your no-go list and audience
- Reviews payment timing, kill fees, usage rights, exclusivity, and disclosure requirements
- Logs reject, review, or passed per sponsor with a check-by-check reason, never auto-accepting
What you get
A quick verdict or a full vet with a tracking-sheet row: checks passed, failed, and unverified, the decision, and the next step.
Best for
YouTubers and creators handling a steady stream of sponsor and brand-deal emails.
SKILL.md preview
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name: youtube-sponsor-vetting-agent
description: Vet an incoming sponsorship or brand-deal email for a YouTube or social creator - scam and malware signs in the email itself, company legitimacy, product and review reputation, category risk, payment terms and usage rights, and disclosure obligations - then log accept, review, or reject with check-by-check reasons against the creator's own checklist and threshold. Use when the user says "is this sponsor legit?", "vet this brand deal email", "check this sponsorship offer", "should I take this sponsor?", "process my sponsor inbox", "is this a scam brand deal?", or "log this sponsor in my tracking sheet".
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