End Screen Planner
Plans end screens and next-video suggestions to maximize session time.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
End screens are a good way to keep viewers engaged and guide them to your next content. You can use them to promote other videos, playlists, or subscribe buttons. The key is to place them strategically so they don't distract viewers from the content at the end, but they're visible enough to encourage clicks. Most creators put them in the last 20 seconds or so. You might want to A/B test different placements and see what works best for your audience.
END SCREEN STRATEGY — 10-minute video VIDEO STRUCTURE • Runtime: 10:00 • Recommended end screen start: 9:15 (last 45 seconds) • Why: Viewers are "sticky" in final 15 seconds if they're still watching at 9:00 END SCREEN LAYOUT At 9:15 — SUBSCRIBE BUTTON (center, 3s hold) • Reasoning: Viewer has just had 9 minutes to decide if you're worth subscribing to. Now is the ask. • Placement: Large, centered, clean background (fade to black or semi-transparent overlay) • Pressure: Remove after 10s to avoid annoying (viewers decide fast) At 9:20 — NEXT VIDEO SUGGESTION (lower right, 2-video grid) • Video 1: "5 Productivity Hacks" (most viewed video this month, highest CTR) • Video 2: "Continue Series Part 2" (if your current video is part of series) • Reasoning: Video 1 gives easy win (people know it's good). Video 2 captures series bingers. • Placement: Lower right corner (doesn't block final content moments) • Hold time: 20s (viewers have time to decide) At 9:30 — CHANNEL BUTTON (lower left, optional) • Only if channel is new (< 10K subs). Otherwise skip — they'll already know how to subscribe. • Placement: Lower left (balances the next-video grid on right) DELETE ALL AT 9:45 (last 15 seconds) • Reasoning: Final moments belong to your outro, not CTAs. Let them sit with your message. MEASUREMENT • Check YouTube Analytics: Click-through rate (CTR) on each element • Goal: End screen CTR 4-8% (industry standard) • Benchmark: If your subscribe CTR is below 2%, reposition button higher or increase size • Optimize: If next-video CTR > subscribe CTR, test moving next-video higher in hierarchy TEMPLATE FOR 8+ MINUTE VIDEOS • -45s to -20s: Subscribe ask • -40s to -10s: Related content (video or playlist) • -15s to 0s: Clean exit (remove all CTAs)
About this skill
name: yt-endscreen-planner description: Use when Plans end screens and next-video suggestions to maximize session time.
End Screen Planner
AgentVolt-original creator skill. Plans end screens and next-video suggestions to maximize session time. Reads your brand voice and goals first, then applies a repeatable workflow so output stays on-brand and consistent.
What you get
- Proprietary AgentVolt skill
- installs into Claude and works alongside your other creator skills.
Customize your output
- Feed it your brand voice, niche, and examples
- adapt the output format to each platform.
Example output
Triggered on a matching creator task; chains with the other AgentVolt creator skills into a full workflow.
Best for
YouTubers, short-form creators, podcasters, and solopreneurs.
SKILL.md preview
---
name: yt-endscreen-planner
description: Use when a YouTube creator needs to plan end screens and next-video suggestions designed to maximize session time.
version: 1.0.0
category: Creator / YouTube
author: AgentVolt
license: proprietary
tags:
- creator
- youtube
- flagship
- agentvolt
---
# End Screen Planner
Plans YouTube end screens engineered to keep viewers watching another video rather than leaving the platform.
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