Build 1of10
KINDAreplaces $29/mosaves $348/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- YouTube Data API v3 key (free tier, 10k units/day)
- Python 3.11 and a machine or cheap VPS to run a daily refresh
- A hand-curated list of channels to track
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for 1of10. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Cross-channel discovery: you can only find outliers in channels you already listed
- Historical depth, their index has view curves from before you started collecting
- Quota headroom, refreshing thousands of channels daily needs paid access or many keys
- Curated niche collections, thumbnail galleries and saved-idea workflows
- Shorts vs long-form normalization and view-velocity nuance that took them iterations to get right
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more social media.