I built the research tool I wanted
for my videos

YuBen finds standout YouTube videos and turns the research into ideas for my next one

I was doing the
research by hand

I researched videos by hand while learning what to look for.

From a topic to a video plan

Enter a topic, find videos with high views
for their channel size, then explore title patterns and a plan for your own video.

  1. YuBen topic composer with “I built my own AI app from scratch”, long-form video selected, and a research button.
    Scroll to explore. Open full image: Choose a topic
  2. Video comparison table with thumbnails, view counts, and outlier scores of 43×, 25×, and 19× relative to channel size.
    Scroll to explore. Open full image: Compare videos
  3. Title analysis showing “First-person experiment” and “Concrete number or price anchor” patterns, example titles, and how often each pattern appears.
    Scroll to explore. Open full image: Explore a video plan

Real video data
AI to find patterns

YouTube provides the videos and numbers.
AI suggests patterns and ideas

YouTube evidence card with a “Code Died” video thumbnail, its title, 514,382 views, and a 43× outlier score.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: Videos and numbers from YouTube
AI title analysis showing a “First-person experiment” pattern in seven videos, a bounded time window or scope, and notes on the resulting story structure.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: Patterns and ideas from AI

I designed it
Then I shipped it

I built the interface, research engine, and local history. YuBen runs on your computer and works with your choice of AI model.

Model selector offering Anthropic API, Claude Code, OpenAI API, Google Gemini, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI. Claude Code is selected, with a model dropdown below.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: Choose your model
Research progress showing the steps to search YouTube, calculate outlier scores, analyze titles and patterns, and prepare findings.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: Follow the research
Local research history with two saved topic searches, their dates, and video counts, ready to revisit.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: Revisit past results

I built it for myself
Then shared it

I shared YuBen on GitHub and made an Instagram video about it

View on GitHub
The public shkuratovdesigner/yuben-app GitHub repository, showing its code folders and README alongside an About panel for the local-first YouTube research tool.
Scroll to explore. Open full image: YuBen on GitHub

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You can reach out to me here:

shkuratovdesigner@gmail.com

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