# 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

[View this work](https://www.shkuratovdesigner.com/cases/yuben)

## 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.

## Real video data AI to find patterns

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

## 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.

## I built it for myself Then shared it

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

## Product illustrations

YuBen topic composer with “I built my own AI app from scratch”, long-form video selected, and a research button.

Video comparison table with thumbnails, view counts, and outlier scores of 43×, 25×, and 19× relative to channel size.

Title analysis showing “First-person experiment” and “Concrete number or price anchor” patterns, example titles, and how often each pattern appears.

YouTube evidence card with a “Code Died” video thumbnail, its title, 514,382 views, and a 43× outlier score.

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.

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.

Research progress showing the steps to search YouTube, calculate outlier scores, analyze titles and patterns, and prepare findings.

Local research history with two saved topic searches, their dates, and video counts, ready to revisit.

The public shkuratovdesigner/yuben-app GitHub repository, showing its code folders and README alongside an About panel for the local-first YouTube research tool.

## Try YuBen

[View on GitHub](https://github.com/shkuratovdesigner/yuben-app)

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## More work and contact

[Evgeny Shkuratov · Product Design Engineer](https://www.shkuratovdesigner.com/)

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