Hiring Your First Channel Bot

Why start here

I'd pick packaging as the first job for three reasons.

Making the bot

If you've set up a bot before, this will be familiar. If not, here's the short version.

Writing the job description

Notice what's in there. The job.

Teaching it your voice

A bot doesn't know how you talk until you show it. The fastest way is a short voice guide and a handful of real examples.

Where the transcript comes from

The bot needs to know what's in the video. The simplest way is a transcript, a written version of everything said.

The first test

Pick a video you published a few months ago. Give the bot its transcript and the notes you'd have written, then ask for the packaging.

Setting the ask-first rule

Here's the safety step. Even though your description says "never publish", I want you to add a rule the app itself checks.

How you'll actually use it

Once it's working, your week changes like this.

Saving it as a skill

Once you've done this a few times and you like the result, ask the bot to save the steps as a skill. A skill is a saved set of instructions for a job, so the bot does it the same way each time without you explaining again.

Walkthrough: your first packaging request

Here's the whole thing from start to finish, using a real-looking Patch and Mend video.

What went wrong: the walnut problem

In the first month, the Patch and Mend owner approved a description that said the dresser was "finished in walnut stain". It was oak, with a clear coat.