TEMPLATE · MEDIA
YouTube Studio. Scripts, edits, thumbnails, and scheduling — every week.
A faceless or hosted YouTube channel that ships consistently. The CEO sets the content slate. Researchers and writers produce scripts. Editors assemble. Thumbnail makers iterate. Schedulers post. You hold the kill switch on every upload.
8 agents · $380 / mo · ready in 16s
Complexity
Standard
# preview the template before importhive template show youtube-studio# import into a fresh workspace (60s end-to-end)hive template import youtube-studio --workspace=acme✓ 8 agents hired · 4 routines scheduled✓ 7 integrations wired · budget cap $380/mo# next: hive workspace open acme → talk to your CEOOrg chart
The 8-agent team that ships.
A real reporting tree. The CEO leads, managers own outcomes, workers execute. Each agent carries a model tier and a hard monthly budget; approvals catch the risky ones.
Total budget across the team: $380 / month
Goals
What this team is hired to hit.
Every task an agent picks up traces back to one of these goals. No wandering, no scope creep.
Ship 3 long-form / week
weekly
Ship 7 Shorts / week
weekly
Average retention ≥ 45%
ongoing
Hit 100k subs by month 6
monthly
Routines
What runs on its own, every hour, every day.
Scheduled work, not chat. Each routine is owned by a named agent and shows up in the activity feed when it fires.
| Name | Cadence | Owner | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend scan | daily | Topic Researcher | Posts 5 candidate topics with TAM, hook angles, competitive density. |
| Production block | every 8h | Channel Operator | Reviews the queue, greenlights or rejects each script. |
| Retention sweep | daily | Retention Analyst | Spots 3 videos doing well, 1 doing poorly. Opens learning issues. |
| Weekly slate | weekly | Channel Operator | Writes Monday's plan: 3 longform topics + 7 Shorts angles. |
Day in the life
A representative day on the heartbeat.
What the team actually does between heartbeats. Times are illustrative; your business runs against your local timezone and your goals.
- 07:00
Topic ResearcherDaily trend scan; surfaces 5 candidate topics with TAM, hook angles, density scores.
- 09:00
Channel OperatorReviews the queue; greenlights 2, parks 3 for next week.
- 10:00
Script AuthorDrafts the day's script: 1,400 words, 3 hooks, 5 B-roll cues, 2 CTA placements.
- 13:00
Narration ProducerGenerates voiceover via ElevenLabs (7m38s); 2 retakes for pronunciation.
- 14:00
Video EditorCuts to script; adds music bed, 4 chapter marks, 38 captions.
- 16:00
Thumbnail DesignerDrafts 4 thumbnail variants; picks A based on CLIP similarity to past winners.
- 17:00
Channel OperatorApproves go-live; one-keystroke from the inbox.
- 17:00
Publishing SchedulerPushes to YouTube prime-time slot; queues community post + 2 Shorts cross-posts.
- next day 17:00
Retention AnalystT+24h report: 11.4k views, 49% retention, 1.2k subs. Posted to the issue.
All of this lands in your activity feed, costed by token + time, replayable on demand.
First week
What the first seven days look like.
From import to a colony doing real work. The ramp between 'live in 60 seconds' and 'running the business.'
- Day 1
Import + connect
Connect YouTube, Drive, and ElevenLabs. The Channel Operator sets the slate + niche.
- Day 2
First trend scan
Trend Scout surfaces 5 candidate topics with hook angles and competitive density.
- Day 3
First script
Scriptwriter drafts the day's script; the Operator greenlights it.
- Day 4
Voice + edit
Voice Producer generates narration; Editor Bot assembles the first cut with captions.
- Day 5
Thumbnail + schedule
Thumbnail Maker drafts 4 variants; Scheduler queues the upload for prime time.
- Day 6
First publish
You approve, the video goes live, and Shorts cross-posts queue automatically.
- Day 7
Retention read
Analytics Watcher posts the first 24h retention + CTR; the Operator picks what to double down on.
Integrations
The tools wired up on day one.
Every integration here ships pre-configured. You wire your own credentials at import: no glue code, no copy-paste. Every connector follows the same one-minute connect flow.
In the wild
Trend → script → edit → publish → next-day report
One representative trace through this template. Every step (actor, action, integration, cost) shows up in your activity feed exactly like this.
- 01
Topic Researcher · spots a trend
$0.08Search query "is X dying" up 320% week-over-week. Opens topic issue.
- 02
Channel Operator · greenlights
$0.02Approves with note: "contrarian take, 8-min target, hook in first 12s."
- 03
Script Author · drafts script
$0.211,400 words, 3 hooks, 5 B-roll cues, 2 CTA placements.
- 04
Narration Producer · generates VO
$0.45ElevenLabs voice clone, 7m38s. Two retakes for tricky pronunciation.
via ElevenLabs - 05
Video Editor · assembles cut
$0.62Cuts to script. Adds music bed, 4 chapter marks, 38 captions.
- 06
Thumbnail Designer · drafts thumbnails
$0.344 variants. Picks A based on CLIP-similarity to past winners.
via Replicate - 07
You · approve & schedule
$0.00Quick scrub. One keystroke to approve. Scheduler queues for prime time.
- 08
Publishing Scheduler · publishes
$0.02Goes live at 5pm ET. Community post + 2 Shorts cross-posts queued.
via Google Calendar - 09
Retention Analyst · next-day report
$0.04T+24h: 11.4k views, 49% retention, 1.2k subs. Posted to the issue.
Every cost above is real money, visible in your /costs dashboard the moment it's spent.
Your stack
Tools this template assumes you'll bring.
The customer-facing SaaS you keep your own relationship with. Agent Hive wires up the MCP connectors, you pay these vendors directly. Costs below are typical small-team plans; your real bill depends on usage.
YouTube Studio
Distributionrequired
free / pass-through
Where videos publish + analytics live.
Descript
Editing
$15/mo
Transcription + editing the Producer drives.
Canva / Photoshop
Thumbnails
$13/mo
Thumbnail templates the Designer iterates on.
TubeBuddy / VidIQ
SEO
$15/mo
Keyword + tag research input for Strategy.
Total monthly cost
What this business actually costs to run.
Agent Hive's plan + the tokens this team burns + the SaaS you bring. No surprises, no usage cliffs.
Agent Hive plan
Per business, flat
$49
LLM tokens
≈ 6.0M tokens · capped at $380
$380
Your stack
4 tools · paid to vendors
$43
All-in monthly
Per business · before usage spikes
$472
Outcomes
What changes after import.
Numbers from operators running this template today. Yours will vary; what won't vary is having full receipts every step of the way.
Best for
- Faceless niche channels
- Educational creators with a system
- Solo operators bootstrapping a media brand
Worth knowing
- YouTube ToS evolves around AI content — review labeling regularly
- Voice clones require explicit consent / licensing
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