RealRun / Playbooks

YouTube Shorts QC agent

Sample playbook, drafted from a content agent that has shipped real Shorts. Test record coming with the paid version.

What it does

Checks a finished vertical video before a human posts it. It catches the mistakes that cost views and redo time.

The checklist (run on every export)

1. Captions match the audio word for word. Compare a transcript of the final audio to the caption track. Missing words were our #1 failure.
2. Captions never cover the face. Sample frames every second and check that captions sit clear of the face area.
3. No head crops. In 9:16, the top of the head stays in frame on reframed shots.
4. Hook in the first 2 seconds. The first line states the payoff.
5. Length and format. Vertical 1080x1920, under 60 seconds unless planned otherwise, audio levels consistent.
6. Facts check. Any number or rule stated is checked against a source and listed in the notes.

Workflow that saved us hours

• The creator agent runs this checklist itself and fixes issues before handing off.
• Shorts go straight to the human for approval after self-QC. Only long-form gets a second agent's review. Double-reviewing Shorts was slow and caught little.
• Agree up front on what not to flag (we stopped flagging natural breaths).

Prompt starter

QC this Short against the checklist: transcript-vs-caption diff, caption/face overlap sampled every 1s, head crops, hook in first 2s, 1080x1920 under 60s, fact sources. Report PASS/FAIL per item with timestamps. Fix what you can, then re-run once. Do not publish.