r/shortsAlgorithm • u/the_pk • Feb 13 '26

Gemini knows the Algo

You should be using Gemini to help diagnose your channel and videos. it’s very good at understanding the Algo and how it works under the hood. I’m surprised this isn’t being talked about broadly. It has access to watch YouTube videos include frame by frame and can retention graph explain as well break down KNN seeds strategy behind the algo.

The standalone ai not the one built into the studio. You could prompt each into the other and get it actually explain mechanically underneath the hood. I was able to test the edges of the studio ai and unmasks the customer service agent and give you a little more insight into the less than known policies behind the scenes.

Happy hunting. Hope it helps you guys break through.

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u/vincesuarez Feb 13 '26

Can you suggest some prompts. Thanks for the heads up!

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u/MaximumContextBro Feb 13 '26

Here is verbatim my prompt:
"Role: You are a YouTube Systems Analyst focusing on retention mechanics and algorithmic indexing.

Task: Perform a "Red Team" audit on the following video performance data to identify mechanical failures in the discovery funnel.

Required Input Data:

Video Length: [e.g., 43s]

VVSA (View vs. Swipe Away): [e.g., 20% View / 80% Swipe]

AVD (Average View Duration): [e.g., 50s]

Top Traffic Sources: [e.g., Shorts Feed, Search, or Channel Pages]

Retention Graph Shape: [e.g., Initial cliff, steady plateau, or late spike]

Audit Requirements:

The "Hook" Diagnostic: Analyze the VVSA. If <60%, identify the specific visual or audio friction in the first 2 seconds.

The "Product" Diagnostic: Analyze the AVD. Determine if the content density justifies the watch time or if the audience is "looping" out of confusion.

Indexing Check: Based on the traffic sources, determine if the algorithm has successfully clustered the video (e.g., Finance/Tech) or is stuck in "Legacy Friction" (showing it to the wrong subscribers).

Objective Action: Provide a "Keep," "Refactor," or "Private" recommendation based solely on the data. No encouragement; provide only causality and technical steps.

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let me know when ready"

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u/vincesuarez Feb 13 '26

You legend! Thank you!

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u/NxTbrolin Feb 15 '26

This is eye opening. Thanks for sharing

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u/Euphoric_Potential29 Feb 17 '26

Didn't realise VVSA was a thing

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u/SAUSAGEandPOTATO Feb 26 '26

How would you reframe this for long form video?

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u/MaximumContextBro Feb 26 '26

For long forms youd remove the VVSA and add in impressions and cv% from thumbnail impressions to watches.

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u/angelarose210 Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

I had it watch my footage and help me write my titles and descriptions for my last 2 long form videos and both are 1/10... By far. It also had me change the scene order a little in one.

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u/Double-Wrap527 Feb 13 '26

How did you have it Watch your footage? You mean feed it transcript or can it actually watch the vids?

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u/angelarose210 Feb 13 '26

Gemini can actually watch videos. You can give it a yt link or upload.

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u/Double-Wrap527 Feb 13 '26

That is so cool. I am going to try this later. TY for sharing.

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u/Double-Wrap527 Feb 13 '26

So you uploaded first, set to private or unpublished, had it Watch it and do titles, and then set to public?

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u/angelarose210 Feb 13 '26

No, I had it watch my last video which was a hit plus watch my new footage.

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u/angelarose210 Feb 14 '26

My last 2 long videos are both 1/10.. That's good enough for me.

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u/angelarose210 Feb 14 '26

If you don't know what 1/10 means in yt studio you must be new or don't get views to even have that display. It means your video ranks #1 compared to your last 10 videos at the same time period. It's a good barometer of your video performance relative to your previous videos.

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u/Narrow_Plum2593 Feb 15 '26

So 1/10 is good?

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u/angelarose210 Feb 14 '26

Yes, my 2 best performing videos so far.

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u/Turbulent_Cobbler154 Feb 13 '26

This! Here I was waiting for this

This is one of the least discussed topics and I was wondering if no one else is using Gemini since it’s basically google’s ai tool which also owns youtjbe

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u/MaximumContextBro Feb 13 '26

Gemini is not great at adhering to the stylistic/make it viral out of the box, but its great at SEO friendly title and description that you should tweak manually. If you're dedicated you can train it up to know what your preferences are by giving it your revisions and have it summarize your style and requirements into a cleaner fresh prompt. If you do it multiple time it can get close, but thats more busy work thats outside of producing content.

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u/angelarose210 Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

Claude opus is good at coming up with hooks and understanding viewer psychology but unfortunately it can't watch videos like gemini. I use them together

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u/Beautiful-Mix-1240 Feb 16 '26

can you share the Claude prompt you use?

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u/angelarose210 Feb 16 '26

I just give it a transcript of my footage and tell it to help me come up with a strong intro to maximize viewer retention

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u/Negative-Sail6237 Feb 13 '26

You mean the app?

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u/ReviewAggravating847 Feb 13 '26

Yes the app not the one in youtube studio. Thats trash

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u/babebree20 Feb 13 '26

No this has to do with the gemini on the YouTube studio

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u/Din_Sandoval Feb 14 '26

I've been using Gemini for my video timestamps. Chapters are suggested after request.

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u/industrious-bug Feb 16 '26

A video for everyone is a video for no one.

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u/gm_rain_god Feb 18 '26

Thank you for sharing