while IFS= read -r t; do printf '%3d  %s\n' "$(printf '%s' "$t" | wc -m)" "$t"; done <<'EOF'
AI Designs a PCB in Altium Designer
Part 3: AI Designs a Buck Converter in Altium Designer
EOF

---
name: adom-youtube-titles
description: >-
  The authority on titles for Adom's YouTube channel (@adominc): the `AI <verb> <what> in <tool>`
  formula, Title Case, 30 to 55 characters, colon and series (Part N) rules, tool-name keyword
  placement, how the title pairs with the thumbnail headline, good and bad examples, a checklist,
  and a "generate 5 options, best first" procedure. Use when writing, choosing, or checking the
  title of an Adom video. Descriptions, chapters, tags and thumbnail style live in
  adom-youtube-descriptions. Trigger words: youtube title, video title, title ideas, name the
  video, title options, rename the video, what should we call the video.
---

Parent skill: **video-editing-skillpack**

# Adom YouTube titles

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@adominc (Adom Industries, `UCiWS0GITCbr3I-BDRbF4zkg`).
This skill owns the title. The description, chapters, tags and thumbnail style are in
`adom-youtube-descriptions`; posting identity and cadence are in `social-media-skillpack`.

## What the channel shows (October 2026, 4 long-form videos)

Data: `/home/adom/youtube-research/adominc_videos.json`.

| Date | Title | Chars | Views (Oct 21) | Leads with AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Introducing Hydrogen - Adom Industries | 38 | 1,285 | no |
| 2026-10-03 | AI PCB Design for Engineers | 27 | 9,679 | yes |
| 2026-10-09 | AI Designed This Radio Circuit Board | 36 | 7,935 | yes |
| 2026-10-11 | 1st Ever: AI Designs a Complete PCB in Fusion 360 | 49 | 9,451 | yes |

The three titles that lead with "AI" and name a concrete result each drew 6 to 7 times the views
of the product-name title with a brand suffix. That title ("Introducing Hydrogen - Adom
Industries") is the pattern to avoid: it names a product nobody searches for yet and spends 17
characters on the channel name, which YouTube already shows under every title.

## The formula

**`AI <verb> <what> in <tool>`**

- **AI**: first word. It is the search term and the promise. Exception: a series prefix or a short
  factual opener goes before it (see Colons).
- **verb**: present tense for a demo of the process (`Designs`, `Routes`, `Builds`, `Simulates`,
  `Places`, `Fixes`). Past tense with "This" for a finished-object reveal (`AI Designed This Radio
  Circuit Board`). Pick one; never "Is Designing" or "Can Design".
- **what**: the concrete thing made, as a searcher would name it: `a PCB`, `a Buck Converter`,
  `an AM/FM Radio Board`, `a 4-Layer Board`, `a USB-C Power Supply`. Prefer the circuit or board
  over the chip part number (part numbers go in the description and tags, not the title).
- **in &lt;tool&gt;**: the EDA or CAD tool, spelled the way people search it: `KiCad`,
  `Fusion 360`, `Altium Designer`, `LTspice`. Omit only when no single tool is the point (the
  radio video).

Variations that still follow the formula:
- Topic form when the video is a how-to or overview: `AI PCB Design for Engineers`,
  `AI PCB Design in Altium Designer`.
- Reveal form: `AI Designed This <what>`.

## Hard rules

| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | 30 to 55 characters, spaces included. Count with `printf '%s' "<title>" \| wc -m`. Under 30 wastes the space; over 55 is cut off in search results and on phones (about 60 shows in full on desktop, less on mobile). |
| Case | Title Case. Small words lowercase unless first: a, an, the, and, or, for, in, on, of, to, with. Capitalize verbs and "Is", "This". |
| Acronyms and names | As written by their owners: AI, PCB, KiCad, Fusion 360, Altium Designer, SPICE, LTspice, ngspice, USB-C, AM/FM, MCP. Never "Kicad", "Fusion360", "Pcb". |
| Separators | A colon only, and only after a short factual opener (see below). Never `\|`, never ` - `, no em or en dashes. |
| Brand | No brand suffix (` - Adom Industries`, `\| Adom`). "Adom" may appear only when the Adom product is itself the subject and people will search for it, and then not as a suffix. |
| Voice | Plain, precise, no hype. No exclamation marks, no emoji, no ALL CAPS words, no question bait ("Can AI Really...?"), no "INSANE", "Game Changer", "Revolutionary", "You Won't Believe", "Mind-Blowing", "Ultimate", "Secret". |
| Claims | "1st Ever", "First" only when checkable (we searched YouTube and found none). Numbers only when true and shown in the video. |
| Punctuation | No period at the end. Numerals for numbers (`3`, `4-Layer`, `2 Hours`), `1st` is fine in an opener. |

## Colons

A colon is allowed only after a short factual opener of 1 to 2 words that a viewer can verify:

- `1st Ever:` (a checkable first)
- `Part 3:` (a series position)
- `Live:` (a live recording)

Not allowed: a colon used to stack a second headline (`AI PCB Design: The Future Is Here`), or a
tool name before the colon (`Altium: AI Designs a PCB`). Put the tool at the end after "in".

## Series naming (Part N)

Use a series when videos rebuild the same thing in different tools or continue one project (the
TPS54202 buck board: KiCad, then Fusion 360, then Altium Designer).

- Format: `Part N: AI <verb> <what> in <tool>`. The title must still make sense alone; a viewer
  from search has not seen Part 1.
- Put the Part number in the title only when the series is the reason to watch. Otherwise leave it
  out of the title and link the other parts in the description's Related lines (that is what the
  descriptions skill does).
- Keep the series wording parallel so the titles line up in a playlist:
  `Part 1: AI Designs a Buck Converter in KiCad`, `Part 2: AI Designs a Buck Converter in Fusion 360`,
  `Part 3: AI Designs a Buck Converter in Altium Designer`.
- When an earlier part was published without "Part 1", do not rename it after it has views; use a
  playlist named after the series instead.

## Keywords and search

- The tool name is the strongest keyword. It goes in the title, near the end, after "in", spelled
  as searched: `in KiCad`, `in Fusion 360`, `in Altium Designer`.
- "AI" first, "PCB" (or the circuit name) second where it fits. These are the terms people type:
  "AI PCB design", "AI KiCad", "AI Fusion 360 PCB", "AI Altium".
- One tool per title. If a video spans tools, name the one the video is about and put the rest in
  the description and tags.
- Do not stuff: `AI PCB Design KiCad Altium Fusion 360 Tutorial` reads as spam and loses the click.

## Title and thumbnail headline

They are seen together, so they split the job. The thumbnail headline is 2 to 4 words of punch;
the title carries the searchable facts. Never repeat the title in the thumbnail.

| Title | Thumbnail headline | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| `1st Ever: AI Designs a Complete PCB in Fusion 360` | "AI PCBs in Fusion 360." | Same subject, the thumbnail is the short read, the title adds the "first" claim. Close to repeating; acceptable, but a headline like "No mouse. No clicks." would add more. |
| `AI Designed This Radio Circuit Board` | "I asked AI for a radio." | Thumbnail gives the human angle (the ask), the title gives the result. |
| `AI PCB Design for Engineers` | "AI Engineered PCBs." | Title states the audience, thumbnail states the outcome. |
| `AI Designs a PCB in Altium Designer` | "Now in Altium." | Thumbnail tells returning viewers it is the next tool; title serves search. |

Rules: the thumbnail headline may end with a period (house style), the title never does. If the
tool name is large in the thumbnail visual (a logo or screenshot), the headline can skip it, but
the title keeps it.

## Examples

Good:

| Title | Chars | Note |
|---|---|---|
| `AI Designs a PCB in Altium Designer` | 35 | The formula, clean. |
| `1st Ever: AI Designs a Complete PCB in Fusion 360` | 49 | Checkable first, tool at the end. |
| `AI Designed This Radio Circuit Board` | 36 | Reveal form, no tool needed. |
| `AI Designs a Buck Converter in KiCad` | 36 | Names the circuit people search. |
| `Part 3: AI Designs a Buck Converter in Altium Designer` | 54 | Series, still reads alone. |
| `AI Routes a 4-Layer Board in KiCad` | 34 | Specific verb and spec. |
| `AI Simulates a Buck Converter in LTspice` | 40 | Tool is the keyword. |
| `AI Designs a USB-C Power Supply in Fusion 360` | 45 | Concrete object plus tool. |
| `AI PCB Design in Altium Designer` | 32 | Topic form for an overview. |
| `AI Builds a Component Library in KiCad` | 38 | Works for a non-board task. |

Bad, with the fix:

| Bad | Problem | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| `Introducing Hydrogen - Adom Industries` | Product name nobody searches, brand suffix, dash | `AI Designs PCBs in KiCad with Adom Hydrogen` (43) |
| `AI PCB Design in Altium \| Adom` | Pipe, brand suffix | `AI PCB Design in Altium Designer` (32) |
| `This AI Designs PCBs!!! (INSANE)` | Exclamation marks, caps, hype | `AI Designs a PCB in KiCad` (25, so add the object: `AI Designs a Buck Converter PCB in KiCad`, 40) |
| `Can AI Really Design a Circuit Board?` | Question bait | `AI Designed This Circuit Board` (30) |
| `The Future of Electronics Is Here: AI PCB Design` | Hype, colon after a non-factual opener | `AI PCB Design for Electrical Engineers` (38) |
| `Altium: AI Designs a PCB` | Tool before the colon | `AI Designs a PCB in Altium Designer` (35) |
| `ai designs a pcb in kicad` | Not Title Case, acronyms wrong | `AI Designs a PCB in KiCad` |
| `AI Designs a 12 V to 5 V 1 A TPS54202 Buck Converter in Altium Designer` | 71 characters, part number in title | `AI Designs a Buck Converter in Altium Designer` (46) |
| `AI PCB` | 6 characters, says nothing | `AI Designs a Complete PCB in Fusion 360` (39) |
| `KiCad, Fusion 360, Now Altium: AI PCB Design` | Three tools, colon after a non-factual list | `Part 3: AI Designs the Same PCB in Altium Designer` (50) |
| `Revolutionary AI Tool Designs Circuit Boards` | Buzzword, no tool | `AI Designs Circuit Boards in Fusion 360` (39) |

## Procedure: generate 5 options, best first

1. Collect the facts: what was built (circuit or board), the tool, any checkable first, series
   position, presenter. Read the project's wiki page or the video draft if there is one.
2. Write 8 to 10 candidates: at least 3 in the plain formula, 1 reveal form ("AI Designed This"),
   1 topic form, 1 with a factual opener (`Part N:` or `1st Ever:`) if one applies.
3. Run the checklist on each and drop any that fail.
4. Rank: formula fit first, then the strongest search keyword (the tool name), then
   specificity, then shortness. A plain `AI Designs <what> in <tool>` almost always ranks first.
5. Present 5, numbered, best first, each with its character count in brackets, and one line on
   why the first one wins. Suggest a thumbnail headline that complements option 1.

Count characters in one go:

```bash
while IFS= read -r t; do printf '%3d  %s\n' "$(printf '%s' "$t" | wc -m)" "$t"; done <<'EOF'
AI Designs a PCB in Altium Designer
Part 3: AI Designs a Buck Converter in Altium Designer
EOF
```

## Checklist

- [ ] Starts with "AI", or with a short factual opener and a colon followed by "AI".
- [ ] Says what was made and, when there is one, the tool after "in", spelled as searched.
- [ ] 30 to 55 characters (counted, not guessed).
- [ ] Title Case; acronyms and product names as their owners write them.
- [ ] No `|`, no ` - `, no em or en dashes, no brand suffix, no period at the end.
- [ ] No exclamation marks, no emoji, no ALL CAPS words, no question bait, no hype words.
- [ ] Any "first" or number is true and checkable.
- [ ] Series title (if any) uses `Part N:` and reads on its own.
- [ ] Thumbnail headline complements it, does not repeat it.
- [ ] After choosing: the same title goes in the description draft and the wiki page link text.