YouTube Comments Agent with OpenClaw
This is not a coding job and it does not need a coding agent: read a list of comments, group them, weigh a few against written rules, write one Slack message. OpenClaw is approachable enough that the creator or whoever runs the channel can own it without a developer nearby. The only technical step is connecting the Google account that owns the channel.
Watch it work before it's live
Run a staged conversation — no account needed. The agent handles it for real while a simulated world answers its tool calls; nothing touches real accounts, and nothing is actually sent.
Comments digest, Tuesday 14 April
312,000 subscribers. Overnight there are 214 new comments across six videos, 90 of them on Sunday's dovetail jig tutorial, which has passed 180,000 views. Eleven people ask which router bit was used and the video never says, four ask whether the jig fits an imperial base, and one account named for a Spanish tool brand asks who handles paid collaborations.
Set up in minutes
Using this template drops you into a guided setup. It asks exactly this, nothing else:
Connect YouTube
One sign-in. The agent acts through your account, scoped to what this template uses.
Connect Slack
One sign-in. The agent acts through your account, scoped to what this template uses.
Channel rules
What your channel wants surfaced and how you sound when you answer: which questions deserve a reply, who handles sponsorship and press, what you treat as spam, and any subject you never discuss in the comments. Draft replies copy the tone you describe here.
Runs on OpenClaw
Preselected for this page — connect your OpenClaw account during setup, or switch to NoClick's built-in models with one click.
Watch it handle a test run
A staged conversation against a simulated world — then it’s live.
Why OpenClaw for this agent
A creator can own it
The one thing to maintain is the channel rules paragraph. No queries, no scripts, and no scheduler to look after between mornings.
Hosted, so it runs at seven
The morning pass happens whether or not anybody opens a laptop, which is the entire reason the list is waiting when you get up.
Before you fork
What does connecting the channel actually give it?
Read operations on the channel you own, its videos and the comments on them. No moderation or reply operation exists in the workflow, so the connection cannot be used to remove a comment or post as the channel. Sponsorship and press comments come through with the account and what was asked for, and answering them stays a human decision.
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Put YouTube Comments Agent to work on OpenClaw
Free to start. Guided setup, a test run against staged conversations, and it's live.