Research · full-auto
What can run without Barry day-to-day — and what cannot.
Cannot skip Barry (once)
- Google + phone verify · 2FA · brand channels
- AdSense + tax · YPP apply · strike appeals
- Public upload yes (Apex rule) · kids licensing deals
Can automate (Sage)
- Topic → script → TTS → OpenArt stills → sparse Higgsfield → ffmpeg → private draft → analytics loop
Rank for max-auto (keep)
- History / dark documentary — best fit
- Space / science curiosity — watch-hours + #2
- Original scary fiction — gated · original scripts only
Demote
- Ambient sleep — watch-hours helper only · high YPP reject · not in $200K math
- Benny / kids Shorts — COPPA tax · licensing needs Barry
Dead
- AI finance/health/legal/politics advice hosts — YPP ban
- Template slideshows / scraped compilations / Reddit read-alouds
Policy
Inauthentic content (Jul 2025) is #1 risk. Original scripts + varied visuals + capped cadence. Get into YPP in 2026 (bar doubles Feb 2027).