Channels
Channels are the top-level organizer in CRAFT. Each channel has its own character personality, topics, voice settings, and content library.
Creating a Channel
- Click + Add Channel in the sidebar
- Enter a Channel Name (e.g., "Tech Explained")
- Enter a Character Name (your on-screen persona, e.g., "Alex")
- Click Create
Channel Settings
Click the gear icon that appears when hovering over a channel in the sidebar.
Character
- Name — your character's display name
- Description — personality, tone, speaking style. This is fed to the AI for all content generation.
- Topics — content themes (e.g., "cloud computing", "DevOps", "terraform"). Used as default search hints in Discover.
- Tags — organizational labels for your ideas and scripts
AI Character Creator
Click Create Character in Settings to have AI generate a full character description from a few inputs: tone, audience, inspiration, and quirks.
Voice
Configure a default TTS voice for audio generation:
- Service — Edge TTS (free), ElevenLabs, or OpenAI
- Voice — cascading filters by language, gender, then specific voice
- Test — preview the voice before saving
Analytics
- RPM — Revenue Per Mille (per 1,000 views). Used for earnings estimates in Discover.
- Niche Presets — quick-select RPM values (Gaming $3, Tech $6, Finance $10, etc.)
CLAUDE.md
The AI Context editor lets you view and edit the CLAUDE.md file that shapes Claude's responses for this channel. In Character mode, it's auto-generated from your settings. In Raw mode, you can write custom instructions.
Switching Channels
Click any channel in the sidebar to switch. All panels (Ideas, Scripts, Discover, etc.) update to show that channel's content.
Channel Ownership & Multi-Tenant Isolation
Each channel is owned by the user who created it. Access is controlled by Keycloak roles:
| Role | See Own Channels | See Others' Channels | Edit Others' Channels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Editor | Yes | Yes (read-only) | No |
| Standard | Yes | No | No |
When you create a channel, it is automatically assigned to your user account. Admins can view and manage all channels across all users.
The sidebar shows your username and role badge at the bottom.
Multiple Channels
You can create as many channels as you need — one per YouTube channel, or separate ones for different content series.