# ad-library-teardown

This skill pulls active ads from the Meta, Google and LinkedIn ad libraries and breaks them into hooks, offers and CTAs. Useful when you want to see what the market is testing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1300 installs · ★ 4806
- Author: ScrapeCreators
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ad-library-teardown

## What it does

The skill runs on the ScrapeCreators API. For Meta it searches ads by company or query, fetches ad details and pulls video transcripts. Google covers advertiser search and company ads, LinkedIn covers search and ad detail. Transcripts exist for Meta only.

The agent then clusters what it finds by pain point, persona, offer, proof, objection and comparison angle. Output is a markdown teardown: a summary, an angle table with example ads, a swipe file of hooks and headlines, offers and CTAs, transcript notes and a list of tests. Test ideas come from repeated patterns and gaps, not from thin air.

You need `SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY` in your environment before anything runs — without it the API calls fail. The skill also warns against reading an active ad as a winner. Spend, conversion rate and targeting are not public, so it will not hand you performance numbers.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill ad-library-teardown -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ad-library-teardown/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill ad-library-teardown -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill ad-library-teardown -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills ad-library-teardown
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill ad-library-teardown -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --path skills/ad-library-teardown
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills --skill ad-library-teardown -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ad-library-teardown/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- tear down a competitor's active Meta ads
- build a swipe file of hooks and headlines for your own creative
- compare offers and CTAs across several advertisers
- summarize a video ad transcript
- generate test ideas from repeated angles and gaps

## Example prompts
- tear down this competitor's active Meta ads and pull the hooks and offers
- compare the messaging in ads from three competitors and show what they're testing
- summarize the video ad transcripts for this advertiser

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: ad-library-teardown
description: Use when the user wants to analyze active ads from Meta/Facebook, Google, or LinkedIn ad libraries; tear down a competitor's messaging; extract hooks, offers, CTAs, video transcripts, landing page claims, and test ideas from public ads.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch

version: 1.0.0
author: ScrapeCreators
license: MIT
homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
repository: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      env:
        - SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
    primaryEnv: SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
    homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
    tags:
      - social-media
      - research
      - scrapecreators
---

# Ad Library Teardown

## Overview

Analyze public ads to understand a competitor's messaging, offers, creative strategy, and testing angles. The output should be a practical teardown marketers can use to write better ads or decide what to test.

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

- analyze a competitor's active ads
- search Meta/Facebook, Google, or LinkedIn ad libraries
- extract ad hooks, CTAs, claims, offers, and landing page angles
- compare ad messaging across competitors
- summarize video ad transcripts
- generate ad test ideas from competitor ads

## Data Sources

| Ad library | Search/list endpoint | Detail endpoint | Transcript endpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta/Facebook | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads`, `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/ads`, `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/companies` | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad` | `/v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad/transcript` |
| Google | `/v1/google/adLibrary/advertisers/search`, `/v1/google/company/ads` | `/v1/google/ad` | n/a |
| LinkedIn | `/v1/linkedin/ads/search` | `/v1/linkedin/ad` | n/a |

## Workflow

1. **Find the advertiser**
   - Use company search endpoints when the user provides only a brand name.
   - Use domain/advertiser/page IDs when available.

2. **Fetch active ads**
   - Prefer active ads unless the user asks for historical analysis.
   - Capture platform, advertiser/page, ad ID, start date, creative type, text, headline, CTA, destination URL, and source URL.

3. **Fetch details for representative ads**
   - Enrich the ads with detail endpoints.
   - For video Meta ads, fetch transcripts when available.

4. **Cluster messaging**
   Group ads by:
   - pain point
   - persona
   - offer
   - proof/social proof
   - feature/benefit
   - objection handled
   - comparison/alternative angle
```
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