# developer-listening

A skill that helps your agent follow what developers say about your product, your competitors and the problems they hit, across GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Twitter and Discord.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 87
- Author: jonathimer
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/developer-listening/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/developer-listening

## What it does

The skill gives the agent a method for developer listening. You sort keywords into groups first: brand, competitors, problem space, buy intent. From there the agent hunts mentions on technical platforms and helps you rank them.

What you get is a playbook, not a scraper. It covers picking a monitoring tool, notes per platform, and rules for replying — answer the question before you name your product, state your affiliation. The competitive section lists what to record: praise, criticism, feature requests, churn signals.

Priorities come with time windows. Negative posts from current users and direct product questions get attention within hours; neutral recommendations and public feature requests within 24–48 hours. Discord is the awkward one: you have to join servers by hand, so plan for manual work there.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill developer-listening -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill developer-listening -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill developer-listening -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jonathimer/devmarketing-skills developer-listening
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/developer-listening/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill developer-listening -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --path skills/developer-listening
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jonathimer/devmarketing-skills --skill developer-listening -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/jonathimer/devmarketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/developer-listening/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot unhappy users before they switch to a competitor
- build one keyword list for brand, competitors and problem space
- see what people praise and criticise about a rival
- rank mentions by how fast a reply is needed
- find documentation gaps through Stack Overflow questions

## Example prompts
- Set up monitoring for mentions of our product on GitHub and Hacker News
- What have developers been saying about our competitor in the last 30 days?
- Find Reddit threads where someone needs a tool like ours

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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  Monitor what developers say about your brand, competitors, and the problems they're solving.
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# Developer Listening

Monitor developer conversations across platforms to understand sentiment, find engagement opportunities, and gather competitive intelligence.

## Overview

Developer listening is the practice of systematically monitoring what developers say about your brand, competitors, and the problems your product solves. Unlike traditional social listening, developer listening requires monitoring technical platforms where developers actually spend time: GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit programming communities, Stack Overflow, Twitter/X, and Discord servers.

Effective developer listening helps you:
- Understand how developers perceive your product
- Find frustrated users who need help (and might churn)
- Discover engagement opportunities before competitors
- Gather unfiltered product feedback
- Track competitive positioning in real conversations
- Identify content gaps and documentation issues

## Setting Up Your Monitoring Strategy

### 1. Define Your Keyword Categories

Before setting up monitoring, organize keywords into categories:

**Brand Keywords:**
- Your product name and common misspellings
- Your company name
- Key team members' names (for attribution)
- Your GitHub org/repos
- Your Twitter handles

**Competitor Keywords:**
- Direct competitor names
- Competitor product features
- Competitor pricing/plan names

**Problem Keywords:**
- Pain points your product solves
- Error messages you help with
- Workflow descriptions ("deploy to kubernetes", "manage API keys")
- "How do I..." phrases relevant to your space

**Buy Intent Keywords:**
- "[category] recommendation"
- "best [tool type] for [use case]"
- "looking for [solution]"
- "alternative to [competitor]"
- "[competitor] vs"

### 2. Set Up Monitoring Tools

Choose a social listening tool that aggregates mentions across developer platforms (GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Twitter).

**Recommended Keyword Structure:**
- Create separate keywords for brand, competitors, and problem spaces
- Use exact match for brand names to reduce noise
- Use broader matching for problem keywords
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