# distribution-channels

Guides software distribution across third-party marketplaces and app stores, from platform selection to listing optimization.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 1062
- Author: kostja94
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/channels/distribution/distribution-channels/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/distribution-channels

## What it does

This skill structures software distribution through third-party marketplaces where buyers find and purchase apps. It treats marketplaces differently from link directories like Product Hunt or Taaft because marketplaces handle transactions, procurement, and billing.

The skill covers platform mapping across categories: cloud hyperscalers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, design ecosystems like Figma, mobile stores, browser extensions, Shopify, and GPT stores. It guides listing optimization, advising on enterprise procurement through standard contracts, discoverability in store search, and review collection.

If you plan to use Pinterest Product Pins, you will need Product Schema or a Pinterest Catalog ready. For designing a complete channel mix, this skill points you to `integrated-marketing` instead.

## Requirements
- Works with: Figma, Chrome, AWS

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill distribution-channels -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill distribution-channels -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill distribution-channels -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills distribution-channels
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill distribution-channels -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --path skills/channels/distribution/distribution-channels
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill distribution-channels -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/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/channels/distribution/distribution-channels/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- select target marketplaces for a specific software category
- optimize app store listings for internal marketplace search
- reduce enterprise procurement friction with cloud marketplace contracts
- configure catalog prerequisites for Pinterest Product Pins

## Example prompts
- Plan a distribution strategy for a new Figma plugin
- How should we prepare our AWS Marketplace listing for enterprise buyers?
- Identify the right third-party marketplaces for a developer tool

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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description: When the user wants to plan product distribution via marketplaces, app stores, or third-party platforms. Also use when the user mentions "distribution channels," "marketplace listing," "app store listing," "Figma plugin," "Chrome extension marketplace," "AWS Marketplace," "Shopify app," "GPTs store," "app distribution," or "third-party marketplace." For channel mix, use integrated-marketing.
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# Channels: Distribution Channels

Guides product distribution via third-party marketplaces and app stores. Distinct from **directory-submission** (curated lists, Product Hunt, Taaft)—marketplaces are storefronts where customers discover and purchase apps, plugins, or integrations. Hyperscaler marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP) alone are projected to process $85B+ in software sales by 2028.

**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

## Channel Types

| Type | Definition | Examples |
|------|------------|----------|
| **Direct** | Company sells via own assets | Website, eCommerce, sales team |
| **Indirect** | Third parties sell on your behalf | Marketplaces, app stores, resellers |

**Marketplaces** = Digital storefronts where customers discover and buy; often pre-approved budgets (cloud spend), consolidated billing, faster procurement.

## Marketplace Categories

| Category | Platforms | Product fit |
|----------|-----------|-------------|
| **Design & collaboration** | Figma Community, Canva Apps, Adobe Exchange | Design tools, templates |
| **Browser extensions** | Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons | Extensions, dev tools |
| **Cloud & enterprise** | AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Azure Marketplace | SaaS, data, infra |
| **Mobile** | App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store | Mobile apps, cross-platform |
| **Vertical** | Shopify App Store, Slack App Directory, Salesforce AppExchange, Zoom Marketplace | E-commerce, collaboration, CRM |
| **Developer** | GitHub Marketplace, WordPress Plugins | Dev tools, integrations |
| **AI** | GPTs (OpenAI), emerging AI app stores | AI apps, agents |
| **Social commerce** | Pinterest Product Pins | E-commerce, design tools, templates; Product Schema or Pinterest Catalog |

**Pinterest Product Pins**: Configure product links; shopping tags; link to site. Requires Product Schema or Pinterest Catalog. See **pinterest-posts**.

## Listing Optimization

| Practice | Guideline |
|----------|-----------|
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