founder-marketing-skills — Claude Code skill: install guide
A set of skills for social search audits, keyword research, growth strategy, and competitor analysis. Use it to explore marketing options for a business with an agent.
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a claude-codeWhat founder-marketing-skills does
The skill covers four marketing tasks: checking whether TikTok and Instagram search fit a niche, finding social platform keywords, drafting a growth strategy, and auditing competitors. The agent needs a business description and target audience to work from.
Run a task with /audit, /keywords, /strategy, or /competitors. A competitor audit examines SEO, content, and social media presence. Have a competitor list ready for that request.
For Claude Code, run npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a claude-code. The skill file is placed at ~/.claude/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.md.
What it helps with
- check whether TikTok and Instagram search fit a niche
- find keywords people use on social platforms
- draft a marketing strategy and posting plan
- audit competitors' SEO and content
Example prompts for the agent
- /audit Assess whether TikTok and Instagram search fit my business. Description: expense tracking app. Audience: freelancers.
- /keywords Research social platform keywords for an online booking service and group them by intent.
- /competitors Audit the marketing of Asana, Monday.com, and ClickUp. Compare SEO, content, and social media.
How to install founder-marketing-skills
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/founder-marketing-skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install reason-machines/marketing-skills founder-marketing-skills2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/reason-machines/marketing-skills --path skills/founder-marketing-skillsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about founder-marketing-skills
How do I install founder-marketing-skills in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill founder-marketing-skills -a claude-code. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/founder-marketing-skills/SKILL.md.
What does founder-marketing-skills do?
It provides tasks for social search audits, keyword research, growth strategy, and competitor marketing analysis.
What should I provide for a competitor audit?
Give the agent a short business description and a competitor list. The audit covers SEO, content, and social media presence.