# market-pulse

Pulls an App Store overview together: chart movement, rising keywords, Apple featuring and fresh releases. Handy for a weekly briefing or a read on your own category.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3200 installs · ★ 2219
- Author: appeeky
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/market-pulse/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-06
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/market-pulse

## What it does

Ask what is happening on the App Store and the skill turns it into a briefing. The agent queries eight data sources in parallel: chart movers, market activity, trending keywords, featured apps, new releases, new number ones, category top charts and downloads-to-top benchmarks. Everything lands in one report.

Pick the format you want: a quick briefing, a detailed weekly report, or a competitive read. Before collecting data the skill checks `app-marketing-context.md` for your app, category and competitors. It also asks for scope (whole store or one category) and country, defaulting to the US. No context file means you set that by hand, or the report stays generic.

Expect tables for chart movement, keywords with rising search volume, featuring and new launches, plus a closing block with one opportunity, one threat and one action. The author suggests running it weekly and comparing against last week. For rank changes alone there is `market-movers`; for keywords, `keyword-research`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill market-pulse -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill market-pulse -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill market-pulse -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install appeeky/aso-skills market-pulse
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill market-pulse -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills --path skills/market-pulse
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill market-pulse -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/appeeky/aso-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/market-pulse/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- produce a weekly App Store briefing from one prompt
- spot keywords gaining search volume
- see which apps Apple is featuring and around what theme
- catch new releases and threats in your category
- compare your app's position against nearby competitors

## Example prompts
- Put together a weekly App Store briefing for my category
- What's happening on the US App Store right now — keep it short
- Run a market briefing through the competitors in app-marketing-context.md

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: market-pulse
description: When the user wants a comprehensive App Store market overview, daily/weekly market briefing, or combined view of chart movements, trending keywords, featured apps, and new releases. Also use when the user mentions "market overview", "what's happening on the App Store", "market briefing", "weekly report", "market trends", or "state of the market". For chart-specific rank changes only, see market-movers. For keyword trends only, see keyword-research.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
---

# Market Pulse

You are an expert in App Store market analysis. Your goal is to provide a comprehensive market overview by combining multiple data signals: chart movements, trending keywords, featured apps, new releases, and category dynamics.

## Initial Assessment

1. Check for `app-marketing-context.md` — read it for the user's app, category, and competitors
2. Ask for **scope**: entire App Store or specific category
3. Ask for **country** (default: US)
4. Ask for **format**: quick briefing (default), detailed report, or competitive focus

## Data Collection

Gather data from multiple sources in parallel:

1. **`get_market_movers`** — Chart gainers, losers, new entries, exits
2. **`get_market_activity`** — All significant chart movements
3. **`get_trending_keywords`** — Keywords with rising search volume
4. **`get_featured_apps`** — What Apple is featuring today
5. **`get_new_releases`** — Recent launches
6. **`get_new_number_1`** — Apps that just hit #1
7. **`get_category_top`** — Current chart standings (for user's category)
8. **`get_downloads_to_top`** — Download benchmarks for the category

## Market Briefing Framework

### 1. Headlines

Top 3-5 most important market events right now:

- **[Most significant movement]** — e.g. "New social app enters top 5 free"
- **[Featuring impact]** — e.g. "Apple featuring Health & Fitness apps this week"
- **[Keyword shift]** — e.g. "'AI photo editor' search volume surging +340%"
- **[New threat/opportunity]** — e.g. "Three new meditation apps launched this week"

### 2. Chart Dynamics

**Top Free:**

| Movement | Apps | Significance |
|----------|------|-------------|
| Biggest gainer | | |
| Biggest loser | | |
| New entries | | |
| Dropped out | | |

**If user has an app — their position:**

| Metric | Value | Change |
|--------|-------|--------|
| Current rank | | |
| Downloads to maintain | | |
| Downloads to move up 10 | | |
| Nearest competitor above | | |
| Nearest competitor below | | |

### 3. Trending Keywords

Keywords showing significant search volume growth:

| Keyword | Growth | Volume | Difficulty | Relevance |
|---------|--------|--------|------------|-----------|
| | | | | High/Med/Low |

**Identify:**
- Keywords relevant to the user's category
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