# brand-intake

Runs a structured brand interview, researches the client online, and builds a brand-context.md file for creative workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 466 installs · ★ 184
- Author: motion-team
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/motion-team/creative-strategy-skills/tree/HEAD/brand-intake/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-11
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/motion-team-brand-intake

## What it does

The skill organizes onboarding into two steps. First, the assistant sends a single grouped batch of intake questions covering product lines, target audience notes, known competitors, and brand constraints.

After the user responds, the agent uses `web_search` and `web_fetch` to research the brand online. It checks product catalogs, founder background, 3–5 direct rivals, messaging tone, and ad constraints before compiling everything into `brand-context.md`.

Without web browsing tools like `web_search` and `web_fetch`, the agent cannot retrieve competitive details or catalog specifics. The resulting document is required before running downstream modules like Hook Writing or Creative Strategy Engine.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --skill brand-intake -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --skill brand-intake -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --skill brand-intake -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install motion-team/creative-strategy-skills brand-intake
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --skill brand-intake -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --path brand-intake
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add motion-team/creative-strategy-skills --skill brand-intake -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/motion-team/creative-strategy-skills/tree/HEAD/brand-intake/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- interview clients to capture core brand guidelines and limits
- inspect online catalogs and alternative solutions through web research
- map tone of voice and creative constraints before drafting ads
- generate a unified `brand-context.md` file for creative modules

## Example prompts
- Run brand intake for Acme Shoes
- Build brand context for our new e-commerce client
- Conduct brand research before we start hook writing

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: brand-intake
description: Runs a structured brand intake interview and then conducts web research to build a comprehensive brand context document. Use this whenever the user says they're working on a new client, wants to build brand context, or says "run brand intake", "conduct brand research" or "build brand context for [brand]". Also trigger when the user starts a creative strategy workflow for a brand that doesn't yet have a context document in the project. This must run BEFORE any Creative Strategy Engine, Hook Writing, or other execution work — it is the prerequisite context layer for all downstream creative strategy.
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# Brand Intake

This does two things in sequence:
1. **Interviews** the user to collect essential seed information about the brand
2. **Researches** the brand using that information to build a comprehensive brand context document

The output is a structured markdown file (`brand-context.md`) that all downstream modules — Creative Strategy Engine, Hook Writing, Creative Mechanics — can reference as the foundational context layer.

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## PHASE 1: INTAKE INTERVIEW

Before researching anything, ask the user the following questions. Ask them **all at once** in a single message — do not drip them one by one. Group them clearly so the user can answer quickly.

### Questions to Ask

**Brand basics:**
1. What's the brand name?
2. What's the brand website URL?
2. What product(s) are you running paid ads for? If multiple, list them. If all, say "all".
3. Is there a specific product or product line you want this context document to focus on, or should it cover the full brand?

**What you already know:**
4. What do you know about this brand and its audience that is important to use in your workflow? (e.g. Age, gender, lifestyle, pain points, values.)
5. Do you know who their main competitors are?
6. Are there any brand constraints you're already aware of? (e.g., can't make health claims, family-friendly tone, sensitive topic, regulated category)

**Creative context:**
7. Do you have any existing creative or messaging you've already seen from this brand that you want to keep in mind?

---

### After the User Answers

Once you have their answers, confirm before proceeding:

> "Got it — I'll use this as my starting point and go research the rest. I'll come back with a full brand context doc. Give me a moment."

Then proceed to Phase 2.

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## PHASE 2: RESEARCH

Using the brand name and URL provided, conduct web research to fill out the full brand context document. Use the `web_search` and `web_fetch` tools.

### Research Checklist

Work through each of these areas. For each one, gather what you can from the brand's website, ad library, reviews, press, and competitor sites.

#### 1. Brand Story & Origin
- How did the brand start? What problem did the founder set out to solve?
- Is there a founder story or mission that drives the brand's identity?
- How long have they been around? Are they a startup, scaling, or established?
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