# placement-exclusion-manager

Builds placement, network and topic exclusion lists before spend goes live, then packages the A1 evidence an auditor reads.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/ad/activate/placement-exclusion-manager/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/placement-exclusion-manager

## What it does

This skill decides where ads are not allowed to run. Feed it a placements report exported from your ad manager, plus the campaign goal and your brand-safety constraints. Out comes an exclusion set for sites, apps and channels, network opt-outs, and a block list for content-suitability and sensitive topics.

The audit side is covered too. It packages an A1 evidence file — the placements report plus each exclusion decision with a one-line rationale — and hands it to `ad-account-auditor` for the RQS score and the verdict. Audience exclusions it does not derive: it consumes the set from `audience-segment-builder` and references it as-is, so inclusions and exclusions stay consistent.

No placements report means no safe list. The skill marks qualified A1 evidence Unknown, stops the run with `NEEDS_INPUT`, and refuses to guess from the campaign export alone. API keys are optional; a manual export is enough. Every fetched or pasted file is treated as untrusted input, so instructions buried in a CSV are ignored.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill placement-exclusion-manager -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill placement-exclusion-manager -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill placement-exclusion-manager -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills placement-exclusion-manager
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/placement-exclusion-manager/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill placement-exclusion-manager -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path ad/activate/placement-exclusion-manager
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill placement-exclusion-manager -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/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/ad/activate/placement-exclusion-manager/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- flag low-quality and off-brand placements before launch
- opt out of search-partner and audience-network expansion
- block sensitive topics and content-suitability tiers
- reconcile placement exclusions with the audience exclusion set
- package A1 brand-safety evidence for the auditor

## Example prompts
- Build brand-safety exclusion lists for this campaign on Google Ads before launch. Here is my placements report: [path].
- Set placement, network and content-suitability exclusions for the account; constraints: no news, politics or UGC, no competitor sites.
- Package the A1 brand/placement-safety evidence from these placements and campaign exports: [paths].

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: placement-exclusion-manager
slug: aaron-placement-exclusion-manager
displayName: "Placement Exclusion Manager · 品牌安全"
summary: "品牌安全/排除位置/否定受众列表"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "build my brand-safety exclusion lists", "set placement / topic / content exclusions before launch", "add network and audience exclusions", or "prep the A1 brand-safety evidence for the auditor"; produces a placement/network exclusion list, a content-suitability & sensitive-topic block list, an audience/negative-audience exclusion set, and a packaged A1 brand/placement-safety evidence file for the gate. Not for building the audiences you target — use audience-segment-builder; not for computing the RQS or issuing the A1 verdict — use ad-account-auditor. 品牌安全/排除位置/否定受众列表'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use before spend goes live to build brand-safety and exclusion lists: placement/site/app/channel exclusions, network opt-outs (Display/Search-partner/Audience-network), content-suitability and sensitive-topic blocks, and negative-audience/audience exclusions — then package the placements evidence the auditor needs to judge ROAS A1 (brand/placement safety)."
argument-hint: "<account/campaign goal> [platforms] [placements report path] [brand-safety constraints]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "ad", "phase": "activate", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "ad", "activate"], "category": "ad"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "🎯", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# Placement Exclusion Manager
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