# positioning-truth-tracer

Reconciles marketing positioning against actual shippable stages and the claims ledger. It flags unverified claims with [needs source] before launch.

- 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/narrative/trace/positioning-truth-tracer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/positioning-truth-tracer

## What it does

The skill evaluates an existing positioning canvas against shippable reality across release stages (`draft`, `alpha`, `beta`, or `GA`). It inspects `memory/claims/claims-ledger.md` and categorizes every differentiator with Measured, User-provided, or `[needs source]` status.

This tool acts strictly as a verifier in the TALE loop and feeds the T1 differentiation veto. It does not compose a positioning canvas or validate claims on its own. If you lack a canvas, run `positioning-mapper` first. Claims adjudication belongs to `offer-claims-registry`. Without input records, it cannot trace truth.

Outputs go to `memory/narrative/positioning-truth-tracer/`, while unverified statements pass via `registry-events.py` into event logs like `memory/events/claims.ndjson`. It never writes canonical decisions directly.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill positioning-truth-tracer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill positioning-truth-tracer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill positioning-truth-tracer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/positioning-truth-tracer/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 positioning-truth-tracer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/positioning-truth-tracer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill positioning-truth-tracer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path narrative/trace/positioning-truth-tracer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill positioning-truth-tracer -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/narrative/trace/positioning-truth-tracer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- reconcile positioning claims against shippable product stages
- flag undefended market differentiators as `[needs source]`
- test an onlyness statement against competitors and stage records
- prepare a verified truth set for downstream messaging architecture

## Example prompts
- Trace the positioning truth for our product. Canvas is at `memory/launch/positioning-mapper/canvas.md`, stage is beta.
- Reconcile our positioning canvas against the claims ledger and mark every differentiator needing proof.
- Test our current onlyness statement against named alternatives and the shippable stage.

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

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---
name: positioning-truth-tracer
slug: aaron-positioning-truth-tracer
displayName: "Positioning Truth Tracer · 定位真相校准"
summary: "定位画布对齐可交付现实与主张台账/差异化真相集"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "check our positioning against what we can actually ship", "trace which differentiators we can defend", or "reconcile the positioning canvas with the claims ledger"; reconciles the reused positioning canvas against the shippable stage and the claims ledger to produce a differentiation truth set — every differentiating claim verifiable or marked ''[needs source]'' — that TALE-T1 is judged against. Not for building the canvas — use positioning-mapper; not for adjudicating claims — use offer-claims-registry; not for authoring the message house — use message-system-architect. 定位真相/差异化校准/可交付现实/主张核对'
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 in the TALE Trace phase after a positioning canvas exists, to reconcile it against shippable reality (the launch-registry stage record) and the claims ledger, then produce the differentiation truth set that the T1 veto is judged against. Every differentiating claim is either verifiable now or marked [needs source] and routed to the claims candidates. Not the canvas itself (reuse positioning-mapper) and not claim adjudication (offer-claims-registry)."
argument-hint: "<product / brand> [positioning canvas path] [stage: draft|alpha|beta|GA]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "narrative", "phase": "trace", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "narrative", "trace"], "category": "narrative"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "📖", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# Positioning Truth Tracer
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