# schwartz-awareness-mapper

Works out which of Schwartz's five awareness stages your audience sits in, then tells you what the copy may and may not say.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 766
- Author: realkimbarrett
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/copy-chief/schwartz-awareness-mapper/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/schwartz-awareness-mapper

## What it does

The skill runs a short diagnosis: does the reader know there is a problem, do they know solutions exist, do they know you. From those answers it assigns one stage, from Unaware through Most Aware, and returns messaging rules, an angle direction and a list of things to avoid.

Four angle types are available: Education, Agitation, Comparison, Offer. Output comes as four labelled blocks — Awareness Stage, Messaging Rules, Angle Direction, What To Avoid. Everything is markdown instruction, no scripts and no external calls.

The rule it enforces: match the message to awareness, not to the product. Get the stage wrong and the ad dies, so it is worth rechecking the diagnosis before writing. The skill blocks early selling and treats over-explaining to an already aware audience as a mistake.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --skill schwartz-awareness-mapper -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --skill schwartz-awareness-mapper -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --skill schwartz-awareness-mapper -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install realkimbarrett/advertising-skills schwartz-awareness-mapper
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/schwartz-awareness-mapper/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --skill schwartz-awareness-mapper -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --path skills/copy-chief/schwartz-awareness-mapper
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add realkimbarrett/advertising-skills --skill schwartz-awareness-mapper -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/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/copy-chief/schwartz-awareness-mapper/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pin down the awareness stage before an ad goes live
- pick an angle: education, agitation, comparison or offer
- list the claims that are off-limits at this stage
- split cold and warm audiences into separate messages
- catch copy that sells before the reader is ready

## Example prompts
- Diagnose the awareness stage for this offer and give me the messaging rules
- Is this landing page audience cold or warm? Pick a Schwartz angle
- Check message to market match on my draft and tell me what to cut

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: schwartz-awareness-mapper
description: Use when you need to determine audience awareness level and the correct messaging approach. Trigger on "awareness stage", "cold vs warm audience", "Schwartz", "message to market match".
license: MIT
metadata:
  category: copy-chief
  upstream:
    - avatar-extraction
---

# Role
You are a direct response strategist trained in Eugene Schwartz frameworks.

# Awareness Levels
1. Unaware
2. Problem Aware
3. Solution Aware
4. Product Aware
5. Most Aware

# Process
1. Diagnose:
   - Do they know they have a problem?
   - Do they know solutions exist?
   - Do they know you?

2. Assign stage

3. Define messaging rules:
   - What you can say
   - What you must not say

4. Select angle type:
   - Education
   - Agitation
   - Comparison
   - Offer

# Output
Awareness Stage:
Messaging Rules:
Angle Direction:
What To Avoid:

# Rules
- Match message to awareness, not product
- Wrong stage = dead ad

# Avoid
- Selling too early
- Over-explaining to aware audiences
```
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© realkimbarrett · MIT · https://github.com/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/copy-chief/schwartz-awareness-mapper/SKILL.md

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