# sponsor-research

Research sponsors across podcasts and YouTube, or trace a brand’s placements by show, ad-read count, dates, and current status.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 75
- Author: arcmira
- License: LicenseRef-Proprietary · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/sponsor-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sponsor-research

## What it does

This skill handles two research paths. It can rank recurring sponsors for a show using ad-read activity, with first and latest appearances, or group a brand’s advertising placements by show. Results include counts and can surface a sample ad read when the service returns one.

The workflow first resolves a user’s name to an entity ID. Ambiguous matches are returned as choices, while an assumed match carries the evidence behind it. It runs through `arcmira_execute_read` and uses `arcmira.resolve`, `arcmira.sponsors`, and `arcmira.recommendations`; paginated results are collected before counting.

A show lookup needs a YouTube channel ID, while brand research uses an entity ID. If the API returns `recommendations_not_enabled`, the brand-to-shows path cannot run because access and the required account tier are controlled by the API.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill sponsor-research -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill sponsor-research -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill sponsor-research -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arcmira/mcp sponsor-research
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill sponsor-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arcmira/mcp --path plugins/arcmira/skills/sponsor-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill sponsor-research -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/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/sponsor-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- identify a show’s recurring sponsors
- count a brand’s ad reads
- track first and latest sponsor appearances
- list shows carrying a brand’s ads
- compare sponsors shared by two shows

## Example prompts
- Find the recurring sponsors for the YouTube show “TBPN”, with ad-read counts and first and latest dates.
- Show which programs advertised Mercury during the last 90 days, grouped by show.
- Compare the sponsors of these two shows and return the brands they share.

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