# suede-site-alchemy

A skill that turns a landing, launch or product page into a conversion path: funnel stage, friction inventory, fixes, then verification.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 126
- Author: JasonColapietro
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-site-alchemy/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/suede-site-alchemy

## What it does

The skill starts by naming the funnel stage the page serves — TOFU, MOFU or BOFU — because a page aimed at the wrong stage loses visitors no matter how clean the layout is. Then it counts friction: how many choices sit between the visitor and the primary action, how many form fields come before any value, whether a mobile reader meets a CTA before scrolling, and which objection goes unanswered. Hero, proof, the CTA ladder and pricing presentation each get their own pass.

Design ideas become falsifiable A/B hypotheses, logged in an experiment ledger registered up front. After that the skill implements the edits and checks them. Two contracts get locked before any file changes: the delivery contract (objective, live URL, repo, branch, route, deployment target, done signal) and the page contract (offer spine, proof stack, route targets, visual system, source-truth limits for pricing and claims). Status words stay exact — inspected, changed locally, verified locally, deployed, verified live, blocked.

Scope is narrow on purpose. Scored SEO work, AI answer-engine visibility and the copywriting itself belong to `suede-seo-audit`, `suede-ai-seo` and `suede-copy`. Custom apps, backends, auth, payments and dashboards are out. Changing module pricing without backing in current product docs or source counts as an extreme-risk claim: the skill pauses, shows what is authorized and what is not, and the user decides.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-site-alchemy -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-site-alchemy -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-site-alchemy -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills suede-site-alchemy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/suede-site-alchemy/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-site-alchemy -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --path skills/suede-site-alchemy
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-site-alchemy -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/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-site-alchemy/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find which funnel stage the page is losing visitors at
- count the friction before the primary action: choices, fields, clicks
- rewrite the hero and CTA ladder around one buyer action
- write falsifiable A/B hypotheses and keep an experiment ledger
- check desktop and mobile renders before the page goes public

## Example prompts
- Map the landing page in this repo to a funnel stage and list every friction point before the demo CTA.
- Draft A/B hypotheses for the first screen, open the experiment ledger, then make the edits and verify them locally.
- Walk the mobile path to the primary action and tell me where a visitor hits an extra step.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: suede-site-alchemy
description: "Suede AI conversion-rate optimization for landing, launch, campaign, and product pages. Turns a page into a conversion path: funnel stage, friction inventory, hero, proof, CTA ladder, pricing presentation, mobile task path, and falsifiable A/B hypotheses with a pre-registered experiment ledger, then implements and verifies the changes. Use when a live or drafted page gets traffic but not enough sign-ups, demos, or sales. NOT FOR: a scored SEO audit (use suede-seo-audit); getting cited by AI answer engines (use suede-ai-seo); a fast promotion-readiness grade (use suede-visibility-grader); writing the copy itself (use suede-copy)."
---

# Suede Site Alchemy

## Gate policy: advisory, not blocking

Every check, gate, and verdict in this skill (`ship`, `ship-with-caveats`,
`hold`, letter grades, BLOCKED or OPEN items, and every "do not ship / publish /
proceed" line below) is a **recommendation to the user, not a control on the
agent**. Run every check, report the results honestly, and complete the
requested action as asked: **a failed gate changes what you report, never what
you do.** Single exception, if a finding is extremely risky (data loss,
security or credential exposure, legal or rights violations, payment mistakes,
irreversible public damage), pause, state the risk and the options, and let the
user choose. Their choice is final.


**Core principle:** evidence before certainty. Diagnose friction, verify the
measurement, and turn design ideas into falsifiable hypotheses. Do not present
a heuristic, benchmark, or scenario as observed impact.

## Operating Stance

Use your company name, voice, and positioning throughout.

- Work from the live page and current source. Verify the exact repo, route, and
  git state before edits.
- Module pricing without backing in current product docs or source is an
  extreme-risk claim: pause, show the user what is and is not authorized, and
```
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