# suppress-global-unsubscribes

Finds globally unsubscribed HubSpot contacts, audits their status, and guides the manual move to non-marketing status.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes

## What it does

This skill searches HubSpot contacts with a global email opt-out, counts those still marked as marketing contacts, and groups the results by lifecycle stage. It also prepares a CSV audit. The workflow has four stages: plan, before-state check, manual action, and after-state check.

The package includes `scripts/before.py` and `scripts/after.py`, run with `uv run`. The API is used for discovery and auditing, while `hs_marketable_status` is read-only through the API. Suppression must happen in the HubSpot UI or through a workflow. When the result set exceeds 10000 contacts, segmented searches are needed because of the Search API pagination cap.

You need Python 3.10+, `uv`, a `.env` file containing `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN`, and `crm.objects.contacts.read` plus `crm.lists.read` or `crm.lists.write` access. The manual UI step requires Super Admin or Marketing Hub Admin permissions.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill suppress-global-unsubscribes -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill suppress-global-unsubscribes -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill suppress-global-unsubscribes -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills suppress-global-unsubscribes
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill suppress-global-unsubscribes -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill suppress-global-unsubscribes -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/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find contacts with a global email opt-out
- count unsubscribed contacts still marked for marketing
- group contacts by lifecycle stage
- export an audit CSV
- verify the state after manual suppression

## Example prompts
- Check HubSpot for globally unsubscribed contacts and prepare the action plan.
- Run `scripts/before.py`, create the CSV audit, and show the lifecycle-stage breakdown.
- After I suppress the contacts in HubSpot, run `scripts/after.py` and compare the results.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: suppress-global-unsubscribes
description: "Identify and suppress globally unsubscribed contacts to ensure legal compliance and reduce billing. Hybrid approach: API for discovery and audit, manual UI for suppression (hs_marketable_status is read-only)."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: database-hygiene
---

# Suppress Globally Unsubscribed Contacts

## Purpose

Contacts who have globally unsubscribed cannot legally be sent marketing emails under CAN-SPAM, GDPR, or CASL. Despite this, they may still be classified as "marketing contacts" in HubSpot, meaning the organization is paying for contacts it cannot and must not email. This skill identifies all globally unsubscribed contacts, analyzes their lifecycle distribution, and guides suppression.

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with `crm.objects.contacts.read` and `crm.lists.read`/`crm.lists.write` scopes
- Python 3.10+ with `uv` for package management
- A `.env` file containing `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN`
- Super Admin or Marketing Hub Admin permissions for the manual UI suppression step

## Scripts

Script paths are relative to this skill's directory. Run them from your project directory so `.env`, `data/`, and `reports/` resolve there: prefix each path with wherever this skill is installed (`skills/suppress-global-unsubscribes/` in a clone of the repo).

| Stage | Script | Run with |
|-------|--------|----------|
| Before | [`scripts/before.py`](./scripts/before.py) | `uv run scripts/before.py` |
| After | [`scripts/after.py`](./scripts/after.py) | `uv run scripts/after.py` |

There is no execute script: the marketing-status change itself must happen via a HubSpot workflow or the UI (see Key Constraint and Stage 3).

## Key Constraint

**`hs_marketable_status` is read-only via the API.** The API handles discovery and audit. Actual suppression must happen in the HubSpot UI.

## Execution Pattern

This skill follows a 4-stage execution pattern: **Plan -> Before -> Execute -> After**.

### Stage 1: Plan

Before writing any code, confirm with the user:

1. **Do not re-subscribe anyone.** Even if the unsubscribe pattern looks like a batch import error, re-subscribing contacts without explicit consent violates CAN-SPAM and GDPR.
2. **Billing impact**: Non-marketing status changes take effect at the start of the next billing cycle.
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