GUIDE.01 / OPEN-SOURCE AGENT WORKFLOWS

Marketing skills for AI agents:
from prompt to operating method.

A marketing skill is a reviewable package of instructions, evidence rules, templates, and checkpoints that helps an AI agent complete a recurring marketing job. This guide explains the format, the trust model, and a practical way to start with China workflows.

FORMAT
OPEN SOURCE
MODULES
10
LANGUAGE
EN + ZH
UPDATED
2026-08-09
01 / DEFINITION

A reusable method the agent can inspect and follow.

Prompts usually describe one request. Marketing skills for AI agents preserve the repeatable operating method behind that request: when to use it, what evidence is required, which steps to run, what to deliver, and where a person must decide.

The skill does not replace market judgment. It gives the agent a stable procedure and gives the human reviewer a visible standard for checking the work. In this library, the differentiator is China execution context: local platforms, Chinese-language output, evidence boundaries, and explicit owner handoffs.

A useful skill reduces repeated setup. A reliable skill also makes its assumptions, limits, and review points visible.
02 / CHOOSE THE RIGHT LAYER

Skill, prompt, and tool solve different parts of the job.

PROMPT

One request

Tells the agent what you want now. Fast to write, but the process and quality bar can disappear in the next conversation.

Use for a specific brief, question, or adjustment.
SKILL

Reusable method

Packages triggers, procedure, evidence rules, templates, and boundaries so the same job can be run and reviewed consistently.

Use for recurring work with a known operating method.
TOOL / MCP

Connection or action

Lets the agent retrieve data or act in another system. A tool provides capability; a skill tells the agent how to use capabilities within a sound workflow.

Use when the job needs files, search, analytics, publishing, or another system.

The strongest setup combines all three: a clear prompt starts the job, a skill controls the method, and approved tools provide the data or actions.

03 / QUALITY ANATOMY

What should a reliable marketing skill contain?

Before installation, inspect the source. A serious open-source marketing skill should make these six layers easy to find.

  1. 01

    Trigger and boundaries

    The jobs that should activate the skill, plus the cases where it should stop or hand control back.

  2. 02

    Minimum inputs

    The decision, audience, market, source material, owner, and deadline needed before execution.

  3. 03

    Execution protocol

    A sequenced method with research depth, evidence handling, drafting, review, and handoff rules.

  4. 04

    Deliverable structure

    A concrete template or acceptance standard—not only general advice about what good work looks like.

  5. 05

    Evidence and risk rules

    How to separate verified facts, inference, unknowns, sensitive material, and time-sensitive claims.

  6. 06

    Files and dependencies

    Readable references, scripts, and tool requirements with paths that can be reviewed before use.

04 / INSTALL AND RUN

Inspect first. Then install one skill or the full library.

The repository uses the open Agent Skills directory structure. List the available modules before changing your environment, then start with one low-risk job if you want a smaller trial.

PREVIEW / NO INSTALL YETREADY
npx skills add fffffrost/market-skills --list
INSTALL / ALL 10 MODULESREADY
npx skills add fffffrost/market-skills
HOST / COMPATIBILITY

The project documents workflows for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and other hosts that support the Agent Skills convention. Host behavior can differ, so reload the project and test with the example task on the selected skill page.

Open the complete install and troubleshooting guide
05 / CHAIN A REAL JOB

Choose by job, then preserve the handoff.

For a product or China campaign launch, the output of one skill becomes the controlled input to the next. The sequence below comes from the live product-launch workflow.

  1. 01
    China Competitor Landscape

    Map the competitive landscape

    Open skill
  2. 02
    China Market Positioning

    Choose a China-market position

    Open skill
  3. 03
    China Integrated Campaign Brief

    Lock the campaign job

    Open skill
  4. 04
    Chinese B2B Messaging

    Prepare the launch message

    Open skill
  5. 05
    China Campaign Retrospective

    Review and choose the next move

    Open skill
See all three end-to-end workflows
06 / TRUST PROTOCOL

Open source helps only when you actually review it.

A skill can influence how an agent reads files, researches, writes, or calls tools. Treat installation as adding a method to your working environment, not as copying harmless text.

SOURCE

Read SKILL.md, linked references, scripts, and external dependencies before installation.

DATA

Start with public or synthetic material. Do not paste accounts, keys, client documents, or confidential strategy into an unreviewed workflow.

TOOLS

Confirm which file, network, analytics, publishing, or connector permissions the host may grant.

HUMAN

Keep a named owner for claims, commitments, legal or brand review, and any irreversible external action.

FAQ / SEARCH NOTES

Common questions about marketing skills for AI agents.

01Is a marketing skill just a long prompt?

No. A prompt expresses the current request. A skill packages a reusable trigger, procedure, evidence standard, deliverable structure, and boundary that can be inspected across jobs.

02Can I install only one skill?

Yes. Use the stable slug shown on a skill page with the --skill option. Listing the repository first lets you verify the available modules before installation.

03Do skills automatically get access to my data?

Not by themselves. Access depends on the host, tools, connectors, and permissions you enable. Review those permissions and start with non-sensitive inputs.

04Which AI coding agents can use these skills?

This project documents Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and other Agent Skills-compatible hosts. Exact discovery, reload, and permission behavior may vary by host.

NEXT / PICK A REAL JOB

Start with one reviewable workflow, not a blank prompt.

Browse the library by task, inspect the source, and test one skill with non-sensitive material before expanding the operating layer.

Browse all marketing skillsReview the source on GitHub