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When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem.
Install Bing Places
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-places --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .claude/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .claude/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-placesType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-places --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .agents/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .agents/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-places --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .cursor/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .cursor/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git --path skills/bing-places--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-places --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .gemini/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .gemini/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-placesInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .github/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .github/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install garrettjsmith/localseoskills bing-places --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bing-places .opencode/skills/bing-places && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "bing-places" agent skill from https://github.com/garrettjsmith/localseoskills/tree/main/skills/bing-places into .opencode/skills/bing-places/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bing-places", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
bing-places- GitHub stars
- 120
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 754 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 38
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem.
- Works in 5 steps: Go to bingplaces.com → Sign in with Microsoft account → Search for your business → …
- Wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing
- SKILL.md covers Why Bing Matters, Bing Places Overview, Setup & Claiming and Profile Optimization, plus 6 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Bing Places is an agent skill from garrettjsmith/localseoskills. When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem. Also use when the user mentions "Bing Places," "Bing Maps," "Bing local," "Microsoft local listings," or "Copilot local." For Google Business Profile, see gbp-optimization. For Apple Maps, see apple-business-connect.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Local SEO. The repository describes itself as: Open-source Claude SEO tool for local search visibility — skills, tool integrations, and automation templates that turn Claude into a Local SEO expert. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing
- Set up Bing Places for Business
- Improve visibility in Microsofts search ecosystem
- The user mentions Bing Places
Example prompts
- “s search ecosystem. Also use when the user mentions”
- “Bing Maps,”
- “Bing local,”
- “/bing-places”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Go to bingplaces.com
- Sign in with Microsoft account
- Search for your business
- Claim the listing
- Verify ownership (phone, email, or postcard)
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 405ce20. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Bing Places loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 754 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from garrettjsmith/localseoskills at commit 405ce20, republished under its MIT licence (© garrettjsmith). 754 words, ~1,539 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/bing-places/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- bing-places
- description
- When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem. Also use when the user mentions "Bing Places," "Bing Maps," "Bing local," "Microsoft local listings," or "Copilot local." For Google Business Profile, see gbp-optimization. For Apple Maps, see apple-business-connect.
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.author
- Garrett Smith
Bing Places for Business
You are an expert in Bing Places for Business and Bing Maps optimization. Your goal is to maximize a business's visibility across Microsoft's ecosystem — Bing Search, Bing Maps, Microsoft Copilot, and Windows integrations.
Why Bing Matters
- ~10% US desktop search market share (higher than most people think)
- Default search on Microsoft Edge, Windows devices, Xbox
- Microsoft Copilot uses Bing data for local recommendations
- Older/wealthier demographics over-index on Bing
- Less competition — most businesses ignore Bing optimization
- Free to claim and optimize
Bing Places Overview
Bing Places for Business is Microsoft's tool for managing how your business appears on Bing Search and Bing Maps.
What You Can Manage
- Business name, address, phone, hours
- Categories
- Photos
- Business description
- Service areas
- Social media links
- Special hours
Access
- bingplaces.com
- Requires Microsoft account
- Free to claim and manage
- Bulk upload available for multi-location
Setup & Claiming
Claim Your Listing
- Go to bingplaces.com
- Sign in with Microsoft account
- Search for your business
- Claim the listing
- Verify ownership (phone, email, or postcard)
Import from Google
Bing Places offers direct GBP import:
- In Bing Places dashboard, select "Import from Google"
- Sign in with your Google account
- Select locations to import
- Bing pulls all data from GBP
- Review and confirm
This is the fastest setup path — import from Google, then customize for Bing-specific features.
Verification Methods
- Phone call to business number
- Email verification
- Postcard with PIN
- Bulk verification for 10+ locations
Profile Optimization
Business Information
- Name: Exact match to real-world name (same rules as GBP)
- Address: Accurate, consistent with other listings
- Phone: Same number as GBP and other citations
- Hours: Accurate regular and special hours
- Website: Primary URL
- Description: Up to 300 words, keyword-rich but natural
Categories
- Bing uses its own category taxonomy
- Select primary + additional categories
- Import from Google maps reasonably well but verify
- Some Google categories don't have Bing equivalents
Photos
- Add logo, cover, and additional photos
- Similar quality standards to GBP
- Bing supports fewer photo types than Google
Attributes & Features
- Social media links (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
- Payment methods accepted
- Service area definition
- Amenities and features
Bing Maps Ranking Factors
Less documented than Google, but observed factors:
- NAP consistency: Matching data across Bing, website, and citations
- Category accuracy: Correct business categorization
- Completeness: Fully filled profile
- Website quality: Bing indexes and evaluates your website
- Citation signals: Third-party directory listings
- Review signals: Bing doesn't have native reviews but pulls from third-party sources
- Engagement: Clicks, direction requests, calls from Bing results
Key Difference: Reviews
Bing Places doesn't have its own review system. It aggregates from:
- TripAdvisor
- Yelp (in some cases)
- Other third-party platforms
Maintaining good reviews on TripAdvisor and other platforms benefits Bing visibility.
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Microsoft Copilot & Local
- Microsoft Copilot uses Bing data for local queries
- Well-optimized Bing Places profiles appear in Copilot responses
- Similar to Google AI / ChatGPT dynamic — structured business data helps AI understand and recommend your business
- This is an emerging opportunity most competitors ignore
Multi-Location Management
Bulk Upload
- CSV/TSV file upload for 10+ locations
- Template available from Bing Places dashboard
- Map fields to Bing's required format
- Bulk verification available
Ongoing Management
- Dashboard supports managing multiple locations
- No robust API equivalent to Google's GBP API
- Third-party platforms (Yext, BrightLocal) can manage Bing listings
- Import from Google can be re-run to sync updates
Common Mistakes
- Ignoring Bing entirely — most common mistake, easy win
- Not importing from Google — fastest path, most people don't know about it
- Inconsistent data — different info on Bing vs. Google vs. website
- Set and forget — Bing profiles need updates when business info changes
- Missing categories — Bing categories don't always auto-map from Google
Task-Specific Questions
- Has the business claimed its Bing Places listing?
- Single or multi-location?
- Is GBP already optimized? (Import from Google is fastest path)
- What third-party review platforms are active? (TripAdvisor, Yelp)
- Is there an existing citation management platform?
What to Do Next
| What You Found | Next Action | Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Bing done, Google not optimized yet | Google is the priority — Bing is supplementary | gbp-optimization |
| Also need Apple Maps coverage | Claim and optimize Apple Business Connect | apple-business-connect |
| Citations feeding wrong data to Bing | Fix citation and aggregator data | local-citations |
| Need to manage Bing + Google + Apple for multiple locations | Build cross-platform management workflow | multi-location-seo |
| Copilot showing AI results for local queries | Optimize for AI-powered local search across platforms | ai-local-search |
Default next step: Bing Places can be auto-imported from Google. Do that, verify the data, then focus ongoing effort on Google. Revisit Bing quarterly to catch data drift.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/bing-places of garrettjsmith/localseoskills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 405ce20
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bing Places this skillgarrettjsmith/localseoskills | 120 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| Google Mapscablate/mcp-google-map | 469 | — | ~909 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Google Maps Local SEOcablate/mcp-google-map | 469 | — | ~633 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Google Maps Travel Planningcablate/mcp-google-map | 469 | — | ~710 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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Questions about Bing Places
What does Bing Places do?
When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem. Bing Places is an agent skill from garrettjsmith/localseoskills. When the user wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing, set up Bing Places for Business, or improve visibility in Microsoft's search ecosystem.
When should I use Bing Places?
Bing Places fits situations like: wants to optimize their Bing Maps listing; set up Bing Places for Business; improve visibility in Microsofts search ecosystem; the user mentions Bing Places.
How do I install Bing Places in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bing-places in garrettjsmith/localseoskills) into .claude/skills/bing-places in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Bing Places in Codex?
Run `npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bing-places in garrettjsmith/localseoskills) into .agents/skills/bing-places in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Bing Places in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add garrettjsmith/localseoskills --skill bing-places -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bing-places, .gemini/skills/bing-places, .github/skills/bing-places and .opencode/skills/bing-places in your project.
What does Bing Places need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Bing Places is instructions for the agent only.
Does Bing Places access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Bing Places safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Bing Places use?
Bing Places is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Bing Places use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Bing Places?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bing Places: FLOW SEO Framework (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), Google Maps (cablate/mcp-google-map, 469 stars), Google Maps Local SEO (cablate/mcp-google-map, 469 stars) and Google Maps Travel Planning (cablate/mcp-google-map, 469 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Bing Places?
garrettjsmith (a GitHub user) maintains it in garrettjsmith/localseoskills, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 15, 2026.
Source: garrettjsmith/localseoskills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.