Agent skill

Book Seed Marketing

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Book Seed Marketing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill book-seed-marketing -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins book-seed-marketing --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/book-seed-marketing .claude/skills/book-seed-marketing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
book-seed-marketing
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~760 tokens
SKILL.md length
330 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
716
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth.

  • Works in 5 steps: Confirm The Book Is Seedable → Choose A Seed Strategy → Turn Manuscript Work Into Marketing → …
  • Choosing launch channels
  • SKILL.md covers Core Lens, Reference Routing, Workflow and Quality Bar
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Book Seed Marketing is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth. Use when choosing launch channels, planning a podcast or digital book tour, Amazon PPC, event giveaways, bulk sales, writing in public, content schedules, or email capture for a practical book.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `references/core/checklist.md`, `references/core/examples.md` and `references/core/knowledge.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Paid advertising. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Choosing launch channels
  • Planning a podcast
  • Digital book tour
  • Event giveaways

Example prompts

  • “/book-seed-marketing”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm The Book Is Seedable
  2. Choose A Seed Strategy
  3. Turn Manuscript Work Into Marketing
  4. Capture Interest
  5. Return A Practical Plan

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e1456a. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Book Seed Marketing loads about 760 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 330 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~760
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.7k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 3e1456a, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 330 words, ~760 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/book-seed-marketing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
book-seed-marketing
description
Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth. Use when choosing launch channels, planning a podcast or digital book tour, Amazon PPC, event giveaways, bulk sales, writing in public, content schedules, or email capture for a practical book.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Book Seed Marketing
metadata.category
Writing
metadata.tags
marketing,books,nonfiction,launch,audience

Book Seed Marketing

Core Lens

Seed marketing is temporary manual work that gets a useful book into the hands of enough target readers for word of mouth to begin. It does not replace recommendability; it activates it.

Use this skill after the book is at least mostly working for readers. If the promise, manuscript, or reader experience is still unproven, use book-toc-lab, reader-experience-edit, or beta-reader-feedback first.

Reference Routing

NeedRead
Seed marketing concepts and channel modelreferences/core/knowledge.md
Channel selection and operating rulesreferences/core/rules.md
Example plans and channel matchesreferences/core/examples.md
Fast planning checklistreferences/core/checklist.md
Choose a seed channelworkflows/choose-seed-channel.md
Plan writing in publicworkflows/plan-writing-in-public.md

Workflow

1. Confirm The Book Is Seedable

Check that:

  • Target readers want the promise.
  • Beta readers or early readers receive value.
  • The book is specific enough to recommend.
  • The author can name where target readers gather.

If these are weak, fix the book before scaling traffic.

2. Choose A Seed Strategy

Evaluate four common options:

  1. Digital book tour through podcasts and online events.
  2. Amazon PPC ads.
  3. Event giveaways and bulk sales.
  4. Writing in public and small author platform building.

Choose by author assets, reader concentration, budget, timeline, and emotional fit. One good channel can be enough.

3. Turn Manuscript Work Into Marketing

Repurpose work already being done:

  • Drafts and excerpts.
  • Deleted sections.
  • Research notes and references.
  • Reader/beta insights.
  • Process, progress, and milestone stories.
4. Capture Interest

Convert casual attention into reachable audience:

  • Email list.
  • Simple "email me if interested" flow.
  • Multi-tier signup for beta readers vs finished-book updates.
  • Lead magnet only when it is genuinely useful and cheap to maintain.
5. Return A Practical Plan

Return:

  1. Seed-readiness diagnosis.
  2. Recommended seed channel or channel mix.
  3. Rationale and trade-offs.
  4. 2-6 week action plan.
  5. Content and email-capture plan when relevant.
  6. Metrics to watch.

Quality Bar

Keep advice grounded in target readers and author constraints. Do not recommend heavy ongoing marketing when a temporary seed push or easier channel would work.

© hashgraph-online, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/book-seed-marketing of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/core/checklist.md
  • references/core/examples.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • references/core/rules.md
  • workflows/choose-seed-channel.md
  • workflows/plan-writing-in-public.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e1456a

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Questions about Book Seed Marketing

What does Book Seed Marketing do?

Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth. Book Seed Marketing is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan seed marketing for useful nonfiction books so the first 500-1000 target readers can start word of mouth.

When should I use Book Seed Marketing?

Book Seed Marketing fits situations like: choosing launch channels; planning a podcast; digital book tour; event giveaways.

How do I install Book Seed Marketing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill book-seed-marketing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/book-seed-marketing in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/book-seed-marketing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Book Seed Marketing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill book-seed-marketing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/book-seed-marketing in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/book-seed-marketing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Book Seed Marketing 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill book-seed-marketing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/book-seed-marketing, .gemini/skills/book-seed-marketing, .github/skills/book-seed-marketing and .opencode/skills/book-seed-marketing in your project.

What does Book Seed Marketing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Book Seed Marketing is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Book Seed Marketing 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 Book Seed Marketing 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 Book Seed Marketing use?

Book Seed Marketing is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Book Seed Marketing use?

About 760 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Book Seed Marketing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Book Seed Marketing: Ad Creative (LeoYeAI/openclaw-marketing-skills, 1k stars), Blog Google (AgriciDaniel/claude-blog, 2.3k stars), Ad Account Auditor (aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills, 2.9k stars) and Ad Creative Builder (aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills, 2.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Book Seed Marketing?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 716 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.