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Agent skill

Directory Listing Ads

by kostja94 in kostja94/marketing-skills

When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Directory Listing Ads

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills directory-listing-ads --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/kostja94/marketing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads .claude/skills/directory-listing-ads && 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
directory-listing-ads
GitHub stars
1k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
453 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
102
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces.

  • Works in 4 steps: Listing first: Submit to directory… → Test organic: Measure baseline traffic… → Layer paid: Add ads when organic… → …
  • Wants to run paid ads within directories
  • SKILL.md covers Platform Overview, Taaft (There's An AI For That), Shopify App Store and G2, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Directory Listing Ads is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces. Also use when the user mentions "Taaft ads," "Shopify App Store ads," "G2 sponsored," "Capterra ads," "directory ads," "marketplace ads," "paid listing," "sponsored listing," or "directory promotion." For organic listings, use directory-submission.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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 Paid advertising and App store release. It works with Shopify. The repository describes itself as: Agent Skills for Marketing — SEO, Social, Influencer & More. 160+ open-source skills for SEO, content, 40+ page types, paid ads, channels, and strategies. Add project context… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Wants to run paid ads within directories
  • The user mentions Taaft ads
  • Shopify App Store ads
  • Marketplace ads

Example prompts

  • “Taaft ads,”
  • “Shopify App Store ads,”
  • “G2 sponsored,”
  • “/directory-listing-ads”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Listing first: Submit to directory before buying ads—see directory-submission
  2. Test organic: Measure baseline traffic before paid
  3. Layer paid: Add ads when organic underperforms or for launch push
  4. UTM: Tag all ad links (utm_medium=paid, utm_source=taaft or shopify or g2 or capterra)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8dd89c5. 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

Directory Listing Ads loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 453 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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 kostja94/marketing-skills at commit 8dd89c5, republished under its MIT licence (© kostja94). 453 words, ~1,014 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
directory-listing-ads
description
When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces. Also use when the user mentions "Taaft ads," "Shopify App Store ads," "G2 sponsored," "Capterra ads," "directory ads," "marketplace ads," "paid listing," "sponsored listing," or "directory promotion." For organic listings, use directory-submission.
metadata.version
1.0.1

Paid Ads: Directory / Marketplace Listing Ads

Guides paid promotions within directories and marketplaces: Taaft, Shopify App Store, G2, Capterra. Use when you have a listing and want to boost visibility with paid placements. Listing first: Ensure product is submitted—see directory-submission for listing prep and submission workflow.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

Platform Overview

PlatformAd typeModelBest for
TaaftBanners, sponsored listings, campaignsPaid placements; listing + newsletter + ads + social bundlesAI tools; 80M+ users; 46K+ tools
Shopify App StoreSearch ads, homepage ads, category adsCPC; daily budgetShopify app developers; merchant discovery
G2Paid Promotions, G2 ClicksQuarterly or PPCB2B SaaS; category/competitor pages
CapterraSponsored listingsPPCB2B software; 50M+ annual visitors

Taaft (There's An AI For That)

  • Traffic: 80M+ users; 46K+ AI tools; 11K+ categories
  • Ad options: Banner ads; sponsored listings at top of pages; marketing campaigns (listing + newsletter + ads + social)
  • Listing first: Submit via taaft.com/submit or theresanaiforthat.com; 700–10K+ visitors per listing
  • Early launch bonus: Up to $300 PPC credits for launching on Taaft first
  • UTM: Use utm_source=taaft_feat&utm_medium=referral for PPC ads

Shopify App Store

  • Ad types: Search ads (in results when merchants search); homepage ads; category page ads
  • Model: Cost-per-click; set daily budget; Shopify auto-generates ad appearance
  • Placement: ~60% of installs from search—search ads critical for discovery
  • Credit: New eligible app developers receive $100 USD ad credit
  • Management: Partner Dashboard—edit budget, device/geo targeting, keywords; monitor CTR, install rate, cost per install
  • Limitation: App, placement, plan-based targeting cannot change after creation; stop and create new campaign to change
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G2

  • Paid Promotions: Quarterly campaigns; ads appear between 2nd and 3rd organic listing on category/competitor pages
  • Inventory: 3 products per page; ~1/3 of visitors see ads
  • G2 Clicks: PPC option; organic + sponsored placements; no subscription
  • Design: Standardized ad design converts ~50% better than custom

Capterra

  • Model: PPC; reach software buyers actively comparing solutions
  • Audience: 50M+ annual visitors
  • Options: Free basic listing; paid advertising for increased visibility

Strategy

  1. Listing first: Submit to directory before buying ads—see directory-submission
  2. Test organic: Measure baseline traffic before paid
  3. Layer paid: Add ads when organic underperforms or for launch push
  4. UTM: Tag all ad links (utm_medium=paid, utm_source=taaft or shopify or g2 or capterra)

Pre-Launch Checklist

  • Product listed in directory (directory-submission)
  • Listing optimized (copy, screenshots, category)
  • Budget aligned with CPC/CPM expectations
  • UTM parameters set for attribution
  • Conversion tracking (GA4, platform analytics)
  • directory-submission: Listing prep; submission workflow; platform-specific copy
  • paid-ads-strategy: Ad formats by medium; when to use directory ads
  • traffic-analysis: UTM for directory ads; attribution
  • analytics-tracking: Conversion tracking

© kostja94, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads of kostja94/marketing-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8dd89c5

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Shopifythatrebeccarae/claude-marketing161—~2.4kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Apple Search Adsappeeky/aso-skills2.2k—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Directory Listing Ads

What does Directory Listing Ads do?

When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces. Directory Listing Ads is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces.

When should I use Directory Listing Ads?

Directory Listing Ads fits situations like: wants to run paid ads within directories; the user mentions Taaft ads; shopify App Store ads; marketplace ads.

How do I install Directory Listing Ads in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads in kostja94/marketing-skills) into .claude/skills/directory-listing-ads in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Directory Listing Ads in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads in kostja94/marketing-skills) into .agents/skills/directory-listing-ads in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Directory Listing Ads 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 kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/directory-listing-ads, .gemini/skills/directory-listing-ads, .github/skills/directory-listing-ads and .opencode/skills/directory-listing-ads in your project.

What does Directory Listing Ads need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Directory Listing Ads is instructions for the agent only.

Does Directory Listing Ads 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 Directory Listing Ads 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 Directory Listing Ads use?

Directory Listing Ads 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 Directory Listing Ads use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Directory Listing Ads?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Directory Listing Ads: App Promo Materials (glifxyz/glif-mcp-server, 213 stars), Marketing Os (Yuzzyuk/marketing-os, 540 stars), Ad Conversion Tracking Setup (minhnv0807/ai-business-skills, 609 stars) and Shopify (thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing, 161 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Directory Listing Ads?

kostja94 (a GitHub user) maintains it in kostja94/marketing-skills, which has 1,025 GitHub stars. The repository holds 102 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: kostja94/marketing-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.