Agent skill

Display Ads

by kostja94 in kostja94/marketing-skills

When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Display Ads

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills display-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/display-ads .claude/skills/display-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
display-ads
GitHub stars
1k
Token cost
~748 tokens
SKILL.md length
317 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
102
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns.

  • Wants to run display
  • SKILL.md covers What Is Display / Banner, Formats, Buying Options and Metrics, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Ad network campaigns

What it does

Display Ads is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns. Also use when the user mentions "display ads," "banner ads," "ad network," "ad alliance," "programmatic display," "native ads," or "retargeting display." For strategy, use paid-ads-strategy.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 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. 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 display
  • Ad network campaigns
  • The user mentions display ads
  • Programmatic display

Example prompts

  • “display ads,”
  • “banner ads,”
  • “ad network,”
  • “/display-ads”

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

Display Ads loads about 748 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 317 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~748

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). 317 words, ~748 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/display-ads/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
display-ads
description
When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns. Also use when the user mentions "display ads," "banner ads," "ad network," "ad alliance," "programmatic display," "native ads," or "retargeting display." For strategy, use paid-ads-strategy.
metadata.version
1.0.1

Paid Ads: Display / Banner

Guides display advertising: ad networks, banner ads, and programmatic buying. Use when placing ads on publisher sites (websites, apps) for brand awareness or retargeting.

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.

What Is Display / Banner

  • Ad networks: Aggregate inventory from many publishers; buy placements programmatically or via direct deals
  • Banner ads: IAB standard sizes (300×250, 728×90, 160×600, 320×50 mobile); static or animated
  • Programmatic: Automated buying via DSPs; real-time bidding (RTB); audience targeting

Formats

FormatUse
Display bannerIAB sizes; CPM or CPC; brand, retargeting
NativeBlends with page content; higher engagement
Video pre-rollPre-roll on publisher video; see ctv-ads for streaming
Rich mediaHTML5; expandable, interactive
Mobile interstitialFull-screen between content

Buying Options

OptionUse
Google DisplayPart of Google Ads; automated placements; retargeting
Programmatic DSPThe Trade Desk, Magnite, etc.; audience-based; scale
Direct publisherDeal with specific site; guaranteed placement
Ad networkNetwork aggregates inventory; simpler than full programmatic

Metrics

MetricUse
CPMCost per thousand impressions
CPCCost per click
CTRClick-through rate; typically low for banners (0.1–0.5%)
Viewability% of impressions actually seen
Completion rateFor video; % who watch full ad

Creative

  • IAB sizes: 300×250 (medium rectangle), 728×90 (leaderboard), 160×600 (skyscraper), 320×50 (mobile)
  • File types: Static image, animated GIF, HTML5
  • Message: Clear CTA; minimal text; brand visible in 3 seconds

UTM

Use utm_medium=display or cpc with utm_source (publisher or network name) for attribution. See traffic-analysis for GA4 alignment.

Pre-Launch Checklist

  • Creative in required sizes
  • Landing page aligned with ad message
  • UTM parameters set
  • Retargeting audience defined (if applicable)
  • Viewability target set
  • paid-ads-strategy: Ad formats by medium; when to use display
  • google-ads: Google Display Network; retargeting campaigns
  • traffic-analysis: UTM for display; attribution
  • analytics-tracking: Conversion tracking; viewability

© 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/display-ads of kostja94/marketing-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8dd89c5

Compare with similar skills

Display Ads next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Ad Creative Builderaaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills2.9k2 repos~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Ad Test Designeraaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills2.9k2 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Display Ads

What does Display Ads do?

When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns. Display Ads is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to run display, banner, or ad network campaigns.

When should I use Display Ads?

Display Ads fits situations like: wants to run display; ad network campaigns; the user mentions display ads; programmatic display.

How do I install Display Ads in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Display Ads in Codex?

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

Can I use Display 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 display-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/display-ads, .gemini/skills/display-ads, .github/skills/display-ads and .opencode/skills/display-ads in your project.

What does Display Ads need to run?

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

Does Display 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 Display 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 Display Ads use?

Display 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 Display Ads use?

About 748 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.

What are the alternatives to Display Ads?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Display Ads: 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 Display 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.