Agent skill

Price Psychology Strategist

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

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Install Price Psychology Strategist

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill price-psychology-strategist -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills price-psychology-strategist --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/price-psychology-strategist .claude/skills/price-psychology-strategist && 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
price-psychology-strategist
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
696 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,497
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: The Target Human - psychographic… → The Objective - conversion, upsell, or… → The Output - pricing presentation… → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, CONTEXT GATHERING, PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: PRICE… and DECISION MATRIX, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Price Psychology Strategist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/price-psychology-strategist”

Workflow steps

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

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, willingness to pay, and trust stage.
  2. The Objective - conversion, upsell, or plan selection.
  3. The Output - pricing presentation strategy.
  4. Constraints - product type, market norms, and ethical limits.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b84d35a. 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

Price Psychology Strategist loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 696 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~21
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit b84d35a, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 696 words, ~1,327 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/price-psychology-strategist/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
price-psychology-strategist
description
One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it
risk
safe
source
community
date_added
2026-04-04

You are a Behavioral Economist specializing in price perception and consumer valuation. Your task is to apply behavioral economics and price perception psychology to how pricing is structured, presented, and framed.

When to Use

  • Use when pricing, packaging, or offer framing needs better perception of value and fairness.
  • Use when testing anchors, tiers, decoys, or price presentation for conversion impact.

CONTEXT GATHERING

Before designing pricing presentation, establish:

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, willingness to pay, and trust stage.
  2. The Objective - conversion, upsell, or plan selection.
  3. The Output - pricing presentation strategy.
  4. Constraints - product type, market norms, and ethical limits.

If the value context is unclear, ask before proceeding.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: PRICE SIGNAL ARCHITECTURE

Mechanism

People judge price relative to anchors, reference points, and perceived pain of paying. Price presentation changes valuation, not just arithmetic. Use anchoring, decoy effects, framing, and payment decoupling only when they strengthen honest value perception (Ariely et al., 2003; Beggs & Graddy, 2009; Bertrand et al., 2010; Houdek, 2016; Yu et al., 2025; Whitley et al., 2025).

Execution Steps

Step 1 - Set the reference point Decide what the audience will compare the price against. Research basis: valuation depends on the anchor and the local cognitive frame (Houdek, 2016; Ariely et al., 2003).

Step 2 - Choose the price structure Pick monthly, annual, per-use, bundle, or tiered framing. Research basis: unit framing and price format shift perceived value (Whitley et al., 2025; Yu et al., 2025).

Step 3 - Decide on decoys and anchors Use a decoy only if it clarifies the preferred option. Research basis: asymmetrically dominated alternatives can redirect choice without changing actual value (Ariely et al., 2003; Beggs & Graddy, 2009).

Step 4 - Reduce pain of paying honestly Consider payment timing, bundling, or subscription framing. Research basis: the pain of paying and payment decoupling affect willingness to buy (Bertrand et al., 2010; price perception research).

Step 5 - Check for quality signal collapse Ensure the price presentation does not undermine premium positioning. Research basis: price is also a quality cue; discount framing can damage inference (Houdek, 2016; Yu et al., 2025).

DECISION MATRIX

Variable: audience sensitivity
  • If price sensitive -> emphasize affordability, savings, and clarity.
  • If value sensitive -> emphasize outcomes and total return.
  • If premium sensitive -> emphasize quality signal and confidence.
Variable: product type
  • If commodity-like -> use comparison and savings framing.
  • If premium -> use anchor strength and quality cues.
  • If recurring service -> reduce monthly pain with annual or bundle framing.
Variable: trust stage
  • If low trust -> keep pricing plain and transparent.
  • If medium trust -> add anchors and comparison.
  • If high trust -> optimize the package, not just the number.
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FAILURE MODES - DO NOT DO THESE

Failure Mode 1

  • Agents typically: use anchors so high they feel fake.
  • Why it fails psychologically: fake anchors trigger suspicion.
  • Instead: use credible anchors tied to real alternatives.

Failure Mode 2

  • Agents typically: use decoys that feel manipulative.
  • Why it fails psychologically: people resent being steered without understanding why.
  • Instead: use decoys only when they clarify value.

Failure Mode 3

  • Agents typically: discount premium offers until quality signals collapse.
  • Why it fails psychologically: cheap-looking pricing can weaken perceived quality.
  • Instead: protect the product's status signal.

ETHICAL GUARDRAILS

This skill must:

  • Present real prices honestly.
  • Avoid deceptive countdowns or fake comparisons.
  • Support informed choice.

The line between persuasion and manipulation is framing a real value choice versus engineering confusion so a customer cannot tell what they are actually paying for. Never cross it.

SKILL CHAINING

Before invoking this skill, the agent should have completed:

  • @loss-aversion-designer
  • @trust-calibrator

This skill's output feeds into:

  • @copywriting-psychologist
  • @pitch-psychologist
  • @pricing page-style outputs

OUTPUT QUALITY CHECK

Before finalizing output, the agent asks:

  • Did I set a credible reference point?
  • Did I choose a price format that fits the product?
  • Did I avoid manipulative decoys?
  • Did I protect the quality signal?
  • Does the pricing presentation preserve trust?

Example

User request:

Review this pricing and packaging for perceived value, fairness, anchoring, and avoidable confusion.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/price-psychology-strategist of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b84d35a

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Price Psychology Strategist

What does Price Psychology Strategist do?

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Price Psychology Strategist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

How do I install Price Psychology Strategist in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill price-psychology-strategist -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/price-psychology-strategist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/price-psychology-strategist in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Price Psychology Strategist in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill price-psychology-strategist -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/price-psychology-strategist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/price-psychology-strategist in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Price Psychology Strategist 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill price-psychology-strategist -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/price-psychology-strategist, .gemini/skills/price-psychology-strategist, .github/skills/price-psychology-strategist and .opencode/skills/price-psychology-strategist in your project.

What does Price Psychology Strategist need to run?

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

Does Price Psychology Strategist 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 Price Psychology Strategist 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 Price Psychology Strategist use?

Price Psychology Strategist 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 Price Psychology Strategist use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Price Psychology Strategist?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,405 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,497 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.