Agent skill

Competitor Ads Analyst

by thatrebeccarae in thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing

Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn).

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Competitor Ads Analyst

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing --skill competitor-ads-analyst -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing competitor-ads-analyst --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/thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/competitor-ads-analyst .claude/skills/competitor-ads-analyst && 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
competitor-ads-analyst
GitHub stars
161
Token cost
~956 tokens
SKILL.md length
368 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
55
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn).

  • Works in 5 steps: Define Scope → Extract Ads → Categorize → …
  • Competitive intelligence
  • SKILL.md covers Install, Core Capabilities, Ad Library Access and Workflow, plus 1 more section
  • Calls git

What it does

Competitor Ads Analyst is an agent skill from thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing. Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn). Identifies messaging patterns, creative formats, pain points targeted, and positioning gaps. Use for competitive intelligence, campaign planning, and creative inspiration.

Its SKILL.md is about 960 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `EXAMPLES.md` and `REFERENCE.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Paid advertising, Competitor analysis and Positioning and messaging. It works with LinkedIn, TikTok and Google Ads. The repository describes itself as: A full marketing department for Claude Code. Skill packs for Klaviyo, Shopify, GA4, Looker Studio, paid media, and more. Audit, optimize, and report using natural language. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Competitive intelligence
  • Campaign planning
  • Creative inspiration

Example prompts

  • “/competitor-ads-analyst”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Define Scope
  2. Extract Ads
  3. Categorize
  4. Analyze Patterns
  5. Generate Output

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a8a63ec. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Competitor Ads Analyst loads about 956 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 368 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~84
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~956

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 thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing at commit a8a63ec, republished under its MIT licence (© thatrebeccarae). 368 words, ~956 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/competitor-ads-analyst/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
competitor-ads-analyst
description
Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn). Identifies messaging patterns, creative formats, pain points targeted, and positioning gaps. Use for competitive intelligence, campaign planning, and creative inspiration.
license
MIT
origin
custom
author
Rebecca Rae Barton
author_url
https://github.com/thatrebeccarae
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.category
paid-media
metadata.domain
competitive-intelligence
metadata.updated
2026-03-13
metadata.tested
2026-03-17
metadata.tested_with
Claude Code v2.1

Competitor Ads Analyst

Analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries to understand what messaging, creative formats, and positioning strategies are working.

Install

bash
git clone https://github.com/thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing.git && cp -r claude-marketing/skills/competitor-ads-analyst ~/.claude/skills/

Core Capabilities

  • Extract ads from public ad libraries (Facebook, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn)
  • Categorize ad creative by format, message type, and funnel stage
  • Identify pain points competitors highlight (with frequency scoring)
  • Map competitor positioning and find white space
  • Extract headline and copy formulas
  • Track creative format trends (UGC, before/after, testimonial, etc.)
  • Generate competitive intelligence reports and swipe files

Ad Library Access

PlatformURLAccess
Meta (Facebook/Instagram)facebook.com/ads/libraryFree, public
Google Adsadstransparency.google.comFree, public
TikToklibrary.tiktok.comFree, public
LinkedInlinkedin.com/ad-libraryRequires account

Workflow

1. Define Scope
  • Competitors: 3-5 companies to analyze
  • Timeframe: Last 30, 60, or 90 days
  • Platforms: Which ad libraries to search
  • Focus: Messaging, creative format, audience targeting, or all
2. Extract Ads

For each competitor, collect:

  • Ad copy (headline, primary text, CTA)
  • Creative format (image, video, carousel, UGC)
  • Landing page URL
  • Active date range (if visible)
  • Platform and placement
3. Categorize

Classify each ad by:

Message Type:

  • Pain point (problem-aware)
  • Solution (product-aware)
  • Social proof (testimonial, case study, press)
  • Offer (discount, free trial, demo)
  • Educational (how-to, tip, guide)
  • Brand (awareness, positioning)

Funnel Stage:

  • Top (awareness, problem education)
  • Middle (consideration, comparison)
  • Bottom (conversion, offer, urgency)

Creative Format:

  • Static image
  • Video (short <15s, medium 15-60s, long >60s)
  • Carousel
  • UGC-style
  • Before/after
  • Screenshot/product demo
  • Testimonial quote card
  • Data/stat visualization
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4. Analyze Patterns
  • Pain point frequency: Which problems appear most across competitors?
  • Message clustering: Are competitors saying the same things?
  • Format preferences: Which creative types are most used?
  • Positioning map: Where does each competitor sit on key dimensions?
  • Gaps: What messages/angles are NO competitors using?
5. Generate Output

Choose from: competitive report, swipe file, messaging matrix, or creative brief.

Key Principles

  1. Analyze patterns, not individual ads. One ad is an anecdote; 20 ads from 5 competitors is intelligence.
  2. Look for gaps, not just patterns. The most valuable finding is what competitors are NOT saying.
  3. Separate observation from recommendation. Report what you see, then separately recommend what to do with it.
  4. Date everything. Competitive intelligence decays fast.
  5. Never copy, always adapt. The goal is informed inspiration, not plagiarism.

For analysis frameworks and output templates, see REFERENCE.md.

© thatrebeccarae, 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 3 other files in skills/competitor-ads-analyst of thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing.

  • SKILL.md
  • EXAMPLES.md
  • LICENSE
  • REFERENCE.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a8a63ec

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Questions about Competitor Ads Analyst

What does Competitor Ads Analyst do?

Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn). Competitor Ads Analyst is an agent skill from thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing. Extract and analyze competitor advertising from public ad libraries (Facebook Ad Library, Google Ads Transparency Center, TikTok, LinkedIn).

When should I use Competitor Ads Analyst?

Competitor Ads Analyst fits situations like: competitive intelligence; campaign planning; creative inspiration.

How do I install Competitor Ads Analyst in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Competitor Ads Analyst in Codex?

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

Can I use Competitor Ads Analyst 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 thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing --skill competitor-ads-analyst -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/competitor-ads-analyst, .gemini/skills/competitor-ads-analyst, .github/skills/competitor-ads-analyst and .opencode/skills/competitor-ads-analyst in your project.

What does Competitor Ads Analyst need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Competitor Ads Analyst needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Competitor Ads Analyst access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Competitor Ads Analyst 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 Competitor Ads Analyst use?

Competitor Ads Analyst 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 Competitor Ads Analyst use?

About 956 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 Competitor Ads Analyst?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Competitor Ads Analyst: Ads Copywriter (claude-office-skills/skills, 505 stars), Ad Copywriter (rongxinzy/RongxinAI, 154 stars), Ad Copy Generator (nicepkg/ai-workflow, 285 stars) and Money Ads (iamzifei/show-me-the-money, 1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Competitor Ads Analyst?

thatrebeccarae (a GitHub user) maintains it in thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing, which has 161 GitHub stars. The repository holds 55 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 14, 2026.

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