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Corey Haines 30f9b9a729 feat: v2.0 skill renames and CRO consolidation (#291)
* feat: v2.0 skill renames and CRO consolidation

BREAKING CHANGE: Users must reinstall skills after this update.

## Skill Renames (16)
- ab-test-setup → ab-testing
- analytics-tracking → analytics
- aso-audit → aso
- competitor-alternatives → competitors
- email-sequence → emails
- free-tool-strategy → free-tools
- launch-strategy → launch
- onboarding-cro → onboarding
- paywall-upgrade-cro → paywalls
- popup-cro → popups
- pricing-strategy → pricing
- product-marketing-context → product-marketing
- referral-program → referrals
- schema-markup → schema
- signup-flow-cro → signup
- social-content → social

## Consolidations (1)
- page-cro + form-cro → cro (form content in references/form.md)

## Why 2.0?
- Shorter, cleaner skill names
- Consistent naming (no -strategy, -setup, -cro suffixes)
- All cross-references updated across 100+ files

Total skills: 40

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): update evals for renamed skills, fix validate script, clear warnings

- Update 32 evals.json files to reference new skill names (page-cro → cro,
  product-marketing-context → product-marketing, etc.) — these were missed
  in the initial v2.0 rename pass since only SKILL.md and marketplace.json
  were updated.
- Fix validate-skills.sh: replace GNU-only `head -n -1` with portable awk
  so frontmatter extraction works on macOS.
- Move Copy Editing Checklist (56 lines) to references/checklist.md to
  bring copy-editing SKILL.md under the 500-line limit (508 → 457).
- Add "see X" pointers to marketing-psychology description for skill
  discovery (cro, pricing, copywriting).
- Update skill-request.yml issue template placeholder (page-cro → cro).

All 40 skills now pass validation with zero warnings.

* fix(v2.0): add evals for 8 missing skills, strip stale frontmatter from cro/form.md

Adds 48 new eval cases (6 per skill) for skills that previously had no evals:
aso, co-marketing, community-marketing, competitor-profiling, directory-submissions,
image, lead-magnets, video. All 40 skills now have eval coverage (251 total cases).

Strips leftover frontmatter from skills/cro/references/form.md — it was inherited
from the old form-cro SKILL.md before consolidation. Reference files don't need
frontmatter.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): rename paid-ads → ads

One more v2.0 simplification — drops the redundant 'paid-' qualifier. Updates
the skill directory, SKILL.md frontmatter, evals.json, README skill table, the
v2.0 rename table in VERSIONS.md (now 17 renames), and all cross-references in
related skills (ad-creative, aso, competitor-profiling, customer-research,
lead-magnets, marketing-ideas) plus the tools/integrations guides.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): bump SKILL.md frontmatter version to 2.0.0 for all 40 skills

VERSIONS.md was already updated to 2.0.0 but the metadata.version field inside
each SKILL.md was still on 1.x. That mismatch would have caused the update-check
flow to perpetually report 'update available' since it compares VERSIONS.md
against local SKILL.md metadata versions.

Caught by codex review (P1).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): add legacy product-marketing-context.md filename fallback

Before this fix, users upgrading from v1.x who had a `product-marketing-context.md`
file would lose automatic context loading — every skill only checked the new
`product-marketing.md` filename. Now all 40 skills also accept the legacy
filename (in either `.agents/` or `.claude/`), and the README migration command
covers both legacy and current filenames.

Caught by codex review (P1 + P2).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): re-sort README skills table alphabetically, fix ads box width

The skills table had a few entries out of alphabetical order from the renames
(co-marketing was after cold-email, ads was at the renamed position).
Re-sorted alphabetically per sync-skills.js. Also padded the 'ads' cell in the
ASCII flow diagram to keep the box width consistent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(v2.0): document folder cleanup on upgrade, stop sync-skills from re-adding skills array

README upgrade guide now includes:
- A clear cleanup step for stale v1.x skill folders (renamed + consolidated) so
  users don't end up with both old and new folders side-by-side after upgrading
- The full v1 to v2 rename map for reference
- Existing product-marketing-context.md migration steps (preserved)

sync-skills.js no longer (re-)introduces a `skills` array on marketplace.json --
Claude Code's plugin schema discovers skills via the `skills/` directory, and the
explicit array was failing validation. The script now refreshes the description
count and strips the stale array if present.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-13 22:05:15 -07:00

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Copy Editing Checklist

Use this checklist alongside the Seven Sweeps Framework (see SKILL.md) as a final QA pass before delivering edited copy.

Before You Start

  • Understand the goal of this copy
  • Know the target audience
  • Identify the desired action
  • Read through once without editing

Clarity (Sweep 1)

  • Every sentence is immediately understandable
  • No jargon without explanation
  • Pronouns have clear references
  • No sentences trying to do too much

Voice & Tone (Sweep 2)

  • Consistent formality level throughout
  • Brand personality maintained
  • No jarring shifts in mood
  • Reads well aloud

So What (Sweep 3)

  • Every feature connects to a benefit
  • Claims answer "why should I care?"
  • Benefits connect to real desires
  • No impressive-but-empty statements

Prove It (Sweep 4)

  • Claims are substantiated
  • Social proof is specific and attributed
  • Numbers and stats have sources
  • No unearned superlatives

Specificity (Sweep 5)

  • Vague words replaced with concrete ones
  • Numbers and timeframes included
  • Generic statements made specific
  • Filler content removed

Heightened Emotion (Sweep 6)

  • Copy evokes feeling, not just information
  • Pain points feel real
  • Aspirations feel achievable
  • Emotion serves the message authentically

Zero Risk (Sweep 7)

  • Objections addressed near CTA
  • Trust signals present
  • Next steps are crystal clear
  • Risk reversals stated (guarantee, trial, etc.)

Final Checks

  • No typos or grammatical errors
  • Consistent formatting
  • Links work (if applicable)
  • Core message preserved through all edits