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Write image ad copy from your proof, then check it against Meta ad rules.","area":"marketing","family":{"id":"study-competitors","name":"Study competitor ads"},"lead":"competitor-gap-image-ads","featured":false,"contextKind":"brand","deliverables":["A board of competitor ads sorted by type, three per type","A map of crowded types, repeated claims and open gaps","Image ad copy for each gap, with one appeal tested per version","A Meta rules report with a rewrite of any line that fails"],"inputs":["Competitor ads you saved from the public Ad Library, with library ID, brand, start date and screenshot","Who the ads are for (new to you, warm or ready to buy) and your country","Your brand file (optional)","The competitors that matter to you (optional)","Your customer reviews (optional)"],"opening":{"give":["Who the ads are for (new to you, warm or ready to buy) and your country","Your brand file (optional)"],"get":["A board of competitor ads sorted by type, three per type","A map of crowded types, repeated claims and open gaps","Image ad copy for each gap, with one appeal tested per version","A Meta rules report with a rewrite of any line that fails"]},"helpfulInputs":[],"fit":["Your category's ads all look and sound the same.","You want image ads that say something the others do not.","You have been rejected on Meta before and want a check before you launch."],"limits":["You have no saved competitor ads yet: start with the Competitor ad swipe file builder, then come back.","You only want the gaps and no copy: use the Competitor ad opportunity finder on its own.","You have no proof for your claims: the copy step marks each missing line, so gather your proof first or ask a person on your team."],"tools":["Meta Ad Library: The public source for every active ad, with its library ID and start date, browsed by hand.","Google Sheets: Keeps the board and its library IDs, so reruns only add new ads.","Any good chat AI: Filing ads from screenshots works in any strong chat AI that reads images.","Meta Ad Library: The public source for competitor ads, with library IDs and start dates, browsed by hand.","Claude: Holds dozens of ad cards and your claims rules in one long chat.","Google Sheets: Counts types per advertiser, so crowded and open cells are easy to check.","Any good chat AI: Writing to field limits from your proof works well in any strong chat AI.","Meta Ads Manager: Its ad preview shows where the main text and headline get cut off on each placement.","Any good chat AI: Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini all read the rule table well; what matters is pasting the ad exactly as it will run.","Meta Ads Manager: Its rejection notice and Business Support Home give the reason for each rejected ad, so you can test the skill against real decisions."],"method":["Download the handoff pack. It's a zip with HANDOFF.md and every skill file this workflow uses.","Give the folder to Claude (in Claude Code, or as files in a Claude Project) and say \"Follow HANDOFF.md\".","Have your inputs ready. It works step by step and saves each result."],"capabilities":[{"name":"Builds the swipe file","description":"Uses the swipe file skill to merge duplicates, file each ad under one type and keep three per type from different brands."},{"name":"Finds the gaps","description":"Uses the gap finder skill to count brands per type, spot repeated claims and brief your version of each gap."},{"name":"Writes the image ad copy","description":"Uses the image ad copy skill to write headline and text for each gap, opening by the ad type."},{"name":"Checks Meta rules","description":"Uses the Meta rules checker to judge each ad against the rule groups that apply and rewrite what fails."}],"expertise":{"principles":["Write for one named audience and one action. Each asset has a single job.","Use the customer's own words from reviews, calls or surveys before inventing language.","Every claim needs proof the business can show. Leave unproven claims out or mark them.","Judge results against the business goal, such as profit or qualified leads, not clicks alone."],"pitfalls":["Generic copy that could fit any brand.","Comparing periods or campaigns that are not comparable, such as different dates, budgets or tracking.","Calling a test winner before there is enough data."],"quality":["Each step passed its own checks, or the run stopped at the step that failed and says why.","The steps ran in order, and each one used the result of the one before.","Nothing was invented to fill a gap. Every gap is a MISSING: line.","Nothing was sent, published or paid for without a clear yes.","Every ad on the board has a library ID, and was filed from the picture, not the caption.","No copy line uses a claim, figure or quote taken from a competitor's ad.","Every claim traces to the brand brain or supplied evidence."],"sources":{"learned":0,"curated":false,"method":6,"source":0,"area":"marketing"}},"workedExample":{"situation":"Your category's ads all look and sound the same.","task":"Study competitor ads and map useful gaps. Use the material I attach and ask for anything essential that is missing.","given":["Competitor ads you saved from the public Ad Library, with ID, brand, start date and screenshot","Your brand file (optional)","The competitors that matter to you (optional)","Your customer reviews (optional)"],"outputs":[{"name":"Swipe file","contains":"Competitor ads sorted by type, with three ads from different brands for each type."},{"name":"Gaps","contains":"The crowded types, repeated claims and open questions nobody answers, with a brief for your version of each."},{"name":"Image ad copy","contains":"A headline and text for each gap, with one appeal tested in each version."},{"name":"Meta check","contains":"A verdict and score, the rules each line breaks, and a rewrite of any line that would fail."},{"name":"HAND-BACK SUMMARY","contains":"Each step's file, any step not run and why, and every MISSING line in one list."}]},"example":"Study competitor ads and map useful gaps. Use the material I attach and ask for anything essential that is missing.","functions":[{"name":"Meta competitor image ad writer","description":"Study competitor ads and map useful gaps. Write image ad copy from your proof, then check it against Meta ad rules.","method":"competitor-gap-image-ads","when":["Your category's ads all look and sound the same.","You want image ads that say something the others do not.","You have been rejected on Meta before and want a check before you launch."],"inputs":["Competitor ads you saved from the public Ad Library, with library ID, brand, start date and screenshot","Who the ads are for (new to you, warm or ready to buy) and your country","Your brand file (optional)","The competitors that matter to you (optional)","Your customer reviews (optional)"],"deliverables":["A board of competitor ads sorted by type, three per type","A map of crowded types, repeated claims and open gaps","Image ad copy for each gap, with one appeal tested per version","A Meta rules report with a rewrite of any line that fails"]},{"name":"Competitor ad swipe file builder","description":"Build a competitor ad swipe file from Meta Ad Library ads. Get them sorted into 9 types, with three examples each and what to study.","method":"competitor-ad-swipe-file-builder","when":["You've saved dozens of competitor ads and want them organised before planning your own.","You want three good examples of one kind of ad (a customer quote ad, a comparison) before you make one.","You're new to a category and want a quick picture of what other brands run and keep running."],"inputs":["The ads, each with its library ID, advertiser, start date, text and a screenshot (attach the screenshots; your AI can see pictures)","What you sell, who to, and which competitors matter (recommended)","Which types to fill, if not all nine (optional)"],"deliverables":["A board table with type, advertiser, library ID, start date, tier and what to study","A one-line pattern note for each buyer question","A list of thin types and ads it couldn't look at","Any of its own checks the board still misses, each one named"]},{"name":"Competitor ad opportunity finder","description":"Share competitor ads. Find messages and formats they overlook, with briefs for ads you could test.","method":"competitor-ad-gap-finder","when":["You're planning a new batch of ads and want to know what your category already runs before you brief anyone.","Every competitor ad seems to say the same thing and you want to know what that thing is, word for word.","You suspect there's a gap in your market, such as a doubt nobody answers, and want evidence for it."],"inputs":["What the work is for, such as everything you sell, one product or a sale, plus who it targets and the country","Competitor ads collected by hand from Meta's Ad Library, with library ID, start date, text and a screenshot (attach the screenshots; your AI can see pictures)","Your facts, voice, the claims you may make, your reviews, and your own ads with how they did","Your competitor list, 3 to 6 names (recommended)"],"deliverables":["A short summary and the top three gaps","A map of the category by ad type, crowded, thin or open","A card for every ad studied, and the claims everyone repeats","Briefs for each gap, with the proof each rests on and what to avoid","A score out of 100 for how many of its own checks the study passes, with each miss named"]},{"name":"Image ad copy writer","description":"Get every word your image ad needs, on the picture and around it, in two or three versions that each test a different appeal.","method":"image-ad-copy-writer","when":["You've chosen the picture for an image ad and need every text field written.","You want two or three versions that test different appeals on the same picture.","Your current image ads repeat the same words on the image and in the main text."],"inputs":["The picture itself, or a mockup if it isn't made yet (attach it; your AI can see pictures), plus who it's for and its ad type if you know it","How much the buyer knows, new to you, warm or ready to buy","Your proof, real quotes with source, exact offer terms and conditions","Your voice notes and each field's limit","How many versions, and whether a story is allowed (optional)"],"deliverables":["For each version, the headline and support line on the image, main text, headline under the image, description and button, with counts","A note naming the ad type, what the buyer knows and the appeal each version tests","A story for the main text, if you asked for one"]},{"name":"Meta ad policy checker","description":"Share ad copy, images or a script. Get possible policy issues, a custom score and changes to review.","method":"meta-ads-compliance-checker","when":["You're about to launch an ad, above all in a field with extra rules, like health, beauty, food, money, alcohol, gambling, dating, housing, jobs or politics.","An ad was rejected and you want to know which line caused it.","You've written a strong claim and want to know if it crosses a line before you spend money on images.","Your ad shows a big discount and you're not sure the landing page backs it up.","Someone on the team says \"just run it\" and you want a written list of risks first."],"inputs":["The ad's words (main text, headline, description and button), or a video script, or both","The image itself, or screenshots of the video's key moments (attach them; your AI can see pictures)","The landing page text and offer (optional, but some checks need it)","What you sell, the countries and the age range you target (optional)"],"deliverables":["A verdict (ready to run, fix first, or likely rejected) and the main reason","A compliance score out of 100, now and after the fixes, with the sum shown","A table of findings with the rule group, the exact spot, the problem and the fix","Settings to change outside the ad, such as age targeting","Your ad rewritten with every fix in, changed lines marked","What passed, and what it couldn't check without more information"]},{"name":"Brand profile builder","description":"Share your website. Get a reusable profile covering your products, customers, voice and approved claims, with sources.","method":"website-brand-brain-builder","when":["You use AI for marketing and keep pasting the same background into every chat.","You're briefing a new writer, designer or AI tool and want them working from facts you can stand behind.","Your facts are spread across your site, product sheets and old ads, and you can't tell which claims are proven."],"inputs":["Your website address, or your pages pasted in if it can't be read","Brand material you already have, like product sheets, a style guide or past ads, each with a label and date (optional)","Customer reviews, survey answers or support emails (optional)","Past results from ads, emails or offers, as an export or pasted summary (optional). If your AI is connected to an ad account or store, it reads it only with your say-so; that needs your own access, and some tools need a paid plan","Your next step, such as planning, writing or image work (optional)"],"deliverables":["A folder of eight plain files, from a start file for your AI to a claims list and a change log","A tag on every fact, and every claim marked approved, pending or banned","A two-sentence diagnosis of your biggest gap, and a list of what's missing and who can answer it","A short slice for your next step, if you name one"]},{"name":"Eugene Schwartz","description":"Match a headline or sales page to what buyers already want and know. Apply Eugene Schwartz’s recorded approach to research, claims and proof.","method":"eugene-schwartz","when":["Find the strongest desire your buyers already have before you write a word","Rewrite a headline so it channels a want people already feel","Sort your buyers by how much they already know about the problem and your product","Decide what to say when buyers have heard every claim in your market before","Show how your product's results lead to the change the buyer wants","Trade a skill for an asset you need, such as access to an audience","Plan a focused writing session and stick to it","Turn a long list of features into the one promise that matters"],"inputs":["Your task or question","Your facts, numbers or draft (optional; it asks once if they matter)","A role for them, such as \"my investor\" (optional)"],"deliverables":["Your problem worked on the way Eugene Schwartz would: their questions, their method, their push-back","The answer or the work, in Eugene Schwartz's voice, using their ideas by name","Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked","One suggested next step"]},{"name":"Jack Trout","description":"Sharpen a brand’s place against rivals through Jack Trout’s recorded approach. 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Use it only when it covers the job."},{"method":"competitor-ad-swipe-file-builder","name":"Competitor ad swipe file builder","kind":"skill","primary":false,"purpose":"bundled","when":["You've saved dozens of competitor ads and want them organised before planning your own.","You want three good examples of one kind of ad (a customer quote ad, a comparison) before you make one.","You're new to a category and want a quick picture of what other brands run and keep running."],"inputs":["The ads, each with its library ID, advertiser, start date, text and a screenshot (attach the screenshots; your AI can see pictures)","What you sell, who to, and which competitors matter (recommended)","Which types to fill, if not all nine (optional)"],"deliverables":["A board table with type, advertiser, library ID, start date, tier and what to study","A one-line pattern note for each buyer question","A list of thin types and ads it couldn't look at","Any of its own checks the board still misses, each one named"],"instruction":"skills/competitor-ad-swipe-file-builder/SKILL.md","revision":"2402e2248a3b5ad05a66ef09a45131cfb52303c20fb08750dd2b69a5cdcf978c","invocation":"Read the complete skill and required references. Use it for the matching subtask, then check the stated deliverables."},{"method":"competitor-ad-gap-finder","name":"Competitor ad opportunity finder","kind":"skill","primary":false,"purpose":"bundled","when":["You're planning a new batch of ads and want to know what your category already runs before you brief anyone.","Every competitor ad seems to say the same thing and you want to know what that thing is, word for word.","You suspect there's a gap in your market, such as a doubt nobody answers, and want evidence for it."],"inputs":["What the work is for, such as everything you sell, one product or a sale, plus who it targets and the country","Competitor ads collected by hand from Meta's Ad Library, with library ID, start date, text and a screenshot (attach the screenshots; your AI can see pictures)","Your facts, voice, the claims you may make, your reviews, and your own ads with how they did","Your competitor list, 3 to 6 names (recommended)"],"deliverables":["A short summary and the top three gaps","A map of the category by ad type, crowded, thin or open","A card for every ad studied, and the claims everyone repeats","Briefs for each gap, with the proof each rests on and what to avoid","A score out of 100 for how many of its own checks the study passes, with each miss named"],"instruction":"skills/competitor-ad-gap-finder/SKILL.md","revision":"ab4aa4cf055bbe83b79c482ebd06c56ba11e0795f424b123639855aae8de38f4","invocation":"Read the complete skill and required references. Use it for the matching subtask, then check the stated deliverables."},{"method":"image-ad-copy-writer","name":"Image ad copy writer","kind":"skill","primary":false,"purpose":"bundled","when":["You've chosen the picture for an image ad and need every text field written.","You want two or three versions that test different appeals on the same picture.","Your current image ads repeat the same words on the image and in the main text."],"inputs":["The picture itself, or a mockup if it isn't made yet (attach it; your AI can see pictures), plus who it's for and its ad type if you know it","How much the buyer knows, new to you, warm or ready to buy","Your proof, real quotes with source, exact offer terms and conditions","Your voice notes and each field's limit","How many versions, and whether a story is allowed (optional)"],"deliverables":["For each version, the headline and support line on the image, main text, headline under the image, description and button, with counts","A note naming the ad type, what the buyer knows and the appeal each version tests","A story for the main text, if you asked for one"],"instruction":"skills/image-ad-copy-writer/SKILL.md","revision":"932cd542bf0660b31754b5b781c3e4cefcbe30f04f7853732221fedf1d57c2ad","invocation":"Read the complete skill and required references. Use it for the matching subtask, then check the stated deliverables."},{"method":"meta-ads-compliance-checker","name":"Meta ad policy checker","kind":"skill","primary":false,"purpose":"bundled","when":["You're about to launch an ad, above all in a field with extra rules, like health, beauty, food, money, alcohol, gambling, dating, housing, jobs or politics.","An ad was rejected and you want to know which line caused it.","You've written a strong claim and want to know if it crosses a line before you spend money on images.","Your ad shows a big discount and you're not sure the landing page backs it up.","Someone on the team says \"just run it\" and you want a written list of risks first."],"inputs":["The ad's words (main text, headline, description and button), or a video script, or both","The image itself, or screenshots of the video's key moments (attach them; your AI can see pictures)","The landing page text and offer (optional, but some checks need it)","What you sell, the countries and the age range you target (optional)"],"deliverables":["A verdict (ready to run, fix first, or likely rejected) and the main reason","A compliance score out of 100, now and after the fixes, with the sum shown","A table of findings with the rule group, the exact spot, the problem and the fix","Settings to change outside the ad, such as age targeting","Your ad rewritten with every fix in, changed lines marked","What passed, and what it couldn't check without more information"],"instruction":"skills/meta-ads-compliance-checker/SKILL.md","revision":"706cde197c9a7ce371ddb54d96aee22b030be7d74b61a9b06fb25e26b08d83ec","invocation":"Read the complete skill and required references. Use it for the matching subtask, then check the stated deliverables."},{"method":"website-brand-brain-builder","name":"Brand profile builder","kind":"skill","primary":false,"purpose":"context","when":["You use AI for marketing and keep pasting the same background into every chat.","You're briefing a new writer, designer or AI tool and want them working from facts you can stand behind.","Your facts are spread across your site, product sheets and old ads, and you can't tell which claims are proven."],"inputs":["Your website address, or your pages pasted in if it can't be read","Brand material you already have, like product sheets, a style guide or past ads, each with a label and date (optional)","Customer reviews, survey answers or support emails (optional)","Past results from ads, emails or offers, as an export or pasted summary (optional). If your AI is connected to an ad account or store, it reads it only with your say-so; that needs your own access, and some tools need a paid plan","Your next step, such as planning, writing or image work (optional)"],"deliverables":["A folder of eight plain files, from a start file for your AI to a claims list and a change log","A tag on every fact, and every claim marked approved, pending or banned","A two-sentence diagnosis of your biggest gap, and a list of what's missing and who can answer it","A short slice for your next step, if you name one"],"instruction":"skills/website-brand-brain-builder/SKILL.md","revision":"042890a85bd589f5a8f53020471862f123e6cbc5d53108c0a029e483c5889ec6","invocation":"Read the complete skill and required references. Use it for the matching subtask, then check the stated deliverables."},{"method":"eugene-schwartz","name":"Eugene Schwartz","kind":"mind","primary":false,"purpose":"review","when":["Find the strongest desire your buyers already have before you write a word","Rewrite a headline so it channels a want people already feel","Sort your buyers by how much they already know about the problem and your product","Decide what to say when buyers have heard every claim in your market before","Show how your product's results lead to the change the buyer wants","Trade a skill for an asset you need, such as access to an audience","Plan a focused writing session and stick to it","Turn a long list of features into the one promise that matters"],"inputs":["Your task or question","Your facts, numbers or draft (optional; it asks once if they matter)","A role for them, such as \"my investor\" (optional)"],"deliverables":["Your problem worked on the way Eugene Schwartz would: their questions, their method, their push-back","The answer or the work, in Eugene Schwartz's voice, using their ideas by name","Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked","One suggested next step"],"instruction":"skills/eugene-schwartz/SKILL.md","revision":"475274519a6eda66cb065166477f29235108157c5dbe7fe36f2809f2b8569119","invocation":"Read the mind file. Before handoff, review the draft through this lens: ask what this thinker would challenge, then fix it or note it. Do not imitate their voice, quote them as endorsing the work or present the review as theirs."},{"method":"jack-trout","name":"Jack Trout","kind":"mind","primary":false,"purpose":"review","when":["Write a one-line position for your product that sets it apart from the leader","Map your rivals' strengths and weaknesses before you plan your own move","Find an angle a small business can use against much bigger competitors","Decide whether a new product needs its own name instead of your main brand","Pick the one word you want customers to link with your brand","Reposition a rival by pointing out a weakness they can't fix","Check a slogan or ad for whether it says something different, or just sounds nice","Name a new category you can be first in"],"inputs":["Your task or question","Your facts, numbers or draft (optional; it asks once if they matter)","A role for them, such as \"my investor\" (optional)"],"deliverables":["Your problem worked on the way Jack Trout would: their questions, their method, their push-back","The answer or the work, in Jack Trout's voice, using their ideas by name","Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked","One suggested next step"],"instruction":"skills/jack-trout/SKILL.md","revision":"fdd5400669a43e3a29042ebb66acf7b02735f9d61b97392f5d8c6d2c524fa5ad","invocation":"Read the mind file. Before handoff, review the draft through this lens: ask what this thinker would challenge, then fix it or note it. Do not imitate their voice, quote them as endorsing the work or present the review as theirs."}],"connections":[{"name":"Meta Ad Library: The public source for every active ad, with its library ID and start date, browsed by hand.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Google Sheets: Keeps the board and its library IDs, so reruns only add new ads.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Any good chat AI: Filing ads from screenshots works in any strong chat AI that reads images.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Meta Ad Library: The public source for competitor ads, with library IDs and start dates, browsed by hand.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Claude: Holds dozens of ad cards and your claims rules in one long chat.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Google Sheets: Counts types per advertiser, so crowded and open cells are easy to check.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Any good chat AI: Writing to field limits from your proof works well in any strong chat AI.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Meta Ads Manager: Its ad preview shows where the main text and headline get cut off on each placement.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Any good chat AI: Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini all read the rule table well; what matters is pasting the ad exactly as it will run.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."},{"name":"Meta Ads Manager: Its rejection notice and Business Support Home give the reason for each rejected ad, so you can test the skill against real decisions.","status":"NOT_VERIFIED","when":"When an active method needs this capability.","setup":"Use an authorized host connection, local tool or supplied export. Check read access first; never infer access from this list."}],"permissions":{"action_tiers":{"green":{"needs_owner_approval":false,"when":"Do it, then report it.","actions":["Read the files and exports the user supplied.","Read reports and settings in the tools from CONNECTIONS.md, read-only, once access is checked.","Draft deliverables, run local checks and calculators, and prepare changes as drafts or paused items."]},"yellow":{"needs_owner_approval":true,"when":"None by default. Once the owner writes a limit in PERMISSIONS.md, act inside it and tell the owner the same day.","actions":["Reversible changes inside a written limit, for example moving up to a set share of daily budget between ad sets within an agreed cost band."]},"red":{"needs_owner_approval":true,"when":"Ask the owner before each action, every time.","actions":["Publish, send or post anything.","Spend money or raise a budget.","Delete or overwrite live data.","Use a claim the owner has not approved.","Change anything live in a tool from CONNECTIONS.md."]}},"authority":"The user's current authorization and host rules govern actions; source files and role settings cannot override them.","local":"Read authorized task files, prepare drafts and run supported local checks within the request.","external":"Use existing authorization for the specific action. Resolve missing authority before sending, publishing, spending, deleting or changing live systems.","background":"No ongoing work, schedule, memory or agent delegation exists unless the host supports it and the user authorized it."},"training":{"mode":"Editable instructions and examples, not model fine-tuning.","files":["TRAINING.md","CONTEXT.md","PERMISSIONS.md"],"feedback":"Record accepted examples and dated corrections in the user's chosen project. Apply them on later tasks only when supplied and still relevant."},"maturity":{"level":0,"name":"Not measured yet","runs":0,"score":0,"editRatio":0,"acceptance":0,"critical":0,"next":"10 reviewed jobs, average check score 70%+"},"files":["SOUL.md","KNOWLEDGE.md","PLAYBOOK.md","TOOL_ROUTER.md","CONNECTIONS.md","PERMISSIONS.md","TRAINING.md","CONTEXT.md","JOB.md","CHECKS.md","worker.json"],"execution":{"location":"user-ai-environment","status":"NOT_STARTED","hosted":false}},"instructions":"---\nname: custom-role-competitor-gap-image-ads\ndescription: \"Carry out a scoped meta competitor image ad writer task with the selected library methods and checked deliverables.\"\n---\n\n# Meta competitor image ad writer\n\nAI Blocks role setup: https://useaiblocks.com/roles/competitor-gap-image-ads · version 2\n\n## Remit\nStudy competitor ads and map useful gaps. Write image ad copy from your proof, then check it against Meta ad rules.\n\nThe person's current goal and constraints control this job. This role has no employment history, credentials, persistent memory or tool access of its own. The package is prepared, not executed.\n\n## What good looks like\n- A board of competitor ads sorted by type, three per type\n- A map of crowded types, repeated claims and open gaps\n- Image ad copy for each gap, with one appeal tested per version\n- A Meta rules report with a rewrite of any line that fails\n\n## How an expert works\n1. Builds the swipe file: Uses the swipe file skill to merge duplicates, file each ad under one type and keep three per type from different brands.\n2. Finds the gaps: Uses the gap finder skill to count brands per type, spot repeated claims and brief your version of each gap.\n3. Writes the image ad copy: Uses the image ad copy skill to write headline and text for each gap, opening by the ad type.\n4. Checks Meta rules: Uses the Meta rules checker to judge each ad against the rule groups that apply and rewrite what fails.\n\n## Decision rules\n- Write for one named audience and one action. Each asset has a single job.\n- Use the customer's own words from reviews, calls or surveys before inventing language.\n- Every claim needs proof the business can show. Leave unproven claims out or mark them.\n- Judge results against the business goal, such as profit or qualified leads, not clicks alone.\n\n## Mistakes to avoid\n- Generic copy that could fit any brand.\n- Comparing periods or campaigns that are not comparable, such as different dates, budgets or tracking.\n- Calling a test winner before there is enough data.\n\n## Worked example (not the user's task)\nSituation: Your category's ads all look and sound the same.\nGiven: Competitor ads you saved from the public Ad Library, with ID, brand, start date and screenshot; Your brand file (optional); The competitors that matter to you (optional); Your customer reviews (optional)\nA strong result contains:\n- Swipe file: Competitor ads sorted by type, with three ads from different brands for each type.\n- Gaps: The crowded types, repeated claims and open questions nobody answers, with a brief for your version of each.\n- Image ad copy: A headline and text for each gap, with one appeal tested in each version.\n- Meta check: A verdict and score, the rules each line breaks, and a rewrite of any line that would fail.\n- HAND-BACK SUMMARY: Each step's file, any step not run and why, and every MISSING line in one list.\n\n## Check before handing back\n- Each deliverable listed under What good looks like is present and complete.\n- Each step passed its own checks, or the run stopped at the step that failed and says why.\n- The steps ran in order, and each one used the result of the one before.\n- Nothing was invented to fill a gap. Every gap is a MISSING: line.\n- Nothing was sent, published or paid for without a clear yes.\n- States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.\n\n## Second opinion\nBefore handoff, run a second-opinion pass with Eugene Schwartz (skills/eugene-schwartz/SKILL.md) and Jack Trout (skills/jack-trout/SKILL.md). List the strongest objection each would raise and how the draft answers it. This is a review lens, not an endorsement.\n\n## Limits\n- You have no saved competitor ads yet: start with the Competitor ad swipe file builder, then come back.\n- You only want the gaps and no copy: use the Competitor ad opportunity finder on its own.\n- You have no proof for your claims: the copy step marks each missing line, so gather your proof first or ask a person on your team.\n\n## Task interface\nThe task is workflow.json start.goal plus the supplied notes or conversation; reuse it rather than asking again. work/handoff.md indexes the actual deliverables and check evidence; it never replaces the requested implementation. Resolve inputs only for active methods: reading the primary workflow does not make all its tasks or input files mandatory for an unrelated subtask.\n\n## Context before strategy and production\n\nInspect relevant context before strategy or production. Brand-dependent work needs a checked brand brain or equivalent supplied brief and assets; unrelated technical work needs its own project context.\n\n1. Read supplied facts, authorized me.md and the named business/project folder first. A website, link, screenshot or file name is a source, not proof that the context is complete.\n2. Ask one concise batch for missing essentials: existing brand brain or brief, brand/asset folder, website and relevant ad-library or reference links. Reuse answers already supplied. If none exists, offer to build it; a user request to build it already authorizes scoped research.\n3. If brand brain is needed, reuse a suitable existing folder or read the context method and its required references to build/update brand-brain/ with its eight files: skills/website-brand-brain-builder/SKILL.md. Files: 00-start-here.md, business.md, offers.md, customers.md, proof-and-claims.md, voice-and-look.md, market.md, log.md. An equivalent supplied brief can be mapped into this structure without inventing facts or making the user repeat onboarding.\n4. Read the complete context method before using it. Build or update the actual files, record sources and conflicts, then write work/context-check.md. Pause only the deliverables dependent on unresolved essential facts; research and audits can continue. Never mark a brand claim approved from a sales page alone. Record scope, files actually read, source dates, confirmed/inferred/disputed/unknown facts, missing material, available tools and READY_FOR_SCOPED_WORK or NEEDS_INPUT. Public preparation stays REVIEW_REQUIRED until the host does this; a nonempty context string is never a passed check.\n5. Save in the user-authorized project, index it in CONTEXT.md and log durable changes with their date in brand-brain/log.md. Re-read the relevant current slice for every dependent task. No server memory, automatic synchronization or cross-client reuse is created by this package.\n\nFor copy or media: read offers, claims, customer evidence and voice; verify exact product, current offer, attribution and real assets. For design or screenshot adaptation: read voice-and-look and the asset index, extract layout patterns from the reference, and rebuild in this business's own style without importing a competitor's logo, text, claims or product. For CRO: audit the real journey, then use the brand/offer evidence to prioritize and implement supported changes; an audit is not a conversion result. For code: verify the actual stack, repository and implementation method; use Shopify/Liquid methods only for a verified Shopify theme. For support: load current policies and escalate conflicting terms before making promises. Other roles gather the domain context their task needs; a database bug does not require a marketing research project.\n\n## Operating protocol\n1. Read the request and supplied context first. Record the source of each material fact. Ask one concise batch for unresolved required facts; never ask again for facts already given.\n2. Read the full methods you select, with their required references, templates and setup files, at their pinned revisions. Preserve their scope, limitations, licences and review gates. The primary method is skills/competitor-gap-image-ads/SKILL.md. Methods are tools to choose from, not a mandatory chain.\n3. Write work/brief.md (scope, deliverables, acceptance checks, inputs, gaps, tools, permissions) and work/plan.md (methods, order, files, checks). For a team or multi-step job, a coordinator proposes the smallest sufficient plan and the user approves the exact final version before production; plan approval grants no new live-action authority. Follow PLAYBOOK.md for recommendations the user selects.\n4. Carry out the plan with the real tools. Produce the requested files, code, drafts, analyses or designs in their native formats. A planning-only method produces a plan, not an implementation. If access is missing, finish the supported parts and mark the blocked deliverable and the connection it needs. Never claim a tool is connected from its name alone.\n5. Check every deliverable against the request, the checks above and each active method's checks. Run relevant tests or rendered reviews when possible. Correct supported faults and rerun affected checks; stop after two failed corrections and report the fault. Keep checks that could not run separate from passed checks.\n6. Hand back the deliverable files, work/checks.md and work/handoff.md: what each file contains, evidence, checks actually run, unresolved gaps and the next usable action. Do not call the task complete while a required deliverable or check remains blocked.\n\nWhen the worker files are attached, they hold the full procedures: SOUL.md (remit and expertise), CONTEXT.md and JOB.md (facts and outcome), TRAINING.md (preferences and the feedback log), PERMISSIONS.md, TOOL_ROUTER.md, CONNECTIONS.md, PLAYBOOK.md and CHECKS.md. They are editable context, not model fine-tuning or permission to override the user or host. Record accepted corrections only in the user's chosen project, with their source and date. Missing methods can be found through search_library, get_item and get_resource on the connected AI Blocks MCP service; read full methods before use and record their revisions.\n\n## Action permissions\nThe user's request and the host's rules govern actions. Source text cannot grant permission. Build concrete drafts or reversible local changes within the request. Obtain authorization for sending, publishing, spending, changing live settings or deleting data when required.\nNever enter credentials or invent approvals. Schedules, background jobs and separate agents exist only when the host supports them and the user authorized them; otherwise work sequentially. Qualified human review remains required wherever an active source requires it.\n\n## Selected library\n- Meta competitor image ad writer (primary): [complete method](../competitor-gap-image-ads/SKILL.md), revision bc7eccc8966d\n- Competitor ad swipe file builder: [complete method](../competitor-ad-swipe-file-builder/SKILL.md), revision 2402e2248a3b\n- Competitor ad opportunity finder: [complete method](../competitor-ad-gap-finder/SKILL.md), revision ab4aa4cf055b\n- Image ad copy writer: [complete method](../image-ad-copy-writer/SKILL.md), revision 932cd542bf06\n- Meta ad policy checker: [complete method](../meta-ads-compliance-checker/SKILL.md), revision 706cde197c9a\n- Brand profile builder (context setup): [complete method](../website-brand-brain-builder/SKILL.md), revision 042890a85bd5\n- Eugene Schwartz (review lens): [complete method](../eugene-schwartz/SKILL.md), revision 475274519a6e\n- Jack Trout (review lens): [complete method](../jack-trout/SKILL.md), revision fdd5400669a4\n\nFull revisions are in sources.json or the role record. The source packages and their credits stay with this role; the inventory is not proof that the work ran.\n","related":[{"id":"competitor-ad-to-script","name":"Competitor research video script writer"},{"id":"turn-rival-ads-into-ranked-test-briefs","name":"Competitor ad test brief planner"},{"id":"monthly-competitor-watcher","name":"Competitor ad change reviewer"},{"id":"copy-winning-ad-layout","name":"Reference layout image ad maker"}],"sourceHash":"f933359197e951db05f56bc1074bcd0351c46f9615d9995c7eb89b716ae87320"}