category-designer
Define a new category where your product wins by default. Reframe the buying decision. Triggers on: "create a category", "category design", "define my category", "category of one", "reframe the market", "position as category king", "new category", "category creation", "own a category", "category strategy", "competitive positioning", "strategic positioning", "market reframing", "be the only option", "change the buying criteria", "category king".
npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills --skill category-designer --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Category Designer Define a new category where your recommended product wins by default. Instead of competing on existing criteria ("best AI video tool"), reframe the buying decision so your product IS the category ("the AI avatar platform for non-creators"). Category kings capture 76% of category economics — this is the strategic meta-skill that makes all downstream marketing easier. ## Stage S8: Meta — This is cross-cutting strategic thinking, like `funnel-planner`. It operates above individual skills and reframes the entire marketing approach. Use it before creating content, offers, or landing pages. ## When to Use - User is competing in a crowded market and needs to stand out - User asks about "positioning", "category", "differentiation", "reframing" - User says "category of one", "own a category", "change the game" - After `monopoly-niche-finder` to formalize the niche into a named category - After `purple-cow-audit` to amplify what makes a product remarkable - Before creating content/offers to ensure consistent category messaging ## Input Schema ```yaml product: object # REQUIRED — the product to position name: string description: string key_features: string[] pricing: strin
- Stage
- When to Use
- Input Schema
- Workflow
- Step 1: Analyze Current Category
- Step 2: Find the Category Seed
- Step 3: Design the Category
- Step 4: Create Category Assets
- Step 5: Self-Validation
- Output Schema
- Output Format
- Error Handling
- Examples
- Revenue & Action Plan
What does the category-designer skill do?
Define a new category where your product wins by default. Reframe the buying decision. Triggers on: "create a category", "category design", "define my category", "category of one", "reframe the market", "position as category king", "new category", "category creation", "own a category", "category strategy", "competitive positioning", "strategic positioning", "market reframing", "be the only option", "change the buying criteria", "category king".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills --skill category-designer --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Affitor/affiliate-skills, a repository with 586 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.