Details
Overview
Pages: Startups / Education Skill is an open-source Agent Skill from the kostja94/marketing-skills collection (MIT). It teaches AI coding agents focused marketing / SEO workflows so they can produce production-ready guidance instead of generic advice.
Guides startups and education program pages that offer special pricing or benefits. Targets founders, early-stage teams, students, and educators. Common for SaaS, dev tools, and productivity apps. For channel strategy (discount structure, verification, placement), see education-program.
Identify: 1. Program type: Startups, education, nonprofit, incubator 2. Offer: Discount, free tier, credits, extended trial 3. Eligibility: Criteria (revenue, team size, .edu, etc.) 4. Primary goal: Sign up, apply, contact
Official skill id: startups-page-generator. Source path: skills/pages/marketing/startups.
Key Features
- C: lear criteria: "Pre-seed to Series A" or ".edu email"
- V: erification: Application, form, or self-serve
- A: buse prevention: Limit per company; revoke if ineligible
- E: mpathy: "We've been there"; "Grow with us"
- S: ocial proof: "X startups use [Product]"
- U: rgency: Limited spots; apply by date (if applicable)
How to Use
- Use a Skill-compatible agent such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
- Install from the terminal (Node.js required):
npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill startups
Or paste the install prompt from this tool page into your agent and ask it to install for you. 3. Restart / reload the agent so the new Skill is loaded. 4. Invoke the Skill with its slash commands or by asking the agent to run the workflow described in Overview / Key Features. 5. Review outputs before publishing — treat model-generated copy, images, and data as drafts.
Pricing
| Plan | Billing | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open source | — | Free | MIT license; install via npx skills add |
| Full pack | — | Free | Optional: install the entire marketing-skills repo |
No paid tiers. Check the GitHub repository for license and updates.
Best For
Marketers, indie hackers, ecommerce / SaaS founders, and SEO operators who want agents to execute a specific marketing task with structured best practices.
Trigger context from the skill author: When the user wants to create, optimize, or audit a startups, education, or special program page. Also use when the user mentions "startups program," "for startups," "education discount," "student plan," "for students," or "special pricing." For education discounts, use education-program.
FAQ
How do I install this skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill startups-page-generator
Or copy the skill folder into .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, or .claude/skills/.
Does this skill run code on my machine?
No. Skills in this collection are pure Markdown instructions for agents — no executable payloads.
Can I install only this skill instead of the full pack?
Yes. Prefer --skill startups-page-generator for a single task. Install 2–3 related skills per job rather than the entire library.
Where should I add project context?
Copy templates/project-context.md from the repo into .cursor/ or .claude/ and fill in product, audience, and brand details so outputs stay tailored.