market-pulse
by Eronredmarket-pulse is the skill for turning scattered App Store signals into a usable market read. Use it for Market Research, ASO, daily or weekly briefings, and competitive monitoring when you need a combined view of chart movements, trending keywords, featured apps, new releases, and category dynamics.
This skill scores 73/100, which is enough to list for directory users. It has a clear App Store market-analysis use case, explicit trigger language, and a multi-step workflow that can help an agent gather and combine market signals with less guesswork than a generic prompt, though the repo still lacks supporting files that would make adoption easier.
- Explicit triggerability for App Store market overview, weekly/daily briefing, and related phrasing like "market overview" and "state of the market".
- Concrete workflow for asking scope/country/format and then combining multiple signals such as chart movements, trending keywords, featured apps, and new releases.
- Strong agent leverage from named data actions (`get_market_movers`, `get_trending_keywords`, `get_featured_apps`, `get_new_releases`, etc.) and cross-links to related skills for narrower tasks.
- No support files, references, or resources are included, so users must rely on SKILL.md alone to understand behavior and dependencies.
- The excerpt shows an incomplete list of data collection steps and no install command, which may leave some execution details ambiguous for first-time adopters.
Overview of market-pulse skill
What market-pulse does
market-pulse is the skill for turning scattered App Store signals into a usable market read: chart movers, trending keywords, featured apps, new releases, and category dynamics. If you need a market-pulse skill that answers “what changed, what matters, and what should I watch next,” this is the right fit.
Who should use it
Use market-pulse for Market Research, ASO work, product marketing, and competitive monitoring when a quick prompt is too shallow. It is best for people who need a daily or weekly briefing, a category snapshot, or a cross-signal summary that connects rankings, discovery, and launches.
When it is the right choice
Choose this skill when the task is broader than rank tracking alone. If you only need chart movement, use market-movers. If you only need keyword demand, use keyword-research. market-pulse is strongest when you want a market briefing that combines multiple signals into one decision-ready view.
How to Use market-pulse skill
Install and open the source files
Run the install step from your skills workflow, then start with SKILL.md in skills/market-pulse. For install decisions, also read app-marketing-context.md if it exists, because the skill explicitly uses that file to anchor the analysis in your app, category, and competitors.
Give the skill the right input scope
A good market-pulse install and prompt begins with three choices: scope, country, and output format. Say whether you want the entire App Store or a specific category, choose a country such as US, and state whether you want a quick briefing, detailed report, or competitive focus. This prevents vague output and makes the market-pulse usage much more actionable.
Turn a rough request into a usable prompt
A weak request is: “Give me the market pulse.” A stronger one is: “Use market-pulse for Market Research on US health apps. Focus on category leaders, new releases, featured apps, and keyword shifts. Give me a quick briefing and call out any threats to my app.” That version gives the skill enough context to choose the right sources and frame the result around a decision.
Read the repo in the right order
After SKILL.md, inspect any repo guidance files first, then review the source sections that drive the workflow: Initial Assessment, Data Collection, and Market Briefing Framework. In practice, those sections tell you what the skill expects to know before it analyzes the market and how it should organize the final briefing.
market-pulse skill FAQ
Is market-pulse only for App Store research?
Yes, its center of gravity is App Store market analysis. The market-pulse skill is built to synthesize App Store signals, so it is a better fit for ASO and app-market questions than for broad consumer research or generic business strategy.
How is it different from a normal prompt?
A normal prompt often produces a single-pass summary. market-pulse guide behavior is more structured: it pushes for scope, country, and format, then combines multiple data types into one briefing. That structure matters when you need a repeatable market read instead of an ad hoc opinion.
Can beginners use it?
Yes, if they can answer a few setup questions. The main blocker is not expertise; it is missing context. If you cannot name the category, geography, or why you want the report, the result will be less useful than it should be.
When should I not use market-pulse?
Do not use market-pulse for narrow rank-change checks or single-keyword analysis. It is also a poor fit if you want a purely creative brainstorm with no market data. In those cases, a narrower skill will be faster and cleaner.
How to Improve market-pulse skill
Give it a sharper market lens
The biggest quality gain comes from narrowing the briefing to a real decision. Instead of “show me the market,” specify whether you care about launch timing, competitor threat, feature gaps, or discovery trends. That makes the market-pulse skill prioritize the right signals instead of summarizing everything evenly.
Add app context before you ask
If you have an app-marketing-context.md, include it. If you do not, provide your app name, category, target country, closest competitors, and what changed recently. This is especially important for market-pulse for Market Research because the usefulness of the output depends on whether it can compare the market against your actual position.
Watch for the common failure mode
The most common weak outcome is a report that is broad but not decision-ready. Fix that by asking for one clear output shape: “top three opportunities,” “top three threats,” or “what changed this week vs last week.” If you need the next step, ask the skill to separate signal from noise before it summarizes.
Iterate from the first output
Use the first pass to find which signal matters most, then rerun the skill with a tighter instruction. For example: “Focus only on new releases and featured apps in the UK” or “Compare keyword movement against chart movement in fitness.” That second pass usually improves market-pulse usage more than asking for a longer report.