Never increase budget by more than 20% at a time:
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionads-budgetExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches ads-budget from agricidaniel/claude-ads and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate ads-budget. Access via /ads-budget in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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ads/references/budget-allocation.md for allocation frameworkads/references/bidding-strategies.md for strategy decision treesads/references/benchmarks.md for CPC/CPA benchmarksads/references/scoring-system.md for health score algorithm| Business Type | Primary | Secondary | Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS B2B | Google Search, LinkedIn | Meta, YouTube | TikTok, Microsoft |
| E-commerce | Google Shopping, Meta | TikTok, YouTube | Microsoft, LinkedIn |
| Local Service | Google Search, Google LSA | Meta | Microsoft, YouTube |
| B2B Enterprise | LinkedIn, Google Search | Meta | Microsoft, TikTok |
| Info Products | Meta, YouTube | Google Search | TikTok |
| Mobile App | Meta, Google UAC | TikTok | Apple Search Ads |
| Real Estate | Google Search, Meta | YouTube | Microsoft |
| Healthcare | Google Search | Meta | Microsoft, YouTube |
| Finance | Google Search, Meta | Microsoft | |
| Agency (clients) | Varies by client | N/A | N/A |
| Platform | Minimum Daily | Learning Phase Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search | $20/day | Sufficient for 15+ conv/month |
| Google PMax | $50/day | Sufficient for algorithm optimization |
| Meta | $20/day per ad set | ≥5x target CPA per ad set |
| $50/day Sponsored Content | 15+ conversions/month | |
| TikTok | $50/day campaign, $20/day ad group | ≥50x target CPA per ad group |
| Microsoft | No strict minimum | Sufficient for stable delivery |
Start
├─ <30 conversions/month?
│ └─ Use Maximize Clicks (cap CPC at benchmark)
│ └─ When >30 conv/month → Maximize Conversions
├─ 30-50 conversions/month?
│ └─ Use Maximize Conversions
│ └─ When stable CPA → Target CPA
├─ >50 conversions/month?
│ └─ Use Target CPA
│ └─ When revenue tracking → Target ROAS
└─ Revenue tracking active + >50 conv/month?
└─ Use Target ROAS
Never increase budget by more than 20% at a time:
| Scenario | Data Required | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CPA >3x target | ≥7 days data, ≥20 clicks | Pause immediately |
| No conversions | ≥$100 spend or ≥50 clicks | Pause and diagnose |
| CTR <50% of benchmark | ≥1,000 impressions | Kill creative, test new |
| ROAS <50% of target | ≥14 days data | Reduce budget 50% or pause |
MER = Total Revenue / Total Marketing Spend
Budget Allocation Health
Allocation Strategy: ████████░░ XX/100
Bidding Strategies: ██████████ XX/100
Scaling Readiness: ███████░░░ XX/100
Budget Sufficiency: █████░░░░░ XX/100
BUDGET-STRATEGY-REPORT.md: Full allocation and bidding analysisMake data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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We added ads-budget from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Keeps context tight: ads-budget is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
ads-budget is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
ads-budget reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
ads-budget fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
I recommend ads-budget for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
ads-budget reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
I recommend ads-budget for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Useful defaults in ads-budget — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
ads-budget has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
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