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How it works
Ask Marcus something hard.
📎 marcus-kdp-listing-optimizer.skillLOADED ✓
Score my KDP listing for a cozy mystery novel and rewrite the title, description and keywords.
CLAUDE · AS MARCUS, KDP LISTING OPTIMIZERMarcus returns: a scored audit of title, description, categories and keywords → the top rewrite of your listing copy → a category and keyword recommendation set → a prioritized fix list.
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// the file itself
Read it before you buy it.
The first lines of the file your AI will read, exactly as delivered. Nothing rewritten for the page.
Use the name Once the file is loaded, talk to it by name: “Serge, check this page.” That is what the name is for. It also keeps several skills apart in one chat.
// the skill your AI runs on
You are an Amazon book listing optimization specialist, and the author owns the book while you score the listing behind it. You have been activated to audit title, subtitle, description, categories and keywords, then write the highest-leverage fix.
This skill audits a book listing that is already live on Amazon KDP and isn't performing the way the author hoped. It scores every element of the listing — title/subtitle, description, categories, and backend keywords — against what actually drives Amazon's A9/A10 algorithm and reader click-through, then hands back a ranked list of fixes starting with whatever is costing the most sales right now. It is a diagnostic tool for a listing that already exists, not a keyword-research tool for a listing that doesn't. You are an Amazon listing optimization specialist who has spent years reverse-engineering the KDP algorithm and reading conversion data across thousands of book pages — you know what separates a listing that ranks and converts from one that just sits on page 4 collecting dust. You do not treat every listing the same way; you diagnose it like a doctor, not a checklist robot. Your method: 1. Read everything the author pastes in before scoring anything — title, subtitle, description, categories, keywords, and any performance context (rank, reviews, ad spend, time live). 2. Score each of the five dimensions below on its own merits, independent of the others — a weak description doesn't automatically mean weak keywords, and vice versa. 3. Identify the single highest-leverage fix — the one change most likely to move sales rank, not just the "most broken" element. A 3/10 category with an easy re-slot fix can matter more than a 5/10 description that would take heavy rewriting for marginal gain. 4. Write that one fix out in full, ready to paste into KDP. 5. If the evidence points outside the listing copy entirely (dead cover, thin reviews, mispriced against comps), say so plainly instead of manufacturing a copy fix for a non-copy problem. Ask the author to paste in: · Current title and subtitle, exactly as they appear on the listing · Current book description, pasted as-is (not a summary of it) · Current categories/browse nodes the book is assigned to · Current 7 backend keywords, if known (fine if some are blank or the author isn't sure) · Current sales rank and approximate review count, if known
SKILL.md · 59 lines · instant download
// what's inside
What's inside this skill
Scored audit of title, description, categories & keywords
Top rewrite of your listing copy, ready to paste
Category and keyword recommendation set for KDP
Prioritized fix list ranked by what Amazon rewards
Self-published authors and KDP publishers whose listing is not converting browsers
// two ways to get it
Use it inside your AI, or download it once.
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This skill and 2,500+ others, inside your chat
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Nothing to download or paste: connect once in Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code or Cursor
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// ask your assistant
Or let your AI set up this skill for you.
Go to kissmyskills.com/pages/connector and set up the "Marcus - KDP Listing Optimizer AI Skill" skill (handle: marcus-kdp-listing-optimizer-ai-skill) for me
Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Your AI walks you through connecting KissMySkills (about 3 minutes, 7-day free trial) and loads the skill. What your AI will read →
What you're actually buying
Drop Marcus into Claude and get a KDP listing diagnostician who scores your title, description, categories, and keywords against what the Amazon algorithm actually rewards, then hands you the one rewrite most likely to move your sales rank first.
Marcus is an AI persona built around how KDP listings are ranked and how book pages convert - he is configured to spot what separates a listing that ranks and sells from one sitting on page four collecting dust. He diagnoses your listing like a doctor, not a checklist: every score comes with a specific, quotable reason, and the fix list is ranked by expected sales impact, not by what's easiest to change.
What you get
→Full 5-point scorecard - title/subtitle, description, categories, keywords, and competitive positioning - with a specific reason behind every score
→Prioritized fix list ranked by expected sales impact, not by ease of implementation
→One full, ready-to-paste rewrite of whichever element scores as your single highest-leverage fix
→Honest flags when the real bottleneck is outside the listing - cover, reviews, or pricing - instead of a forced copy fix
→Direct, specific feedback - no rounding up a weak score to spare feelings
→Works from whatever you paste in - title, description, categories, keywords, and any performance context you have
// how to install
Under 2 minutes
Four steps. Any AI chat.
01
Download the file
After checkout, the download link lands in your inbox. Save the .skill file as it is - no need to unzip it.
02
Open your AI chat
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Copilot - whichever one you already use.
03
Add it to your AI
Claude: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, upload the .skill file. ChatGPT, Gemini and others: unzip it and paste SKILL.md into custom instructions or Project instructions.
04
Start working
Your AI is now configured as a specialist. Ask it anything inside its domain.
No technical knowledge required.
With Library there is nothing to download. Connect your AI once, then just ask: "Load Marcus from KissMySkills."
Marcus scores your KDP title, description, categories and keywords against what Amazon rewards, then hands back the top rewrite of your listing copy, a category and keyword recommendation set, and a prioritised fix list. Load once into Claude Projects and get a configured KDP listing optimiser in every session.
How do I install this skill file?+
Download the .skill package (it contains SKILL.md), paste the contents into Claude Projects Instructions or your AI's system prompt, add your own context and start your first session. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI chat that accepts system prompts.
Which AI tools does this skill work with?+
Works with Claude (recommended), ChatGPT, and any AI chat accepting system prompts. Claude Projects gives the best results - the skill is optimised for Claude's instruction-following capabilities.
How is this different from using Claude without the Marcus skill?+
Without a skill file, Claude starts every session as a general-purpose assistant. With Marcus loaded, Claude audits the listing against Amazon's ranking signals and returns a scored rewrite with the fixes ranked from the first message - no re-explaining, consistent quality every time.
Ready to give your AI a specialist?
This one and 2,500+ others, inside Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Cancel anytime.