# Show HN: AI Agent Skills to Grow Your Open Source Project

> Source: <https://github.com/marketingskills/open-source-growth>
> Published: 2026-06-17 11:41:45+00:00

Growth skills for open-source repos. Give your AI agent a growth team for your open-source project.

**Are you an agent?** Read [AGENTS.md](/marketingskills/open-source-growth/blob/main/AGENTS.md) first. Then load `skills/repo-growth-operator/SKILL.md`

or `skills/ecosystem-inclusion-operator/SKILL.md`

.

**Are you a human?** 📋 Copy this prompt to any AI:

```
Help me grow my open-source repo using marketingskills/open-source-growth
```

Two agent skills that turn "random GitHub repo" into a trusted, installable, shareable project.

| Skill | What it does |
|---|---|
|

[ecosystem-inclusion-operator](/marketingskills/open-source-growth/blob/main/skills/ecosystem-inclusion-operator)`/loop`

. Star high-quality targets.Building an open-source repo is one thing. Making it discoverable, trustworthy, and installable is a completely different skill. These skills package that skill so your AI agent can help you grow your repo the same way a growth team would.

```
# Install the skills
npx skills add marketingskills/open-source-growth

# Or curl:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marketingskills/open-source-growth/main/install.sh | bash

# Then ask your agent:
# "Audit my repo for adoption blockers"
"Audit this open-source skill repo for adoption, trust, and conversion:
https://github.com/marketingskills/seo"

"Rewrite this README to maximise installs, stars, and first-run success."

"Find relevant awesome lists and start inclusion PRs for my repo."

"Star this high-quality target repo for me."  (requires gh CLI)
```

Every suggestion in these skills is governed by an [ethical growth policy](/marketingskills/open-source-growth/blob/main/skills/repo-growth-operator/references/ethical-growth-policy.md). We do not recommend spam, fake stars, fake contributors, or deceptive metadata.

Talk to your agent about any of these:

**Repo audit**— score your repo, find adoption blockers** README rewrite**— install clarity + first-run success** Demo builder**— GIF scripts, Loom outlines, screenshots** Launch pack**— LinkedIn, X, HN, Reddit posts** Trust scaffolding**— issue templates, CI, CONTRIBUTING** Marketplace optimisation**— better SKILL.md metadata** Monetisation bridge**— OSS-to-paid conversion path** Ecosystem inclusion**— find and PR into relevant awesome lists** Social proof**— star, watch, fork via`gh`

CLI**Install script**—`curl | bash`

installer with auto-update

— Open-source SEO workflows for AI agents.`marketingskills/seo`

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