affiliate-skills
Turn any AI into your affiliate marketing team.
52 AI-powered skills across 8 stages with a closed-loop flywheel. Research programs, scout trending content, write data-backed posts, generate infographics, build pages, deploy, track, optimize, scale — with any AI agent.
Works with: Claude Code · Pi · ChatGPT · Gemini CLI · Cursor · Windsurf · OpenClaw · any AI that reads text
Repo structure
skills/{stage}/{skill-name}/SKILL.md— main skill definitionsshared/references/— shared doctrine, compliance, and flywheel referencestools/src/— affiliate-check CLI sourceregistry.json— machine-readable skill catalogevals/— evaluation cases and results
Install
# Claude Code / Pi (recommended)
npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills
# Or clone manually
git clone https://github.com/Affitor/affiliate-skills.git ~/.claude/skills/affiliate-skills
cd ~/.claude/skills/affiliate-skills && ./setup
# OpenClaw / ClawHub
clawhub install affiliate-skills
# Cursor / Windsurf
npx skills add Affitor/affiliate-skills
Try it now — no install needed
Paste this into any AI:
Search the Affitor affiliate directory for AI video tools.
Use this API: GET https://openaffiliate.dev/api/programs?q=AI+video&sort=relevance&limit=5
Show me the results in a table with: Name, Reward Value, Cookie Days, Stars.
Then recommend the best one and explain why.
Without affiliate-skills
- You Google "best affiliate programs" and get SEO spam written to rank, not to help
- You write content from gut feeling with no idea what format actually performs
- You have no data on what's trending, what hooks work, or what gaps exist
- You spend 4 hours on a landing page that converts at 0.2%
- You pick programs by vibes instead of data
With affiliate-skills
| Skill | Mode | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Program Search | Data analyst | Live program data from openaffiliate.dev — commissions, cookies, comparisons. |
| Trending Scout | Intelligence | Scan YouTube/TikTok/X/Reddit for top content by engagement. Find what's winning. |
| Research Brief | Journalist | Collect real sources, extract stats, generate unique angles backed by data. |
| Angle Ranker | Strategist | Score content angles by competition, engagement prediction, and platform fit. |
| Traffic Analyzer | Due diligence | Evaluate advertiser website health before you commit to promoting. |
| Content & Blog | Creator | 12 skills that write posts, articles, scripts, and infographics from research. |
| Landing & Distribution | Builder | Pages, bio links, email sequences, deployment — all automated. |
| Analytics & Automation | Optimizer | Track conversions, A/B test, repurpose, scale what works. |
| Compliance & Meta | Safety net | FTC audit, funnel planning, self-improvement. |
How It Works — The Affiliate Flywheel
S1 RESEARCH ──▶ S2 CONTENT ──▶ S3 BLOG & SEO ──▶ S4 OFFERS & LANDING
▲ │
│ ▼
│ S5 DISTRIBUTION
│ │
└──────────── S6 ANALYTICS ◀─────────────────────────┘
│
▼
S7 AUTOMATION → SCALE
│
S8 META (across all)
Closed loop. S6 Analytics feeds BACK to S1 Research. Every skill knows what comes next (chain_metadata.suggested_next) and what feeds it. Data flows forward through the funnel and back through analytics.
Data-driven. S1 skills don't just find programs — they scout what content is actually performing (views, likes, shares), analyze traffic, and rank angles by real engagement data. By the time you write, you already know what format, hook, and platform to use.
Research-backed. Content skills don't write from thin air. content-research-brief collects real source articles first. Your posts have real stats, real quotes, and current information.
Demo: zero to first commission
You: I want to promote AI video tools. What's trending?
AI: [runs trending-content-scout]
Scanned 47 videos across YouTube + TikTok.
Top format: comparison (45% of top content, avg engagement: 35.2)
Best hook: "I replaced my $5K video team with AI" (engagement: 42.3)
Gap: nobody comparing HeyGen vs Synthesia on TikTok
Benchmark: median 18K views, top 10% needs 85K+
You: What's the best program to promote?
AI: [runs affiliate-program-search + traffic-analyzer]
Name Commission Cookie Stars Traffic Score
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
HeyGen 30% recurring 60 days ★ 127 82/100
Synthesia 25% one-time 30 days ★ 84 76/100
D-ID 20% recurring 45 days ★ 52 61/100
HeyGen wins: highest commission, recurring, longest cookie,
strongest website traffic (2.1M monthly visits, 35% direct).
You: Research the latest about HeyGen for a LinkedIn post.
AI: [runs content-research-brief]
📚 7 sources collected (5 fully fetched)
🏷️ Tags: AI (7), Funding (2), Tools (5)
Key stats:
- "$60M Series A at $500M valuation" — TechCrunch
- "40,000+ businesses use HeyGen" — company blog
- "Avatar 3.0 launched with real-time lip sync" — The Verge
3 angles generated:
1. "HeyGen just raised $60M — here's what it means for AI video"
2. "I tested HeyGen vs Synthesia for 30 days — honest comparison"
3. "AI video tools are killing the $45B production industry"
You: Write angle 2 as a LinkedIn post with an infographic.
AI: [runs viral-post-writer + infographic-generator]
Post: 1,200-char comparison post, bold claim hook,
soft CTA in comments, FTC disclosure.
Infographic: side-by-side comparison card (1080×1350),
HeyGen vs Synthesia — commission, features, pricing.
Dark modern palette, self-contained HTML ready to render.
You: Now a TikTok script.
AI: [runs tiktok-script-writer]
45-second script, demo_first hook (backed by scout data):
"Watch me create a $2,000 video for free in 30 seconds."
Hook → Pain → Demo → Result → CTA. Bio link reminder.
You: Plan my full funnel — I have 5 hours/week.
AI: [runs funnel-planner]
Week 1: Scout + Research → find winning angles + collect sources
Week 2: Content → 5 LinkedIn posts + 2 TikToks + 2 infographics
Week 3: Blog → comparison article backed by research brief
Week 4: Deploy → landing page + bio link live
Week 5: Analytics → compare your metrics vs scout benchmark
Week 6: Optimize → double down on what beat the benchmark
Target: first affiliate click by week 2, first commission by week 5.
Who this is for
Affiliates — Find programs, create content, track performance. Data-driven, not vibes.
Influencers & Creators — Research what's trending, create platform-native content, add infographics. Know what format and hook to use before you create.
Marketers — Content research, competitive analysis, multi-platform strategy. Research briefs replace guesswork with real sources and stats.
Affiliate Networks — Evaluate program quality, benchmark advertiser traffic, understand affiliate landscape. traffic-analyzer + affiliate-program-search as audit tools.
Advertisers — Audit your own program positioning. See how affiliates talk about your product. Understand what content drives the most engagement for your brand.
AI-native teams — Plug skills into any agent pipeline. Every skill has typed input/output schemas, chain_metadata, and suggested_next for autonomous chaining.
This is not a prompt pack. It is an operating system for affiliates who ship.
Get Started
QUICKSTART.md — Platform-specific setup for Claude Code, Pi, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, and more.
Fastest way (any AI, no install)
- Copy the bootstrap prompt (everything below the
---line) - Paste it into your AI
- Start: "Scout trending content about AI writing tools, then find me the best program"
Claude Code / Pi (full integration)
git clone https://github.com/Affitor/affiliate-skills.git ~/.claude/skills/affiliate-skills
cd ~/.claude/skills/affiliate-skills && ./setup
Then tell your agent to add affiliate-skills to your project's CLAUDE.md. You get the affiliate-check CLI, automatic skill discovery, and full flywheel chaining.
ChatGPT / Gemini / Any AI
- Copy
prompts/bootstrap.mdinto your conversation or project instructions - Optionally upload
registry.jsonandAPI.mdas knowledge files - Done — your AI is now an affiliate marketing agent
Cursor / Windsurf
git clone https://github.com/Affitor/affiliate-skills.git
Open the folder — .cursorrules configures the AI automatically.
The Affiliate Flywheel — 8 Stages, 52 Skills
S1: Research & Discovery (9 skills)
Find programs, scout trending content, analyze traffic, rank angles.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| affiliate-program-search | Research and score programs from openaffiliate.dev |
| niche-opportunity-finder | Find underserved niches with high potential |
| competitor-spy | Analyze competitor affiliate strategies + |