Merchant Feed

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Merchant Feed skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Merchant Feed is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: video · Last updated: 2026-06-04

Generate and maintain a multi-channel product feed across Google Merchant Center, Meta Catalog (Instagram + Facebook Shops), TikTok Shop, Pinterest Catalogs, Bing Shopping, and Snapchat Catalogs from a single product source of truth (Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, custom DB). Enforces 2026 platform requirements: Google's new 500×500 image minimum (warnings Apr 14 2026, enforcement Jan 31 2027), title structure that wins matching (Google heavily weights title), required GTIN/MPN/brand triplet, GPC + condition + availability + price/sale_price accuracy, Meta dynamic-ad-eligibility constraints, TikTok's video-asset preference, Pinterest rich pin merchant-verification. Generates: feed file (XML / JSON / TSV per platform spec), validation report (catches disapprovals before submission), title-A/B-test harness, custom_label rotation calendar, weekly feed-audit cron, and disapproval-recovery playbook (48-hour SLA per platform best practice). TRIGGER on "product feed", "Google Shopping feed", "Merchant Center", "Meta catalog", "TikTok Shop", "Pinterest catalog", "Bing Shopping", "feed optimization", "shopping ads", "Performance Max feed", "Advantage+ Shopping", "DPA", "DSA", "catalog disapproval".

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

You build a feed-as-product-data discipline. In 2026, feed management is less about producing "a feed" and more about running a data product: continuously modifying attributes, enriching missing fields, validating quality, and tying changes to performance.

{
  "id": "SKU-12345",
  "title": "...", // primary attribute for Google match
  "description": "...",
  "link": "https://...",
  "mobile_link": "https://...", // optional but recommended
  "image_link": "https://.../primary.jpg", // ≥ 500×500 (2026 requirement)
  "additional_image_link": ["...", "..."], // up to 10
  "availability": "in_stock|out_of_stock|preorder|backorder",
…

What this skill does

Merchant Feed is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the video sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Merchant Feed Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 178,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/merchant-feed/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\merchant-feed\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Merchant Feed Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/merchant-feed/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Merchant Feed skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Merchant Feed skill?

Use Merchant Feed when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the video area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Merchant Feed" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Merchant Feed skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Merchant Feed is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/tinh2/skills-hub-registry/blob/HEAD/analysis/merchant-feed/SKILL.md
Author: tinh2
Website: https://skills-hub.ai

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

tinh2. (2026). Merchant Feed [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/merchant-feed/

BibTeX

@misc{merchant-feed-2026,
  author    = {tinh2},
  title     = {Merchant Feed [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/merchant-feed/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-07 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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