Sales Altern

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Sales Altern 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. Sales Altern is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Sales category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Sales · Sub-category: sales-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Altern platform help — curated AI tools and agents directory (10,000+ tools, 100+ categories, ~5-28K monthly visits). Covers tool submissions (free + featured tiers: Gold/Silver/Bronze), listing optimization, category selection, newsletter inclusion (weekly AI tools + agents digest), alternatives pages, and dofollow backlinks. Use when your AI tool isn't listed on Altern, listing isn't getting visibility, not sure if a featured tier is worth it, or wondering how Altern compares to other AI directories. Do NOT use for multi-directory launch coordination (use /sales-launch-directory). Do NOT use for non-AI product directories (use the platform-specific skill).

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

About this skill (catalog notes)

Sales Altern includes worked examples; pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 1,922 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Sales · sales-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Sales Altern fits the catalog

Sales Altern sits in the Sales category under the sales-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

Is Sales Altern safe to install?

A free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10 found no risk patterns in Sales Altern’s SKILL.md — no data-exfiltration, prompt-injection, or unexpected-execution signatures. The full security scan is below.

Installing & verifying

Installing Sales Altern writes its SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/sales-altern/SKILL.md; Claude Code discovers it automatically on the next session — no restart flag needed. It declares no allowed-tools restriction, so it inherits your session’s existing tool access rather than narrowing it. To confirm it loaded, ask Claude to list its available skills — sales-altern should appear by name.

What Sales Altern needs to run

External services: The SKILL.md references pricing, quota, or rate limits — it likely calls a paid or rate-limited API. Check the source before wiring it into unattended automation.
Depth: ~1,922 words, substantial — top of the catalog distribution.

When to reach for it

There are 10 related skills in Sales — a two-minute scan of the alternatives usually confirms whether Sales Altern is the right pick.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Helps with everything related to using Altern — a curated directory of 10,000+ AI tools and agents across 100+ categories, with dofollow backlinks, editorial content, and a weekly newsletter. Founded by Dariush Abbasi.

What this skill does

Sales Altern is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the sales-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/sales-altern/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when your AI tool isn't listed on Altern, listing isn't getting visibility, not sure if a featured tier is worth it, or wondering how Altern compares to other AI directories. Do NOT use for multi-directory launch coordination (use /sales-launch-directory).

Who uses this skill

The Sales Altern Claude Code skill is built for sales development reps, account executives, revenue operations teams, and customer success managers. 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/sales-altern
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/sales-altern/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/sales-altern/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Sales Altern Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Sales Altern 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 Sales Altern skill?

Use Sales Altern when your Claude Code task falls under the Sales category — specifically in the sales misc 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 Sales Altern" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/sales/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Sales Altern 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. Sales Altern is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Sales category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

License: MIT

Cite this skill

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

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Sales Altern [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/sales-altern/

BibTeX

@misc{sales-altern-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Sales Altern [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/sales-altern/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-08 — 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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