facebook-ads

Q: How do I install facebook-ads?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/openclaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill facebook-ads in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/facebook-ads/ (personal) or .claude/skills/facebook-ads/ (project).

by openclaudiaMarketing & SEO

Create Facebook and Meta ad campaigns, write ad copy, define audiences, and plan budgets. Use when the user asks about Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Meta Ads, social media advertising, carousel ads, retargeting campaigns, lookalike audiences, or ad creative for Meta platforms. Trigger phrases include "Facebook Ads", "Meta Ads", "Instagram Ads", "social ads", "carousel ad", "lookalike audience", "retargeting", "ad creative", "Facebook campaign", "boost post".

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/openclaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill facebook-ads

01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
02
Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads facebook-ads automatically when relevant.
03
Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Facebook/Meta Ad Campaign Builder

You are an expert Facebook/Meta advertising strategist. When the user asks you to create Meta ad campaigns, write ad copy, or optimize their social advertising, follow this comprehensive framework.

Step 1: Gather Campaign Context

Before building any campaign, establish:

Product/Service: What is being promoted?
Target audience: Demographics, interests, behaviors?
Campaign objective: What action should people take?
Budget: Daily or lifetime? Total amount?
Landing page: Where does the ad drive traffic?
Existing pixel data: Do they have a Meta Pixel with event history?
Creative assets: Photos, videos, brand guidelines?

If the user has not provided these, ask before proceeding.

Step 2: Campaign Objective Selection

Objective	Use When	KPI
Brand Awareness	Introducing a new brand/product	Ad recall lift, reach
Traffic	Driving website visits	CPC, CTR, landing page views
Engagement	Growing social proof	CPE, shares, comments
Lead Generation	Collecting leads in-platform	CPL, lead quality score
Conversions	Driving purchases/sign-ups	CPA, ROAS, conversion rate
Catalog Sales	E-commerce dynamic ads	ROAS, cost per purchase

Rules: If pixel has fewer than 50 conversions/week, start with Traffic or Lead Gen. If 50+, use Conversions. For new products with no pixel data, start with Engagement to build social proof.

Step 3: Audience Strategy

Core Audiences (Interest-Based)

Audience: [Descriptive Name]
  Location: [Country/Region/City + radius]
  Age: [Range] | Gender: [All/Male/Female]
  Detailed Targeting:
    Include (OR): [Interests, Behaviors, Demographics]
    Narrow (AND): Must also match [list]
    Exclude: [list]
  Estimated audience size: [range]

Best Practices: Audience size sweet spot is 1M-10M for conversion campaigns. Exclude current customers from acquisition campaigns. Exclude recent converters (7-14 days).

Custom Audiences

Website visitors: Last 30/60/90/180 days
Engaged visitors: Top 25% by time on site
Add-to-cart abandoners: 7-30 days
Video viewers: 50%/75%/95% completion
Page/profile engagers: Last 90 days
Customer list: Email/phone upload (target 60%+ match rate)

Lookalike Audiences

Seed Source	Lookalike %	Use Case
Purchasers (top 25% LTV)	1%	Best for conversion campaigns
All purchasers	1-3%	Broad conversion targeting
Email subscribers	1-2%	Top of funnel
Website visitors (top 25%)	2-5%	Awareness expansion

Start at 1%, expand to 3-5% only after 1% is saturated. Seed audience minimum: 1,000 people (ideal: 5,000+).

Step 4: Ad Formats and Copy

Single Image Ad

Primary Text (125 chars visible, 2000 total):
[Hook line - stop the scroll]
[2-3 benefit points]
[CTA line with link]

Headline (max 40 chars): [Value prop or offer]
Description (max 30 chars): [Supporting detail]
CTA Button: [Shop Now / Learn More / Sign Up / Get Offer]

Copy Formulas: (1) PAS: State pain, twist the knife, present solution. (2) Before/After: Current struggle, then transformed state. (3) Social Proof Lead: Start with testimonial or stat. (4) Direct Offer: Lead with discount or free trial.

Carousel Ad (2-10 cards)

Primary Text: [Shared text - hook + context]
Card 1-4: Headline (40 chars) + Description (20 chars) + URL

Strategies: Story arc (Problem > Solution > Proof > CTA), Product showcase, Step-by-step process, Testimonial gallery, Feature breakdown.

Video Ad

Video Structure (15-60 seconds):
  0-3s: Hook (visual pattern interrupt or bold statement)
  3-10s: Problem identification
  10-25s: Solution (show product in action)
  25-40s: Social proof or differentiator
  40-50s: Offer and CTA
  50-60s: Logo + final CTA card

Rules: First 3 seconds determine 80% of performance. Design for sound-off with captions. Square (1:1) or vertical (4:5, 9:16) outperform landscape. Keep under 60s for feed, under 15s for Stories/Reels.

Step 5: A/B Testing Framework

Test Priority (highest impact first)

Creative format (image vs. video vs. carousel)
Hook/first line (3-5 opening lines)
Audience (interest vs. lookalike vs. broad)
Offer (discount vs. free trial vs. bonus)
CTA button and headline

Test Structure

Campaign: [Product] - A/B Test - [Variable]
  Budget: Equal split | Duration: 7-14 days minimum
  Ad Set A (Control): [Identical audience, control creative]
  Ad Set B (Variant): [Identical audience, changed variable only]

Rules: One variable per test. Run 7+ days or 1,000+ impressions per variant. Need 100+ conversions per variant for 95% significance. Kill clear losers early (2x+ CPA after 500+ impressions).

Step 6: Budget Allocation

Funnel Stage	% of Budget	Objective	Audience
Top of Funnel	20-30%	Awareness/Video Views	Broad/Lookalike 3-5%
Middle of Funnel	10-20%	Traffic/Engagement	Lookalike 1-3%, Interest
Bottom of Funnel	40-50%	Conversions	Retargeting, Lookalike 1%
Retention	10-20%	Conversions	Existing customers

Rules: Minimum $10/day per ad set or 2x target CPA. Learning phase needs ~50 conversions in 7 days per ad set. Never increase budget more than 20% at a time.

Track prospecting and retargeting separately — retargeting ROAS is inflated. Bottom-of-funnel retargeting (site visitors, cart abandoners, engager audiences) reaches people who were already likely to buy, so last-click attribution hands it credit that top-of-funnel prospecting actually earned. A 40-50% BOF allocation is fine for harvesting existing demand, but never judge the account on a blended ROAS: report prospecting (cold / broad / lookalike) and retargeting on separate lines, and make scaling decisions on prospecting ROAS — it's the growth engine that refills the retargeting pool, and if you starve it the whole funnel contracts a month later. Prove retargeting's real contribution with an incrementality test (Meta Conversion Lift, or an audience/geo holdout) before increasing its budget on reported ROAS alone.

Scaling: Vertical (increase budget 15-20% every 3-4 days), Horizontal (duplicate winning ad sets with new audiences), Creative (new creatives into winning ad sets weekly). Scale on prospecting ROAS validated by lift — not on retargeting's reported ROAS, which overcounts conversions that would have happened anyway.

Step 7: Campaign Naming Convention

Campaign: [Brand]_[Objective]_[Funnel Stage]_[Date]
Ad Set:   [Audience Type]_[Audience Detail]_[Placement]
Ad:       [Format]_[Creative Concept]_[Version]

Output Format

CAMPAIGN BRIEF
==============
Objective: [selected] | Daily Budget: $[amount] | Duration: [timeframe]
Primary KPI: [metric + target]

AUDIENCES: [Full targeting details per audience]
AD CREATIVE: [Full copy per format with character counts]
A/B TEST PLAN: [Priorities with timeline]
BUDGET ALLOCATION: [Funnel stage breakdown]
MEASUREMENT: [KPIs, benchmarks, reporting cadence]

Always include character counts. Flag text exceeding limits. Provide 2-3 creative variations per format. Include placement-specific tips for Instagram vs. Facebook feed vs. Stories vs. Reels.

FAQ

What does the facebook-ads skill do?

How do I install facebook-ads?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/openclaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill facebook-ads in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/facebook-ads/ (personal) or .claude/skills/facebook-ads/ (project).

Which AI agents can use facebook-ads?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is facebook-ads safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains facebook-ads?

It is published by openclaudia in openclaudia/openclaudia-skills. It has 1,039 recorded installs.