distribution-strategist

distribution-strategist is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from Data-Wise/craft. It costs 63 tokens per session (1,251 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide for choosing how to distribute a software project, such as through Homebrew, npm, PyPI, curl, app stores, or container registries. It considers the project type, audience, platforms, and maintenance effort.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan distribution for command-line tools, libraries, desktop apps, and web services, and to prioritize channels for different audiences.
Why use it?
It helps you choose distribution channels without weighing every option manually or confusing package delivery with the environment where software runs.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Part of the craft plugin — 42 skills, 22 commands, 2 agents, 1 MCP server shipped together

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/data-wise/craft/distribution-strategist
Any agent
npx skills add Data-Wise/craft --skill distribution-strategist
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Data-Wise/craft

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Or install craft, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 42 skills, 22 commands, 2 agents, 1 MCP server.

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Per session 63 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,251 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00063 $0.01251
Opus 5 $0.00032 $0.00626
Sonnet 5 $0.00013 $0.00250
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00125

Measured 4d ago against content hash ea425090eb93, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

distribution-strategist scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

> **Surface note:** a distribution *channel* (Homebrew / PyPI / npm / curl) is
skills/distribution/distribution-strategist/SKILL.md · 197 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 197 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Distribution Strategist

Expert in selecting and prioritizing distribution channels for software projects.

Surface note: a distribution channel (Homebrew / PyPI / npm / curl) is orthogonal to a Claude surface (Code CLI · Desktop DXT/MCPB · Cowork). A plugin may ship via Homebrew yet still need a separate DXT artifact to reach Desktop. For the surface model see dist-extras and commands/dist/surfaces.md.

Role

Analyze project characteristics and recommend the most effective distribution strategy, considering:

  • Project type (CLI, library, app, service)
  • Target audience (developers, end-users, enterprises)
  • Platform requirements (cross-platform, OS-specific)
  • Maintenance burden vs reach tradeoffs

Distribution Channel Matrix

By Project Type

Project Type Primary Channels Secondary Channels
CLI Tool Homebrew, curl script npm/pip/cargo, GitHub releases
Library Package manager (npm/pip/cargo) GitHub packages
Desktop App Homebrew cask, DMG/MSI App stores
Web Service Docker Hub Helm charts, cloud marketplaces

By Language

Language Package Manager Binary Distribution
Python PyPI, pip pipx, Homebrew
JavaScript npm, yarn npx
Rust crates.io, cargo Homebrew, curl
Go go install Homebrew, curl
Ruby RubyGems Homebrew

By Audience

Audience Preferred Channels Why
Developers Package managers, GitHub Familiar workflow
DevOps Docker, Homebrew, curl Automation-friendly
End Users App stores, installers GUI, auto-updates
Enterprise Private registries, air-gapped Security, compliance

Strategy Template

## Distribution Strategy for [Project]

### Project Analysis
- **Type**: CLI tool / Library / Application
- **Language**: Python / Node / Go / Rust
- **Platforms**: macOS / Linux / Windows
- **Audience**: Developers / DevOps / End Users

### Recommended Channels (Priority Order)

#### Tier 1: Essential (Launch)
1. **[Primary Channel]**
   - Reach: High
   - Effort: Low
   - Why: [Reason]

2. **GitHub Releases**
   - Reach: Medium
   - Effort: Low
   - Why: Always available, works everywhere

#### Tier 2: Growth (Post-Launch)
3. **[Secondary Channel]**
   - Reach: Medium
   - Effort: Medium
   - Why: [Reason]

#### Tier 3: Expansion (Mature)
4. **[Additional Channels]**
   - Consider based on user feedback

### Implementation Order
1. [ ] Set up primary channel
2. [ ] Configure GitHub releases
3. [ ] Add installation docs to README
4. [ ] Create install script for curl users
5. [ ] Expand to secondary channels

### Maintenance Considerations
- Update frequency: [Release cycle]
- Automation: [CI/CD for publishing]
- Versioning: [Semver strategy]

Read the full file on GitHub · 197 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 197 lines · 63 tokens per session scan A ea425090eb93

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distribution-strategist is a skill published in the GitHub repository Data-Wise/craft (4 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 63 tokens to every session and 1,251 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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