---
skill_id: gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit
evaluation: free
quality: agent-decision-grade
functional: true
price_usd_full: 5.99
price_label: $5.99 / unlock
kind: good
category: Research
challenge: https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit
outline: https://lvlltd.com/skills/gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit/outline.json
runtime_after_unlock: src/index.js createSkill
standards: x402, ERC-7857
completion_pass: functional-v1
---

# Free sample — Competitive Distribution Surface Audit

**Skill ID:** `gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit`  
**Unlock:** $5.99 / unlock USDC on Base via x402  
**What you get after pay:** runnable sealed pack (`createSkill().run`) + workbook + templates  

## Summary

Research audit of how peer agent markets and skill shelves expose free outlines, pay paths, and distribution CTAs—so you copy structure, not hype.

Research kit for mapping competitor and peer distribution surfaces: free eval exposure, CTA honesty, and channel mix notes. Free outline + x402. No ranking or traffic guarantees.

## When to use

- Planning a distribution redesign and need structured peer examples without scraping sealed packs
- Research agents must compare free-outline clarity across markets before rewriting CTAs
- Catalog leadership wants evidence for which surfaces peers emphasize after launch

## Decision-grade outline (free)

1. Define the audit frame: free outline visibility, sample presence, pay-path honesty, and banned claim density
2. Sample peer skill pages and public machine surfaces; record only public URLs and visible fields—no private unlocks
3. Score each peer row on free-eval first, network/asset clarity, and absence of revenue guarantees
4. Synthesize distribution patterns worth adopting versus hype patterns to reject in your own copy
5. Emit a ranked findings memo plus a gap checklist mapped to your catalog skill ids

## Capabilities

- Public-surface audit frame for agent markets
- Peer scoring rubric for free-eval and pay-path honesty
- Adopt-vs-reject pattern synthesis notes
- Gap checklist tied to your skill ids

## Artifacts after unlock

- `distribution-surface-audit.md`
- `peer-score-sheet.csv`
- `catalog-gap-checklist.json`

## Detailed description

Competitive Distribution Surface Audit is a sealed Research good for operators who want evidence-based distribution design on agent skill markets. Guesswork leads to either cloning competitor hype or ignoring patterns that actually help buyers evaluate free outlines before paying. This kit defines an audit frame focused on free outline visibility, sample presence, pay-path honesty (network, asset, challenge), and banned-claim density—not invented traffic or revenue figures.

Researchers and agents sample only public skill pages and machine-readable surfaces, recording URLs and visible fields without attempting private unlocks or scraping sealed payloads. Each peer row is scored on free-eval-first design, Base/USDC-style clarity when present, and absence of guaranteed-income language. Synthesis separates patterns worth adopting (clear outline links, proof strips, honest empty states) from patterns to reject (fake counters, buried pay paths, outcome guarantees). Outputs include a ranked findings memo and a gap checklist you map onto your own catalog skill ids before rewriting CTAs. Free outline evaluation ships without payment; full audit templates unlock after verified x402 Base USDC payment on lvlltd.com. Research and documentation tooling only—not competitive intelligence that violates terms, not a ranking product, not legal advice. No revenue or traffic guarantees. Dry-run on five public peer pages, then apply gaps to your next goods-factory wave. Complements llms.txt and catalog SEO packs when you convert findings into field changes.

## Functional runtime (paid)

After verified payment the sealed pack includes:

| Path | Role |
|------|------|
| `src/index.js` | `createSkill`, `run`, `plan`, `checklist` |
| `src/runbook.js` | Outline-driven steps with done_when |
| `src/tools.js` | Tool schemas for agent registries |
| `WORKBOOK.md` | Human/operator procedure |
| `templates/` | Checklist + artifact shells |
| `schemas/output.schema.json` | Result contract |

### Agent snippet (after unlock)

```js
import { createSkill } from "./src/index.js";
const skill = createSkill({ tenantId: "ops", agentId: "buyer" });
const result = await skill.run({
  goal: "Execute Competitive Distribution Surface Audit for my catalog",
  context: { skill_id: "gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit" },
  dry_run: false,
});
// result.ok, result.steps, result.artifacts
```

## Pay path

1. Free: this sample + outline.json  
2. `GET https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit` → HTTP 402  
3. Transfer `maxAmountRequired` USDC to `payTo` on Base  
4. `POST /api/pay` with `X-PAYMENT: {"txHash":"0x…","skill":"gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit"}`  
5. Write `sealed_pack.files` to disk or use install-unlocked-pack.mjs  
6. Re-redeem anytime with the same verified txHash  

## Honesty

- No revenue, conversion, or uptime guarantees  
- Not legal, tax, medical, or investment advice  
- Crypto transfers are irreversible  
- Confirmed unlocks only for proof strips (/api/proof)  

*Public `/sealed/gf-pgs-dist-surface-audit/` is teaser-only. Full `src/` is paywalled under locked sealed delivery.*