How to Price Your SKILL.md Skills on Agensi

Pricing a skill is one of the hardest decisions creators face. Too high and nobody buys. Too low and you leave money on the table. This guide covers what actually works on Agensi based on real marketplace data.

Quick Answer: Most skills on Agensi sell best between $3 and $9 for single-purpose skills, and $12 to $25 for comprehensive multi-file skills with scripts and references. Free skills build your reputation and drive installs, but paid skills generate sustainable income. You keep 80% of every sale.

What price range works best?

There are three tiers that work well on Agensi right now.

Free ($0). Free skills get the most installs by far. They build your creator profile, earn you visibility on the marketplace, and establish trust with buyers who might purchase your paid skills later. If you're new to the marketplace, publishing one or two free skills first is the fastest way to build credibility.

Single-purpose skills ($3 to $9). These cover one specific workflow like commit message generation, code review, or environment diagnostics. They're impulse purchases for developers who want to save time on a daily task. The $5 price point is the sweet spot for most single-purpose skills because it's low enough that developers don't need to think about it but high enough that the revenue adds up across hundreds of installs.

Comprehensive skills ($12 to $25). These include detailed instructions, multiple reference files, scripts, and thorough documentation. A comprehensive security audit skill that covers OWASP Top 10, dependency scanning, and infrastructure review is worth more than a basic code review skill because it replaces a much more expensive workflow. Price reflects depth.

Should I start with a free skill?

If you're a new creator with no marketplace presence, yes. A free skill with real value gets installs fast, builds your download count, and puts your name on the marketplace. Once you have 50+ installs on a free skill, launching a paid skill is much easier because buyers can see you've already delivered quality.

If you already have marketplace credibility or an existing audience, go straight to paid. Your reputation does the selling.

How do I decide what my skill is worth?

Think about the time it saves. A skill that saves a developer 10 minutes per day is worth far more than one they use once a month. Daily-use skills like commit writers, code reviewers, and test generators command higher prices because the value compounds.

Think about the alternative. If the only other option is spending two hours configuring something manually, a $9 skill is an obvious buy. If there are free alternatives on GitHub, you need to differentiate on quality, security scanning, and reliability.

Think about the supporting materials. A SKILL.md file by itself is worth $3 to $5. A SKILL.md file with reference docs, helper scripts, example outputs, and a thorough README is worth $15 to $25 because you've saved the buyer the work of building that context themselves.

How does Agensi's revenue share work?

You keep 80% of every sale. Agensi takes a 20% platform fee that covers payment processing, security scanning, hosting, and marketplace distribution. A $5 skill earns you $4 per install. A $15 skill earns you $12.

Payouts go directly to your bank through Stripe Connect. You connect your Stripe account once during creator onboarding and revenue flows automatically.

If you're also earning through Agensi Pro (the MCP subscription), 70% of subscription revenue is distributed monthly to creators based on how often their skills get loaded by subscribers' agents. This is a separate revenue stream on top of direct sales.

Can I change the price later?

Yes. You can update your skill's price at any time from the creator dashboard. Some creators start at a lower price to build initial installs and reviews, then increase the price once the skill has proven its value. Others start higher and never discount. Both strategies work depending on your audience.

What about bundle pricing?

If you have multiple related skills, consider pricing them individually at $5 each but mentioning in the description that they work well together. Agensi doesn't have formal bundle pricing yet, but creators who cross-link related skills in their descriptions see higher attachment rates.

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Start selling your skills on Agensi. You keep 80% of every sale.