Setting Up and Using vFairs Agent Skills in Claude

Welcome to the vFairs Agent Skills guide. These skills extend Claude with tested, event-management workflows built directly on top of your vFairs MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server.

Instead of writing complex prompts or sifting through raw data dumps, event organizers can ask natural questions and receive clear, table-formatted analytics and actionable recommendations.

Overview

What are vFairs Agent Skills?

Agent Skills give Claude pre-packaged instructions for common event tasks. When you ask a question like "How is our registration pace looking?" or "Which exhibitors are getting zero traffic?", Claude automatically executes standard diagnostic workflows, formats the data into readable tables, and tells you what to do next.

Prerequisites

Before installing any skills, make sure the vFairs MCP Connector is authorized in your Claude workspace.

Why this matters: The skills act as the "brain" for interpreting data, but the MCP connector provides the actual data link to your vFairs event platform.
Not sure if it's connected? Check with your vFairs Account Manager or IT administrator.

Installation Guide

Choose the method that matches how you access Claude:

Method 1: Web Browser (claude.ai) or Desktop App (Cowork)

No coding or terminal experience required.

Open Claude in your web browser or open the Cowork desktop app.
Click Customize in the left sidebar.
Select the Plugins tab.
Under Personal plugins, click the + (Add) button.
Select Add marketplace.
Paste the following repository path into the text box:
vFairs-LLC/vfairs-agent-skills
Click Add. You will now see vfairs-skills listed in your available marketplaces.
Click into vfairs-skills, locate the skill you wish to use (e.g., registration-health-check), and click Install.
Approve Permissions: Review and accept the permission request so Claude can connect to your vFairs data server.

Method 2: Terminal CLI (Claude Code)

For developers or administrators using the terminal.

Add the vFairs Marketplace:
/plugin marketplace add vFairs-LLC/vfairs-agent-skills
Install a Specific Skill:
/plugin install registration-health-check@vfairs-skills
Browse All Available Skills:
/plugin marketplace browse vfairs-skills

Available Skills & Example Prompts

Here is a quick overview of the official skills available in the vFairs Agent Skills Marketplace:

Skill Name	What It Does	Example Prompt
registration-health-check	Analyzes attendee registration pace, status breakdowns, profile completeness, and target projections.	"How is registration pacing for our Spring Conference? Target is 500 attendees."
pre-event-readiness-audit	Pre-launch audit for sessions missing descriptions, speakers missing bios, or booths missing collateral; produces a readiness score.	"Run a readiness audit on our upcoming event to see if any booths or sessions are incomplete."
session-attendance-analysis	Ranks sessions by turnout, flags zero-attendance webinars, and highlights scheduling conflicts.	"Which sessions had the highest attendance today, and were there any overlapping conflict times?"
exhibitor-engagement-report	Ranks booths by visitor traffic, flags underperforming sponsors mid-event, and factors in sponsor tiers.	"Which Platinum and Gold sponsors are receiving low traffic so far?"
at-risk-attendee-identifier	Flags registered attendees with no activity mid-event, separated by 'Never Logged In' vs. 'Logged In But Inactive'.	"Give me a list of registered attendees who logged in but haven't visited any booths or sessions."
survey-insights-sentiment-digest	Analyzes surveys, quizzes, and polls — including rating distributions, quiz accuracy, open-ended themes, and low-satisfaction flags.	"Summarize the feedback and survey ratings from yesterday's sessions."
speaker-performance-recap	Generates per-speaker attendance and ratings reports for speaker relations and future invite decisions.	"Give me a performance recap for all our speakers, including session attendance and ratings."
post-event-executive-summary	Generates a one-page, stakeholder-ready wrap-up combining turnout, top sessions, exhibitor performance, and sentiment.	"Generate an executive summary report for our annual conference."
year-over-year-comparison	Performs a side-by-side KPI comparison across two or more instances of an event, handling size/type mismatches.	"Compare the turnout and exhibitor performance of this year's summit against last year's event."

How to Interact with Skills

Once installed, skills work automatically in standard conversations. You do not need special syntax—just state what you want to know.

Key Behaviors to Expect:

Event Confirmation: If you manage multiple events, Claude will ask which event you want to inspect rather than guessing.
Table-First Output: Skills deliver facts and statistics in structured markdown tables first, keeping prose focused on summaries and next steps.
No Raw IDs: References are presented with event, speaker, or booth names rather than raw system IDs.
Actionable Guidance: Every diagnostic ends with concrete "What to do next" steps tailored to your numbers.