# Find Trade Shows by Market

Teams waste time comparing outdated event lists and incomplete trade show directories. This skill researches current shows, compares options, and turns event discovery into a practical shortlist.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add lensmorofficial/trade-show-finder
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: lensmorofficial-trade-show-finder
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: 573cf3049029bf24565d839d7e90e473a2d9b7c6c47840a14b67923cdc3befb2
- Author: LensmorOfficial
- GitHub username: LensmorOfficial
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/LensmorOfficial/trade-show-skills/tree/main/trade-show-finder/
- Ref: b8ca75d2c0a7e7102978993058777d82b8ab2610
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: filesystem, external\_commands, network
- Quality score: 78
- Quality tier: bronze
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/lensmorofficial-trade-show-finder
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/lensmorofficial-trade-show-finder/manifest

## Capabilities

- Finds trade shows from industry, region, timeframe, and business goal criteria.
- Compares events by date, venue, exhibitor count, visitor count, and focus area.
- Verifies current dates and official URLs through web search when available.
- Ranks top picks for attending, exhibiting, distributor search, or competitor research.
- Adds practical context such as deadlines, co-located events, travel notes, and alternatives.
- Marks uncertain statistics as estimated or TBC instead of inventing numbers.

## Use Cases

- Build an Exhibition Shortlist: Identify the most relevant shows for a product category, region, and target buyer profile.
- Plan Market Expansion: Compare regional trade fairs to find where distributors, buyers, and partners are likely to attend.
- Evaluate Named Events: Compare known shows side by side and decide which one best supports a launch or scouting goal.

## Prompt Templates

### Find Events

```
Find trade shows for [industry] in [region] over the next 12 months. Include dates, location, audience size, and top recommendations.
```

### Compare Named Shows

```
Compare [show A], [show B], and [show C] for a [company type] that wants to [goal]. Rank them and explain the tradeoffs.
```

### Plan Regional Calendar

```
Build a 2026 trade show calendar for [industry] across [regions]. Group shows by quarter, flag strongest fit for attending versus exhibiting, and note data confidence.
```

### Prioritize Exhibiting Investment

```
We sell [product] to [buyer profile] and have [budget]. Research relevant shows in [region], then score each for lead potential, cost fit, competitor presence, and follow-up value.
```

## Limitations

- Requires web search access for current dates, URLs, and attendance figures.
- Some event directories may block access or publish incomplete data.
- Exhibitor and visitor counts can be estimates when official sources are unavailable.
- Does not replace official event contracts, pricing, legal, or travel advice.

## Best Practices

- Provide the industry, region, time range, and whether the goal is attending or exhibiting.
- Ask for source links and confidence notes for each recommendation.
- Reconfirm dates, deadlines, and booth rules on official event sites before booking.

## Anti Patterns

- Asking for every event worldwide without priority criteria.
- Treating estimated visitor counts as guaranteed attendance.
- Choosing a show only by size without checking buyer fit or budget.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-06T17:43:34.95\+00:00
- Summary: No malicious behavior was found in the cited files. The path traversal alerts are README links to sibling skills, the shell execution alerts are Markdown code fences, the hardcoded URLs are public Lensmor references, and the entropy alert is a readable Chinese README.

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