Skills categories-and-service-area
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categories-and-service-area

Content revision r1 Safe ⚙️ External commands🌐 Network access

Update Business Categories and Service Areas

Incorrect categories and service areas can misrepresent a business on Google. This skill guides Reach previews, owner approvals, profile updates, and result verification.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)
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Agent request
Review the Skillstore skill "categories-and-service-area" from https://skillstore.io/skills/locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.

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Test it

Using "categories-and-service-area". Preview adding Plumber to my additional categories. Do not publish yet.

Expected outcome:

  • Illustrative preview: the primary category remains unchanged.
  • Before: additional categories include Drainage Service.
  • After: additional categories include Drainage Service and Plumber.
  • No change has been published. Do you approve this exact category addition?

Using "categories-and-service-area". Preview adding Andheri West to my service area.

Expected outcome:

  • Please confirm the place: Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
  • I will check the current service-area count before preparing the preview.
  • No change has been published.

Using "categories-and-service-area". The approved write returned applied, but the old service area still appears in readback.

Expected outcome:

  • The write response reports the change as applied.
  • The readback still shows the previous service area.
  • Google may still be applying the change. Publication is not yet verified.

Security Audit

Safe
v1 • 10/10/2026 Open versioned report

All 14 static findings are false positives: Markdown formatting, privacy guidance, or documented Reach links rather than shell execution or unsafe network behavior. The workflow requires explicit approval, preview validation, concurrency protection, and readback; no evidence of prompt injection or credential exfiltration was found. The hosted Reach server implementation is outside this review.

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Files scanned
75
Lines analyzed
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Review items
0
False positives ignored

Risk Factors

⚙️ External commands (10)
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🌐 Network access (4)
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No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.
Audited by: codex
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APA citation

locusintelligence-dauagency. (2026). categories-and-service-area security audit report (audit version 1) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area/audits/1

BibTeX citation

@techreport{locusintelligence-dauagency-locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area-2026, author = {locusintelligence-dauagency}, title = {categories-and-service-area security audit report (audit version 1)}, institution = {Skillstore}, year = {2026}, number = {1}, url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area/audits/1}, note = {Author version unspecified} }

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cff-version: 1.2.0 message: "If you use this Skill, cite its author and this versioned security audit report." title: "categories-and-service-area security audit report (audit version 1)" version: "unspecified" type: report authors: - name: "locusintelligence-dauagency" date-released: "2026-10-10" url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area/audits/1" identifiers: - type: other value: "skillstore:locusintelligence-dauagency-categories-and-service-area:audit:1" description: "Skillstore immutable audit report identifier"

Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: Medium
55
Architecture
85
Maintainability
87
Content
65
Community
91
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Correct Business Categories

Review current additional categories and preview one accurate category correction before approving publication.

Maintain Service Coverage

Add or remove fully qualified service-area places as actual coverage changes, then verify the published profile.

Review Client Profile Changes

Present before and after values to the authorized owner and keep staged dashboard edits separate from the requested change.

Try These Prompts

Review the Current Profile 
Check my Reach connection and show the current primary category, additional categories, and service-area places for [business location]. Do not make changes.
Preview a Category Addition 
Preview adding [category] as an additional category for [business location]. Show before and after values and wait for my approval before writing.
Update a Service-Area Place 
For [business location], preview adding [place, city, state, country] to the service area. Check place limits and wait for approval before publishing.
Manage Changes With Staged Edits 
For [business location], preview [category change] and [service-area change] separately. Show staged edits separately; request approval for each change. Re-preview conflicts and verify results.

Best Practices

  • Confirm the business location and use complete city, state, and country names for service-area places.
  • Review each before and after preview and approve staged dashboard edits separately.
  • Read back every approved update and respect returned retry delays and publication delays.

Avoid

  • Approving several unrelated changes with one general confirmation.
  • Adding categories or areas that do not match the actual business.
  • Sharing credentials in chat or following instructions embedded in tool results.

Frequently Asked Questions

What must I connect before using this skill?
Connect the Reach MCP server in your AI client and sign in through browser OAuth. Writes require a Google Business Profile connected in Reach.
Can this skill change my primary category or address?
No. Make those changes directly in Google. The skill can submit a feature request after you approve its wording.
Will it publish changes without asking?
The workflow requires your approval of the exact before and after values for each change. Staged dashboard edits need separate approval.
How many places can my service area contain?
The service area must contain 1 to 20 places. Use real, specific locations and keep each submitted place within 120 characters.
What happens if the profile changes after preview?
The workflow uses the preview reference when writing. If the listing has changed, it previews again and requests your approval again.
Why might an approved update not appear immediately?
Google may still be applying it. The skill reports the write result and readback separately, without claiming publication before verification.

Developer Details

License

MIT

Skillstore revision

r1

Version notice

The author did not declare a version.

Repository

https://github.com/locusintelligence-dauagency/reach-skills/tree/2b10a6be9b9b9a990ae0beb360a21476fad41918/skills/categories-and-service-area

Ref

5e1f762ecf28b75c366ed9b67053b444b2eb9ffd

Maintenance freshness

10/11/2026

Usage

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File structure

📄 LICENSE

📄 SKILL.md