Agent skill · marketing growth · mvanhorn
pp-roadside-america
Every offbeat roadside attraction on RoadsideAmerica. Trigger phrases: `quirky attractions near me`, `weird roadside stuff in Texas`, `world's largest things nearby`, `offbeat roadside attractions for my road trip`, `biggest tourist traps in a state`, `use roadside-america`, `run roadside-america`.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a CLI tool for discovering quirky roadside attractions that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires roadside-america-pp-cli installed locally. About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/pp-roadside-america