Dropshipping Supplier Evaluator Claude Skill — Vendor Vetting

Vet dropshipping suppliers properly: MOQs, lead time, quality, communication, IP risk, terms. The Claude Skill that prevents the supplier failure that kills your store.

What this Claude Skill does

• Score suppliers on quality, communication, lead time, and price
• Identify red flags before placing first PO
• Document vendor terms, MOQs, and dispute paths
• Build a supplier scorecard you maintain quarterly

Built for

• Dropshipping and POD operators vetting new suppliers
• DTC brands transitioning from dropship to held inventory
• Sourcing consultants productizing supplier vetting

What's inside

• SKILL.md — the full skill file with frontmatter, methodology, phases, examples, anti-patterns, and recovery
• Step-by-step phases Claude follows to produce a senior-level output every time
• Worked examples with realistic detail you can adapt to your situation
• Anti-patterns + recovery playbook so the work survives edge cases
• Delivery file tree so outputs land organized for you or your client

How a Claude Skill works

This is a Claude Skill — a single SKILL.md file Claude reads as instructions for a specific kind of work. Drop it in your Claude Project, your /mnt/skills/user/ folder, or wherever Claude can read it. Claude triggers the skill automatically when your prompt matches its description, then follows the methodology end to end.

Author

Built by Ukiyo Productions — a strategy-led branding and growth agency. Part of a 100+ skill marketplace built for founders, operators, consultants, and agencies.