
Steve Jobs Perspective
Stress-test product ideas, positioning, and UX tradeoffs using Steve Jobs–style mental models and decision heuristics before you commit engineering time.
Overview
Steve Jobs Perspective is a journey-wide agent skill that applies Steve Jobs–style mental models and expression patterns whenever a solo builder needs product clarity before committing.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/alchaincyf/steve-jobs-skill --skill steve-jobs-perspectiveWhat is this skill?
- Six core mental models distilled from Isaacson biography, Stanford lecture, Lost Interview, and D Conference sources
- Eight decision heuristics for product calls under uncertainty
- Expression DNA guidance for crisp positioning and user-facing narrative
- Advisor mode for 「乔布斯视角」 product review without replacing technical implementation skills
- Triggers on Jobs perspective phrases in English or Chinese (视角, Jobs模式, steve jobs perspective)
- Six core mental models and eight decision heuristics
- Sourced from 30+ primary materials including Isaacson biography and Stanford lecture
Adoption & trust: 3.3k installs on skills.sh; 860 GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You are drowning in feature options and polite consensus but lack a sharp product lens to say no and simplify what users will actually feel.
Who is it for?
Founders and indie PM-design hybrids who want a consistent, research-backed product advisor voice during ideation, reviews, and launch messaging.
Skip if: Builders who need Shopify Liquid, pandas code, or compliance checklists—or anyone who wants neutral facilitation without strong editorial perspective.
When should I use this skill?
User mentions 用乔布斯的视角, 乔布斯会怎么看, Jobs模式, steve jobs perspective, 帮我用乔布斯的角度想想, 如果乔布斯会怎么做, or 切换到乔布斯.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After the skill runs, you get Jobs-framed critique, prioritization heuristics, and narrative angles you can fold into specs, pitches, or UI decisions without auto-generating production code.
- Jobs-lens product critique and prioritization notes
- Decision heuristic mapping for the current fork in the road
- Refined positioning or demo narrative angles
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Useful at every journey phase - explore requirements and options before committing to a direction.
Where it fits
Compare two app concepts and cut scope to one hero experience before writing a spec.
Challenge a bloated MVP checklist with focus and saying-no heuristics.
Review UI flows for unnecessary steps and unclear primary action.
Sharpen launch story and demo narrative for a single memorable moment.
Align blog or release notes tone with crisp, user-benefit-first messaging.
How it compares
Use alongside brainstorming and writing-plans skills for philosophy and narrative, not instead of technical expert skills that emit implementation code.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is steve-jobs-perspective for?
It is for solo and indie builders shaping software or content products who want an agent advisor channeling Steve Jobs–style product thinking in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar tools.
When should I use steve-jobs-perspective?
Use it in Idea to explore positioning, in Validate to stress-test scope, in Build when UX focus wavers, at Launch for distribution narrative, and anytime you say 「用乔布斯的视角」 or ask what Jobs would prioritize.
Is steve-jobs-perspective safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page; the skill is advisory text and does not require shell or network by default, though you should not treat its opinions as financial or legal advice.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Steve Jobs Perspective
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