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1Prd Developmentprd-development is an agent skill guiding product managers through structured PRD creation across eight phases over two to four days. The document answers what problem is being solved, for whom, why now, what is being built, how success is measured, what requirements apply, and what is out of scope. Phases include executive summary, evidence-backed problem statement, target users and personas, strategic context, solution overview, success metrics, user stories with acceptance criteria, out-of-scope boundaries, dependencies and risks, and open questions. It integrates component skills such as problem-statement, discovery-process, jobs-to-be-done, and workshop-facilitation for guided conversations with progress labels and numbered recommendations. The standard template spans ten sections from executive summary through open questions and is positioned as a living alignment document rather than a frozen waterfall spec. Estimated time is sixty to one hundred twenty minutes per facilitation guidance, with template.md providing the fill-in structure. Product managers reach for it when turning discovery notes into an engineering-ready PRD for a major initiative.3.4kinstalls2User Storyuser-story is a product management skill that combines Mike Cohn's As a / I want to / so that format with Gherkin Given-When-Then acceptance criteria for backlog-ready work. It gathers persona, problem understanding, desired outcome, and constraints before writing, and rejects pure technical tasks disguised as stories, oversized feature lists, or vague unmeasurable outcomes. Step two drafts the use case with specificity checks on persona, user action versus feature description, and motivation in the so that clause. Step three stacks multiple Given preconditions but enforces a single When and single Then, flagging scope creep that needs story splitting. Step four adds a value-centric summary title, and step five validates readability with engineering and QA plus test case derivability. An optional CLI template generator scripts/user-story-template.py emits deterministic markdown stubs from persona, action, and outcome inputs. Anti-patterns document that stories are conversation starters not locked contracts, and technical debt work should use engineering tasks instead. References point to proto-persona, problem-statement, and user-story-splitting companion skills when context is mi.3.2kinstalls3Roadmap PlanningRoadmap Planning orchestrates strategic product roadmap work across prioritization, epic definition, stakeholder alignment, and release sequencing over one to two weeks. Phase one gathers business OKRs, validated customer problems, technical constraints, and stakeholder requests. Phase two defines epics with hypothesis statements, success metrics, and effort estimates using linked epic-hypothesis skills. Prioritization ranks initiatives by impact, effort, and strategic fit before sequencing into Now, Next, Later, theme-based, or quarterly timeline views. The workflow rejects feature-factory lists without customer problems or strategic narrative and positions roadmaps as communication tools, not date contracts. It integrates workshop-facilitation for guided sessions with one-question turns and numbered recommendations. Anti-patterns include using this for sprint backlog work or when product strategy is still unclear. Outputs include business outcomes, customer problems, epic hypotheses, and a stakeholder-ready roadmap narrative.2.9kinstalls4Product Strategy SessionPurpose Guide product managers through a comprehensive product strategy session by orchestrating positioning problem framing customer discovery and roadmap planning skills into a cohesive end to end process Use this to move from vague strategic direction to concrete validated product strategy with clear positioning target customers problem statements and prioritized roadmap ensuring alignment across stakeholders before committing to execution This is not a one time workshop it s a repeatable process for establishing or refreshing product strategy typically spanning 2 4 weeks with multiple touchpoints A product strategy session is a structured multi phase process that takes a product from strategic ambiguity to validated direction It orchestrates 1 Positioning Market Context Define who you serve what problem you solve and how you re differentiated 2 Problem Discovery Validation Frame and validate customer problems through research 3 Solution Exploration Generate opportunity solutions and prioritize based on impact 4 Roadmap Planning Sequence epics and releases based on strategy Why This Works Structured discovery Prevents jumping to solutions before understanding problems Stakehold.2.3kinstalls5Company ResearchPurpose Create a comprehensive company profile that extracts executive insights product strategy transformation initiatives and organizational dynamics from publicly available sources Use this to understand competitive landscape evaluate partnership opportunities benchmark best practices prepare for interviews or inform market entry decisions by understanding how successful companies think about product management and strategy This is not surface level research it s strategic intelligence gathering focused on product management perspectives and executive vision The Executive Insights Framework This framework synthesizes company intelligence across multiple dimensions Core Components 1 Company Overview Basic info history industry context 2 Executive Quotes Strategic vision from CEO COO VP Product Group PM 3 Product Insights Strategy recent launches innovation focus 4 Transformation Strategies Digital AI Agile transformations 5 Organizational Impact How PM influences strategy cross functional collaboration 6 Future Roadmap Upcoming initiatives and anticipated challenges 7 Product Led Growth PLG PLG strategies data driven decisions Why This Works Executive perspective Captures leader.2.3kinstalls6Prioritization AdvisorThe prioritization-advisor skill. Choose a prioritization framework based on stage, team context, and stakeholder needs. Use when deciding between RICE, ICE, value/effort, or another scoring approach. Use this to avoid "framework whiplash" (switching frameworks constantly) or applying the wrong framework (e.g., using RICE for strategic bets or ICE for data-driven decisions). Outputs a recommended framework with implementation guidance tailored to your context. This is not a scoring calculator - it's a decision guide that matches prioritization frameworks to your specific situation. Effort** (2x2 matrix) - Quick wins vs. strategic bets - **Weighted Scoring** - Custom criteria with stakeholder input **Strategic frameworks:** - **Kano Model** - Classify features by customer delight (basic, performance, delight) - **Opportunity Scoring** - Rate importance vs. If there is a conflict, follow this file's domain logic. The workflow follows the source SKILL.md contract with progressive reference loading, clear trigger phrases, and practical steps developers can apply directly in agent sessions.2.1kinstalls7Discovery ProcessThe discovery-process skill Run a full discovery cycle from problem hypothesis to validated solution. Use when a team needs a structured path through framing, interviews, synthesis, and experiments. It covers "Running a full discovery cycle from hypothesis to validated solution". Key workflows include "Investigating a retention or churn problem systematically". This - Exploring new product/feature areas - Investigating retention or churn problems - Validating strategic initiatives before roadmap commitment - Continuous discovery weekly customer touchpoints When NOT to Use This - For well-understood problems move to execution - When stakeholders have already committed to a solution address alignment first - For tactical bug fixes or technical debt no disc Developers invoke discovery-process when the task matches the triggers and reference files in SKILL.md for grounded, stepwise execution. Reference files and progressive disclosure keep context focused while preserving concrete commands, configuration fields, and validation checks copied from the upstream documentation.2kinstalls8User Story MappingThe user-story-mapping skill Create a user story map that lays out activities, steps, tasks, and release slices. Use when planning a workflow, backlog, or MVP around the user journey. It covers backbone: High-level activities the user performs. Key workflows include steps: Specific actions within each activity. This - Kicking off a new product or major feature - Aligning stakeholders on user workflow - Prioritizing backlog based on user needs - Identifying MVP vs. future releases - Onboarding new team members to the product vision When NOT to Use This - For trivial features don't map what you already understand - When user workflows are constantly changing map stabilizes workflows - As a replacement for Developers invoke user-story-mapping when the task matches the triggers and reference files in SKILL.md for grounded, stepwise execution.2kinstalls9Jobs To Be DoneThe jobs-to-be-done skill Uncover customer jobs, pains, and gains in a structured JTBD format. Use when clarifying unmet needs, repositioning a product, or improving discovery and messaging. It covers functional jobs: Tasks customers need to perform e.g., "send an invoice". Key workflows include social jobs: How customers want to be perceived e.g., "look professional to clients". This - Early-stage discovery before you know the solution - Validating product-market fit does your solution address the right jobs? - Prioritizing roadmap which jobs are most painful/important? - Competitive analysis what are customers "hiring" competitors for? - Marketing messaging speak to jobs, not features When NOT to Use This - After you've already built the product too late for discovery - Developers invoke jobs-to-be-done when the task matches the triggers and reference files in SKILL.md for grounded, stepwise execution.2kinstalls10StoryboardThe storyboard skill Create a six-frame storyboard that shows a user's journey from problem to solution. Use when you need a fast narrative for alignment, concept reviews, or demos. It covers frame 1: Main Character - Introduce the persona and their context. Key workflows include frame 2: The Problem Emerges - Show the challenge or obstacle they face. This - Pitching a new product or feature to stakeholders - Aligning teams on user value product, design, engineering, execs - Testing if a product idea resonates emotionally - Communicating vision at all-hands or investor meetings - Validating problem/solution fit before building When NOT to Use This - For technical implementation details use architecture diagrams instead - When the user problem i Developers invoke storyboard when the task matches the triggers and reference files in SKILL.md for grounded, stepwise execution.1.9kinstalls11Customer Journey MapThe customer-journey-map skill Create a customer journey map across stages, touchpoints, actions, emotions, and metrics. Use when diagnosing a broken experience or aligning a team on the full customer flow. It covers "Mapping the full customer experience across all touchpoints". Key workflows include "Aligning cross-functional teams on the end-to-end customer journey". This - Understanding customer experience across all touchpoints not just product - Aligning cross-functional teams marketing, sales, product, support - Identifying pain points and prioritizing improvements - Onboarding new team members to customer perspective - Auditing the end-to-end customer experience When NOT to Use This - For deep product-specific workflows use story mapping instead - Before Developers invoke customer-journey-map when the task matches the triggers and reference files in SKILL.md for grounded, stepwise execution. Reference files and progressive disclosure keep context focused while preserving concrete commands, configuration fields, and validation checks copied from the upstream documentation.1.9kinstalls12Discovery Interview PrepThe discovery-interview-prep skill helps with Plan customer discovery interviews with the right goal, segment, constraints, and method. Use when preparing interviews for problem validation, churn research, or new product ideas. Key workflows include Purpose; Key Concepts; The Discovery Interview Prep Flow; Why This Works. Documented capabilities cover **Goal-driven:** Aligns interview approach to what you need to learn; **Adaptive:** Adjusts methodology based on product stage (idea vs. existing product) and access constraints; **Bias-aware:** Highlights common pitfalls (leading questions, confirmation bias, solution-first thinking); **Actionable:** Outputs interview guide ready to use; **Not a user testing script:** Discovery = learning problems; testing = validating solutions. Agents should invoke it when users ask about discovery interview prep or mention triggers defined in the skill frontmatter. Follow the SKILL.md steps, reference files, and output formats rather than improvising outside documented scope.1.9kinstalls13Saas Revenue Growth MetricsThe saas-revenue-growth-metrics skill helps with Calculate SaaS revenue, retention, and growth metrics. Use when diagnosing momentum, churn, expansion, or product-market-fit signals. Key workflows include Purpose; Key Concepts; Revenue Metrics Family; Retention & Expansion Metrics Family. Documented capabilities cover **Why PMs care:** Every feature should connect to revenue (direct or indirect). If you can't articulate revenue impact, prioritization becomes impossible.; **Formula:** Sum of all customer payments in a period; **Benchmark:** Growth rate matters more than absolute number (context-dependent by stage); **Why PMs care:** Measures per-seat monetization effectiveness. Critical for seat-based pricing models.; **Formula:** `Total Revenue / Total Users`. Agents should invoke it when users ask about saas revenue growth metrics or mention triggers defined in the skill frontmatter. Follow the SKILL.md steps, reference files, and output formats rather than improvising outside documented scope.1.9kinstalls14User Story SplittingThe user-story-splitting skill applies Richard Lawrence and Peter Green's eight-pattern framework to break epics into sprint-sized, value-delivering stories. Patterns cover workflow steps, business rule variations, data variations, acceptance-criteria complexity, major effort milestones, external dependencies, DevOps steps, and tiny acts of discovery when other patterns fail. It rejects horizontal slicing, task decomposition, and arbitrary chopping that removes user value. Agents identify the original story, walk patterns in order, and stop at the first applicable split. Benefits include faster feedback, reduced risk, better estimation, maintained flow, and improved testability. The skill references user story and epic hypothesis templates and warns against over-splitting already small stories or creating blocking dependencies. Use when backlog items are too large for estimation, sequencing, or independent release.1.9kinstalls15Opportunity Solution TreeThe opportunity-solution-tree skill guides product managers through Teresa Torres Continuous Discovery Habits OST framework connecting desired outcomes to customer opportunities, solution options, and validation experiments. Workflow extracts target outcomes from vague stakeholder requests, generates opportunity options as real customer problems, maps multiple solutions per opportunity, and selects proof-of-concept bets by feasibility, impact, and market fit. Anti-patterns reject feature lists disguised as opportunities, solution-first thinking, waterfall planning, and one-time static trees. Interactive type supports facilitated discovery sessions. Use when stakeholder requests need problem framing, OKRs need opportunity mapping, or teams must diverge on problems before converging on builds. Connects desired outcome to opportunities, solutions, and experiments. Opportunities are customer problems, not feature requests. Diverge on opportunities before converging on solutions. Selects POC by feasibility, impact, and market fit. Based on Teresa Torres Continuous Discovery Habits OST.1.9kinstalls16Problem StatementThe problem-statement skill articulates problems from the user perspective using an empathy-driven framework before solutions are proposed. The narrative structure covers I am (persona), Trying to (desired outcomes), But (barriers), Because (root cause), and Which makes me feel (emotional impact). It aligns stakeholders on problems worth solving and frames product work around user outcomes rather than feature requests. This is not a requirements doc but a human-centered problem narrative based on Jobs-to-be-Done and empathy mapping. Use during discovery, prioritization, or PRD framing when teams jump to solutions too quickly. Empathy framework: persona, goals, barriers, root cause, emotional impact Aligns stakeholders on the problem before solution brainstorming Jobs-to-be-Done and empathy mapping based narrative structure Explicitly not a requirements document or feature backlog Supports discovery, prioritization, and PRD problem framing problem-statement writes user-centered problem narratives before teams jump to solutions A structured problem narrative aligning stakeholders on who is blocked and why it matters User asks for problem statement, discovery framing, or empathy-driv.1.8kinstalls17Epic Breakdown AdvisorThe epic-breakdown-advisor skill applies Richard Lawrence Humanizing Work methodology to split epics into sprint-sized vertical stories. A three-step process validates INVEST criteria, walks nine splitting patterns sequentially until one fits, and evaluates splits for low-value work elimination. Patterns include workflow steps, CRUD operations, business rules, data variations, entry methods, major effort, simple versus complex, defer performance, and breakout spikes. The skill rejects horizontal slicing across front-end and back-end layers without user value. Interactive guidance helps PMs choose the first applicable pattern, preserve end-to-end slices, and avoid arbitrary task decomposition. Use when backlog epics are too large to estimate, sequence, or release independently. Nine Humanizing Work splitting patterns applied in order. Pre-split INVEST validation before pattern selection. Enforces vertical slices with observable user value. Evaluates splits for eliminable low-value work. Interactive advisor for epic-to-story decomposition.1.8kinstalls18Problem Framing CanvasThe problem-framing-canvas skill guides teams through MITRE Problem Framing Canvas v3 before solutions. Three phases Look Inward examines assumptions biases and how team is part of problem Look Outward maps who experiences problem who is excluded and who benefits Reframe synthesizes actionable problem statement and How Might We question. Interactive workshop protocol uses one-question turns numbered options pause resume. Not solution brainstorm but bias-resistant framing complementing discovery. Use clarifying messy problems surfacing overlooked stakeholders or reframing requests before build for mobile retention onboarding drop-off or stakeholder asks. MITRE Canvas Look Inward Outward Reframe. Surfaces assumptions and excluded stakeholders. Produces problem statement and HMW question. Workshop facilitation one-question turns. Not solution brainstorm framing only. MITRE Problem Framing Canvas facilitator. User asks problem framing canvas.1.8kinstalls19Business Health DiagnosticThe business-health-diagnostic skill analyzes SaaS business health holistically across growth, retention, unit economics, and capital efficiency for board meetings, quarterly reviews, or fundraising prep. Interactive type with finance-metrics theme; estimated 20-30 minutes. Scenarios include strong growth with fast cash burn needing unit economics clarity before board meetings, or Series A prep assessing health dimensions together. Output identifies red flags vs leading indicators and prioritizes urgent fixes. Not a single-metric check but systemic diagnostic connecting revenue, retention, economics, and efficiency. Use when preparing business reviews or prioritizing urgent SaaS fixes. Holistic SaaS diagnostic: growth, retention, unit economics, capital efficiency Identifies red flags vs leading indicators across connected metrics Board meeting, quarterly review, and fundraising preparation scenarios Interactive 20-30 minute finance-metrics themed session Prioritizes urgent fixes from systemic issues, not single KPI checks business-health-diagnostic scores SaaS health across growth, retention, economics, and capital efficiency Health scorecard with red flags, leading indicators, a.1.8kinstalls20Feature Investment AdvisorThe feature-investment-advisor skill guides PMs through financial feature evaluation across revenue connection, cost structure, ROI, and strategic value. It models direct monetization, retention, conversion, expansion, or table-stakes paths, then development COGS and OpEx with margin checks. Interactive flow asks adaptive questions delivering build-now, strategic-build, don't-build, or build-later patterns with math. Flags revenue versus profit confusion, payback beyond customer lifetime, adoption overestimates, margin dilution, and vague strategic excuses. Use when prioritizing expensive features, defending roadmap to leadership, or comparing ROI after discovery validation complements RICE and value-vs-effort methods. Covers revenue cost ROI and strategic value. Models direct retention conversion expansion paths. Flags margin dilution and payback period. Delivers build defer skip with supporting math. Financial lens complementing RICE prioritization. Financial lens for feature decisions. User asks feature investment ROI.1.8kinstalls21Saas Economics Efficiency MetricsThe saas-economics-efficiency-metrics skill analyzes SaaS unit economics including CAC, LTV, payback, gross margin, burn multiple, and magic number style efficiency metrics. Agents interpret whether growth is efficient or masking structural problems requiring correction. Frameworks connect product investments to revenue retention and sales efficiency. Use during board prep, fundraising, or operational reviews of scaling health. SaaS unit economics and capital efficiency metrics. CAC, LTV, payback, and burn multiple analysis. Judges whether growth scales efficiently. Connects product spend to retention outcomes. Board and fundraising diagnostic framing. Evaluate SaaS unit economics and capital efficiency to decide if the business scales efficiently or needs correction.1.8kinstalls22Epic HypothesisThe epic hypothesis skill Frame an epic as a testable hypothesis with target user, expected outcome, and validation method. Use when defining a major initiative before roadmap, discovery, or delivery planning. Documentation covers workflows, commands, and guardrails agents should follow when users invoke this capability. Key documented areas include **If we** [action or solution on behalf of target persona]; **for** [target persona]; **Then we will** [attain or achieve a desirable outcome or job-to-be-done]; **We will test our assumption by:**. Reference commands include **Quality checks:**; **Examples:**. Use when developers or agents need structured guidance for epic hypothesis tasks with evidence grounded in the bundled SKILL.md rather than generic advice. **If we** [action or solution on behalf of target persona] **for** [target persona] **Then we will** [attain or achieve a desirable outcome or job-to-be-done] **We will test our assumption by:** [Experiment 1] [Experiment 2] [Add more as necessary] **We know our hypothesis is valid if within** [timeframe] Frame an epic as a testable hypothesis with target user, expected outcome, and validation method.1.8kinstalls23Finance Based Pricing AdvisorThe finance based pricing advisor skill Evaluate pricing changes using ARPU, conversion, churn risk, NRR, and payback. Use when deciding whether a pricing move should ship. Documentation covers workflows, commands, and guardrails agents should follow when users invoke this capability. Key documented areas include "Evaluating price increases, discounts, or new packaging"; "Estimating churn and conversion risk before a pricing change"; "Making a go/no-go call on monetization changes"; "Should we raise prices 15% for new customers next quarter?". Use when developers or agents need structured guidance for finance based pricing advisor tasks with evidence grounded in the bundled SKILL.md rather than generic advice. "Evaluating price increases, discounts, or new packaging" "Estimating churn and conversion risk before a pricing change" "Making a go/no-go call on monetization changes" "Should we raise prices 15% for new customers next quarter?" "Evaluate a new premium tier for our SaaS product" "Help me assess whether an annual discount will improve revenue" **Revenue Impact** - How does this change ARPU/ARPA? Direct revenue lift from price increase Evaluate pricing1.8kinstalls24Proto PersonaThe proto-persona skill creates initial assumption-based customer profiles synthesizing user research, market data, and stakeholder knowledge. It produces working hypotheses about target users to align teams early, guide design decisions, and surface gaps needing validation. Unlike validated personas built over months, proto-personas are lightweight placeholders created in hours from interviews, analytics, competitor insights, and sales knowledge. The workflow documents anti-patterns, proto versus validated comparison tables, and structured persona sections including goals, frustrations, behaviors, and validation questions. Use when product teams need a shared who-we-are-building-for reference before extensive research is complete. Assumption-based persona from limited research. Aligns teams before deep validation. Documents proto vs validated differences. Surfaces explicit hypotheses and research gaps. Dean Peters PM skills component for early discovery.1.8kinstalls25Tam Sam Som CalculatorThe tam sam som calculator skill Calculate TAM, SAM, and SOM with explicit assumptions, methods, and caveats. Use when sizing a market for a product idea, business case, or executive review. Documentation covers workflows, commands, and guardrails agents should follow when users invoke this capability. Key documented areas include The total market demand for a product or service; "If we captured 100% of the market, what's the revenue?"; Broadest possible market (no constraints); The segment of TAM your company can realistically target. Reference commands include python3 scripts/market-sizing.py --population 5400000 --arpu 1000 --sam-share 30% --som-share 10%; ---. Use when developers or agents need structured guidance for tam sam som calculator tasks with evidence grounded in the bundled SKILL.md rather than generic advice. The total market demand for a product or service "If we captured 100% of the market, what's the revenue?" Broadest possible market (no constraints) The segment of TAM your company can realistically target Narrowed by geography, firmographics, demographics, or product constraints "Who can we actually reach with our product?"1.7kinstalls26Positioning StatementThis skill guides creation of a Geoffrey Moore-style positioning statement that forces specificity on target customer, underserved need, product category, benefit outcome, and differentiation from alternatives. Developers and product teams use it during strategy definition, major pivots, or when messaging feels generic. The framework splits positioning into a value proposition (For [target] that needs [need], [product] is a [category] that [benefit]) and differentiation statement (Unlike [competitor], [product] provides [unique outcome]). Key workflows include gathering customer context, drafting both statement parts, stress-testing against five clarity questions, and iterating with stakeholders. Emphasizes outcome-focused language over feature lists and falsifiable claims over marketing fluff.1.7kinstalls27Workshop FacilitationWorkshop-facilitation provides a canonical pattern for running interactive PM sessions one step at a time, with clear progress labels, entry-mode selection (Guided, Context dump, Best guess), and enumerated recommendations only at decision points. Developers use it to add consistent pacing and interruption handling to any guided session or workshop skill. Key workflows include setting session expectations upfront, collecting context via numbered options with flexible multi-select parsing, tracking progress visually (e.g., Context Q2/8), and synthesizing recommendations at decision points while remaining responsive to meta questions and fast-path requests.1.7kinstalls28Context Engineering AdvisorThe context engineering advisor skill Diagnose context stuffing vs. context engineering. Use when an AI workflow feels bloated, brittle, or hard to steer reliably. Documentation covers workflows, commands, and guardrails agents should follow when users invoke this capability. Key documented areas include "Diagnosing context stuffing vs. context engineering in your AI workflows"; "Building better memory and retrieval architecture for AI agents"; "Improving AI output quality through structured context design"; "My AI outputs are mediocre even though I'm giving it lots of information - diagnose what's wrong". Reference commands include Efficiency = (Accuracy × Coherence) / (Tokens × Latency). Use when developers or agents need structured guidance for context engineering advisor tasks with evidence grounded in the bundled SKILL.md rather than generic advice. "Diagnosing context stuffing vs. context engineering in your AI workflows" "Building better memory and retrieval architecture for AI agents" "Improving AI output quality through structured context design" "My AI outputs are mediocre even though I'm giving it lots of information - diagnose what's wrong" "I want to architect1.7kinstalls29Lean Ux CanvasLean UX Canvas v2 is an interactive facilitation guide that walks product managers through an 8-box structured canvas designed by Jeff Gothelf to frame business problems, surface assumptions, and define testable hypotheses before committing to development. The skill guides teams through one-page workshops that shift focus from solution-driven thinking to problem-first framing, aligning cross-functional teams on what to learn next through low-cost experiments. Used when starting new initiatives, reframing existing projects, or turning vague business problems into measurable outcomes and validated hypotheses.1.7kinstalls30Press ReleasePress release is a planning tool that applies Amazon's Working Backwards methodology to define products or features before building. Developers and product teams draft a 1-1.5 page press release from the customer perspective, focusing on problems solved and outcomes delivered rather than technical features. Teams use this as a clarity forcing function and alignment mechanism: if stakeholders cannot write a compelling press release, the product idea may be weak. Key workflows include gathering customer context, drafting benefit-focused headlines, explaining specific problems with supporting data, and testing whether the press release would resonate with target customers. Best used during validation phase to test product stories and secure buy-in before engineering begins.1.7kinstalls31User Story Mapping WorkshopAn interactive workshop that guides product managers through five adaptive questions to build a structured user story map. The skill organizes work horizontally by user activities (backbone) and vertically by priority (must-have to nice-to-have), then generates three release slices: walking skeleton, enhancement, and polish. Developers and PMs use this to move from context-free backlogs to visual communication frameworks that reveal MVP scope, identify missing functionality, and plan incremental releases without waterfall constraints. Output is a displayable map with backbone activities, user tasks per activity, and release slices with acceptance criteria.1.7kinstalls32Customer Journey Mapping WorkshopThis interactive workshop guides product managers through creating a structured customer journey map by asking five adaptive questions: identifying the persona, defining the scenario and goal, breaking the journey into phases, mapping actions/thoughts/emotions per phase, and extracting ranked opportunities. The skill uses the NNGroup framework (actor, scenario, phases, emotions, opportunities) to move teams beyond surface-level feature lists and surface real customer problems. Developers use it when starting customer discovery, identifying retention pain points, or aligning cross-functional teams on shared customer perspective. Key workflows include gathering research input (interviews, support tickets, analytics), asking one question per turn with enumerated options, and outputting a prioritized opportunity list with evidence and proposed solutions.1.7kinstalls33Positioning WorkshopPositioning Workshop guides product managers through structured discovery of positioning strategy using adaptive questions about target customers, underserved needs, product category, benefits, and competitive differentiation. It surfaces deliberate strategic choices before writing PRDs, launch plans, or marketing materials. The workflow gathers product context (website copy, competitor intel, customer feedback), then asks five adaptive questions with enumerated options, ultimately generating a Geoffrey Moore positioning statement with value proposition, differentiation statement, and one-sentence summary. Use when messaging feels fuzzy, generic, or misaligned, or when repositioning an existing product.1.7kinstalls34Finance Metrics Quickreffinance-metrics-quickref is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that look up saas finance metrics, formulas, and benchmarks fast. use when you need a quick metric definition, formula, or benchmark during analysis. ## Purpose Quick reference for any SaaS finance metric without deep teaching. Use this when you need a fast formula lookup, benchmark check, or decision framework reminder. For detailed explanations, calculations, and examples, see the related deep-dive skills. This is not a teaching tool—it's a cheat sheet optimized for speed. Scan, find, apply. Developers invoke finance-metrics-quickref during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills.1.7kinstalls35Pestel Analysispestel-analysis is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that analyze political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal forces. use when external market shifts could materially affect a product, roadmap, or strategy. ## Purpose Conduct a systematic analysis of macro-environmental factors—Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal—that could impact your product or project. Use this to identify external opportunities and threats, inform strategic planning, assess market entry risks, and make data-driven decisions about product direction Developers invoke pestel-analysis during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.7kinstalls36Acquisition Channel Advisoracquisition-channel-advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that evaluate acquisition channels using unit economics, customer quality, and scalability. use when deciding whether to scale, test, or kill a growth channel. ## Purpose Guide product managers through evaluating whether to scale, test, or kill an acquisition channel based on unit economics (CAC, LTV, payback), customer quality (retention, NRR), and scalability (magic number, volume potential). Use this to make data-driven go-to-market decisions and optimize channel mix for sustainable growth. This is n Developers invoke acquisition-channel-advisor during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.7kinstalls37Ai Shaped Readiness Advisorai-shaped-readiness-advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that assess whether your product work is ai-first or ai-shaped. use when evaluating ai maturity and choosing the next team capability to build. ## Purpose Assess whether your product work is **"AI-first"** (using AI to automate existing tasks faster) or **"AI-shaped"** (fundamentally redesigning how product teams operate around AI capabilities). Use this to evaluate your readiness across **5 essential PM competencies for 2026**, identify gaps, and get concrete recommendations on which cap Developers invoke ai-shaped-readiness-advisor during operate/infra work for cloud & infrastructure tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.7kinstalls38Recommendation Canvasrecommendation-canvas is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that evaluate an ai product idea across outcomes, hypotheses, risks, and positioning. use when deciding whether an ai solution deserves investment or recommendation. ## Purpose Evaluate and propose AI product solutions using a structured canvas that assesses business outcomes, customer outcomes, problem framing, solution hypotheses, positioning, risks, and value justification. Use this to build a comprehensive, defensible recommendation for stakeholders and decision-makers—especially when proposing AI-powered f Developers invoke recommendation-canvas during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls39Pol Probe Advisorpol-probe-advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that select the right proof of life (pol) probe based on hypothesis, risk, and resources. use this to match the validation method to the real learning goal, not tooling comfort. ## Purpose Guide product managers through selecting the right **Proof of Life (PoL) probe** type (of 5 flavors) based on their hypothesis, risk, and available resources. Use this when you need to eliminate a specific risk or test a narrow hypothesis, but aren't sure which validation method to use. This interactive skill ensures you match the cheap Developers invoke pol-probe-advisor during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills.1.6kinstalls40Pol Probepol-probe is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that define a proof of life probe to test a risky hypothesis cheaply. use when you need harsh truth before building real product. ## Purpose Define and document a **Proof of Life (PoL) probe**—a lightweight, disposable validation artifact designed to surface harsh truths before expensive development. Use this when you need to eliminate a specific risk or test a narrow hypothesis **without building production-quality software**. PoL probes are reconnaissance missions, not MVP Developers invoke pol-probe during ship/testing work for testing & qa tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls41Skill Authoring Workflowskill-authoring-workflow is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that turn raw pm content into a compliant, publish-ready skill. use when creating or updating a repo skill without breaking standards. ## Purpose Create or update PM skills without chaos. This workflow turns rough notes, workshop content, or half-baked prompt dumps into compliant `skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` assets that actually pass validation and belong in this repo. Use it when you want to ship a new skill without "looks good to me" roulette. ## Key Concepts ### Dogfood F Developers invoke skill-authoring-workflow during operate/infra work for cloud & infrastructure tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills.1.6kinstalls42Eol Messageeol-message is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that write a clear, empathetic eol announcement with rationale, customer impact, and next steps. use when retiring a product, feature, or plan without creating avoidable confusion. ## Purpose Craft a clear, empathetic End-of-Life (EOL) message that communicates product or feature discontinuation, explains the rationale, addresses customer impact, provides transition support, and positions the replacement solution. Use this to maintain customer trust during difficult transitions and reduce churn by demonstrating care and offer Developers invoke eol-message during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls43Altitude Horizon Frameworkaltitude-horizon-framework is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that understand the pm-to-director transition through altitude and horizon thinking. use when diagnosing scope, time-horizon, or leadership-level gaps. ## Purpose Defines the two-axis mental model that distinguishes Director-level thinking from PM thinking: **Altitude** (how wide you zoom out) and **Horizon** (how far ahead you look). Use this to understand what actually changes in the transition, diagnose which transition zone is creating friction, and apply the Cascading Context Map when organi Developers invoke altitude-horizon-framework during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls44Executive Onboarding Playbookexecutive-onboarding-playbook is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that plan a vp or cpo 30-60-90 day diagnostic onboarding path. use when entering a new executive product role and avoiding premature change. ## Purpose Structure the first 90 days of a VP or CPO transition as a diagnostic process, not an execution sprint. The single most common failure in senior product leadership transitions is acting before understanding — changing structures, replacing people, or announcing strategy before building the evidence base that makes those decisions defens Developers invoke executive-onboarding-playbook during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls45Director Readiness Advisordirector-readiness-advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that guide the pm-to-director transition across preparing, interviewing, landing, and recalibrating. use when leadership scope is changing and you need practical coaching. ## Purpose Guide PMs and Directors through the specific challenges of the PM-to-Director transition using adaptive questions and targeted coaching. Diagnoses where you are in the journey and delivers practical, war-story-backed guidance calibrated to your situation — not generic leadership advice. This is not a readiness checklist. It's a coachin Developers invoke director-readiness-advisor during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls46Vp Cpo Readiness Advisorvp-cpo-readiness-advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that guide the transition to vp or cpo across preparing, interviewing, landing, and recalibrating. use when executive product scope is changing fast. ## Purpose Guide Directors and senior product leaders through the specific challenges of the transition to VP or CPO using adaptive questions and targeted coaching. Diagnoses where you are in the journey and delivers practical, lived-experience coaching calibrated to your situation — not generic executive advice. The VP/CPO transition is not a co Developers invoke vp-cpo-readiness-advisor during validate/scope work for productivity & planning tasks. The skill documents triggers, prerequisites, and step-by-step workflows grounded in SKILL.md. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex agent runtimes that load marketplace skills. Review the Security Audits panel on this listing before installing in production environments.1.6kinstalls47Product Sense Interview Answerproduct-sense-interview-answer is a structured interview-coaching skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that walks developers through clarify-rationale-MVP framing for classic prompts like "How would you improve YouTube?" The skill models narrowing target users, picking one pain point, and earning MVP choices through explicit tradeoffs instead of treating a product as one undifferentiated surface. It includes a condensed walkthrough covering scope clarification for viewers versus creators, ecosystem prioritization, and rationale tied to attention-market dynamics. Developers reach for product-sense-interview-answer when preparing for PM or product-engineer loops, practicing live case breakdowns, or turning vague improvement questions into interview-ready narratives with defensible prioritization.1.1kinstalls48Pm Skill Creatorpm-skill-creator is an interactive meta-authoring skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills that turns rough PM content or ideas into structured, repo-compliant SKILL.md drafts. Through adaptive questioning, the skill determines skill type, scope, structure, and content—deciding whether raw material should become a component, interactive, or workflow skill—then generates a ready-to-validate draft. It targets teams authoring reusable PM capabilities like PRD templates, discovery prompts, prioritization frameworks, and review checklists for Claude Code and compatible agents. The skill follows the Agent Skills Spec with YAML frontmatter and markdown instructions. Developers reach for pm-skill-creator when they have existing Notion docs, framework notes, or a blank-page idea and need a standardized skill other squads can install with npx skills add rather than ad-hoc prompt files.637installs49Organic Growth Advisororganic-growth-advisor is a product-management skill from deanpeters/product-manager-skills for teams pursuing user growth without paid acquisition budgets. The skill structures guidance on SEO content programs, community distribution channels, referral mechanics, and lifecycle messaging so product managers can design compounding organic loops. Developers and PMs reach for organic-growth-advisor when a SaaS or content product has initial traction but needs a systematic organic growth plan covering content, community, and retention touchpoints. It frames tradeoffs between channels and helps prioritize experiments that increase active users through earned rather than bought attention.617installs50Stakeholder MappingStakeholder-mapping is a product-manager skill that guides you through identifying every stakeholder in a project and plotting them by influence and interest so you know who to engage, inform, or watch. A solo builder reaches for it at the start of a new initiative to avoid blindsided launches and to focus limited time on the people who can make or break the product.323installs51Stakeholder Identificationstakeholder-identification maps all stakeholders before engagement begins, creating a comprehensive, equity-aware list that surfaces overlooked voices - particularly marginalized and low-power stakeholders who bear product consequences. A solo builder or PM reaches for it when launching a new initiative to categorize stakeholders, mark who provides resources, permission or decision authority, trace ripple effects, and pick 2-3 priorities for deeper research.314installs52Stakeholder Engagement Advisorstakeholder-engagement-advisor diagnoses and plans tailored engagement for a specific stakeholder relationship, accounting for their motivations, power and the situational context you're preparing for. A solo builder or PM reaches for it to prepare high-stakes executive conversations, navigate resistance, elevate underrepresented voices, and pre-align stakeholders before roadmap reviews - always ending in a specific named next action rather than a vague intention.313installs53Company Intelcompany-intel builds structured, actionable intelligence about a company, industry, or competitor set across seven analytical lenses - financial landscape, offers, product portfolio, competitive dynamics, trends, PM implications, and strategic signals. A solo builder or PM reaches for it to research a single company, compare 3-5 rivals side by side, discover competitors from one seed name, or run a quarterly intel refresh, producing output that feeds battlecards, SWOT, positioning and PESTEL.295installs54Derisk Measurement Advisorderisk-measurement-advisor guides a product manager through a structured risk assessment of a product or AI idea across 10 dimensions - four internal (Desirability, Usability, Feasibility, Viability) and six external (PESTEL) - triaging each risk to act now or watch. A solo builder reaches for it to stress-test an idea before roadmap commitment, surface the cheapest validation tests, catch external blindsides, and turn findings into a prioritized risk register with concrete next steps.291installs