Skill Orchestrator

Skill Orchestrator

Route multi-step challenges to the right sequence of ClawFu skills — recommending which frameworks to combine, in what order, with explicit handoff outputs between steps.

When to Use This Skill

• Starting a new project and need the optimal skill sequence
• Complex multi-faceted challenges requiring multiple frameworks
• Team alignment on a structured approach across disciplines
• Overwhelmed by options — cut through skill paralysis
• Chaining skills where outputs from one feed into the next

Methodology Foundation

What Claude Does vs What You Decide

Instructions

Step 1: Analyze the Challenge

Classify the challenge type and context:

Step 2: Match to Workflow or Build Custom Sequence

Check pre-built workflows in WORKFLOWS.md. If none fits, build a custom sequence following this phase order:

Step 3: Execute Step by Step

For each step in the sequence:

1. State the skill and purpose — why this step matters now 2. List inputs from previous steps 3. Execute the skill fully 4. Capture outputs — document key deliverables 5. Validate before proceeding — verify outputs are sufficient for the next step

Validation checkpoint: Before moving to the next skill, confirm the output includes the specific artifacts the next step needs. If not, iterate or add an intermediate step.

Step 4: Synthesize Cross-Skill Insights

After completing the sequence:

• Patterns — themes emerging across multiple frameworks
• Conflicts — where Skill A says X but Skill B says Y, and how to resolve
• Compounding insights — conclusions that only emerge from the combination

Examples

Example: AI Writing Tool Launch

Challenge: Launching an AI writing tool for marketers in a competitive market (Jasper, Copy.ai)

Recommended sequence (modified Product Launch):

1. competitive-analysis → Map landscape (Jasper, Copy.ai, ChatGPT)
2. first-principles → Challenge "AI writing tool" category assumptions
3. persona-generator → Define specific segments (not just "marketers")
4. category-design → Can you own a new category?
5. positioning → Differentiate using competitive gaps
6. grand-slam-offers → Create irresistible offer structure
7. pre-mortem → What could kill the launch?
8. launch-formula → Sequence the mechanics

Handoff example: Step 3 (personas) feeds into Step 5 (positioning) — persona pain points define which competitive alternatives matter most.

See WORKFLOWS.md for all pre-built workflows (Product Launch, Customer Validation, Content Strategy, Competitive Positioning, Sales Enablement, Decision Making, AI Video Production).

Skill Boundaries

What This Skill Does Well

• Sequencing skills for maximum compounding value
• Defining explicit handoffs between framework stages
• Adapting pre-built workflows to specific contexts

What This Skill Cannot Do

• Execute the individual skills (it routes to them)
• Make strategic decisions — it structures the decision process
• Guarantee outcomes — quality depends on inputs at each step

References

• Pre-built workflows: WORKFLOWS.md
• Christensen, Clayton. "How Will You Measure Your Life?" — Job sequencing
• Rumelt, Richard. "Good Strategy Bad Strategy" — Strategic coherence
• Blank, Steve. "The Startup Owner's Manual" — Customer development sequence

Related Skills

• first-principles — Start here for foundation
• lean-canvas — Start here for validation
• positioning — Start here for differentiation
• content-strategy — Start here for content
• ai-video-concept — Start here for AI video production

Pre-Built Workflows

Tested skill sequences for common challenges. Each workflow lists skills in order with purpose and handoff notes.

Product Launch

Use when: Launching a new product, feature, or service Skills: 8 | Time: 4-6 hours

steps:
  1. first-principles: Challenge assumptions about your market
  2. inversion: Identify failure modes and anti-goals
  3. buyer-personas: Define behavior-based personas with JTBD
     input: Use first-principles insights to challenge demographic assumptions
  4. positioning: Differentiate your offering
     input: Personas → competitive alternatives
  5. grand-slam-offers: Create irresistible offer structure
     input: Positioning → value stack
  6. pre-mortem: Stress-test the launch plan
  7. launch-formula: Sequence pre-launch, launch, post-launch
  8. six-thinking-hats: Final multi-perspective go/no-go

Customer Validation (YC-Style)

Use when: Validating a business idea before building Skills: 5-6 | Time: 2-3 hours prep + interview time

steps:
  1. jobs-to-be-done: Understand what progress customers seek
  2. persona-generator: Create hypothesis personas from JTBD segments
  3. mom-test: Prepare non-leading interview questions per persona
  4. objection-mapping: Anticipate purchase barriers from JTBD anxieties
  5. lean-canvas: Document hypotheses with riskiest assumptions flagged
  # After interviews:
  6. pricing-validation: Test willingness to pay using interview insights

Content Strategy

Use when: Planning a content marketing initiative Skills: 6 | Time: 3-4 hours

steps:
  1. audience-research: Understand audience pain points and questions
  2. content-strategy: Plan pillars and calendar matched to audience
  3. copywriting-schwartz: Segment content by awareness level
  4. headline-formulas: Create 5-10 headlines per piece
  5. copy-frameworks: Select AIDA, PAS, etc. per content piece
  6. cta-writing: Write CTAs matched to content goals

Competitive Positioning

Use when: Entering a crowded market or repositioning Skills: 5 | Time: 2-3 hours

steps:
  1. competitive-analysis: Map landscape → competitor matrix
  2. first-principles: Challenge category conventions
  3. category-design: Evaluate creating a new category
  4. positioning: Define unique position using competitive gaps
  5. value-proposition-canvas: Align position with customer needs

Sales Enablement

Use when: Preparing sales team for a new product/market Skills: 5 | Time: 3-4 hours

steps:
  1. persona-generator: Buyer personas with decision criteria
  2. objection-mapping: Complete objection map with responses
  3. sales-pitch-dunford: Structure the sales conversation
  4. positioning: Competitive differentiation for sales
  5. grand-slam-offers: Offer structure with value stack

Decision Making

Use when: Making a major strategic decision Skills: 5 | Time: 2 hours

steps:
  1. first-principles: Challenge assumptions about the decision
  2. inversion: Think about what could go wrong
  3. pre-mortem: Imagine failure and prevent it
  4. six-thinking-hats: Examine from all perspectives
  5. eisenhower-matrix: Prioritize resulting actions

AI Video Production

Use when: Creating video content using AI tools Skills: 5 | Time: 4-8 hours Source: PJ Ace method

steps:
  1. ai-video-concept: Develop idea and structured script (8-sec scenes)
  2. ai-storyboard-2x2: Create visual storyboard with 2x2 grid
     input: Script scenes from step 1
  3. ai-video-prompting: Generate prompts for Veo/Runway/Kling/Pika
     input: Storyboard frames
  4. ai-voice-design: Generate AI voice narration (ElevenLabs/Qwen3-TTS)
     input: Script dialogue
  5. ai-video-qa: Quality assurance before publication
     input: Assembled video draft

When NOT to use: Heritage brands, content requiring photorealism of real people, complex hand interactions, subtle human expressions.