product-on-purpose / pm-skills

PM-Skills A curated collection of 27 best-practice, plug-and-play product management “agent skills” (25 phase skills + 1 foundation skill + 1 utility skill) plus templates and workflow bundles for consistent, professional PM outputs. Report a Bug · Request a Feature · Ask a Question > **🔥MCP Server Available!** If you are using VS Code, Claude Desktop, Claude Code (CLI), Github Copilot, Cursor, etc... check out **pm-skills-mcp** for instant MCP access to the shipped skill library and bundled workflows - no file management required. --- About • Getting Started • Skills • Bundles • Status • Contributing • Community Table of Contents • The Big Idea • The Problem • The Solution • Key Features • Built with... • Founded on... • Works for... • Comparison: (this repo) vs. • Getting Started • Install as Claude Code Plugin • Installation Options • Quick Start by Platform • Releases • Alternative: openskills CLI • Usage • How Skills Work • The Skills • Quick Examples • Workflow Bundles • Project Status • Project Structure • Changelog • Milestones • Roadmap • Contributing • How to Contribute • Reporting Bugs • FAQ • About • Author • License • Community --- **Quick Start** (Clone and go!) --- **What's New (Recent Releases)** v2.7.0 - Utility skills, enhanced CI, and release packaging hygiene • **New skill**: — Given/When/Then acceptance criteria for stories and features. • **New skill**: — first utility-classified skill; interactive builder for creating new PM skills with gap analysis, classification, and draft file generation. • **Enhanced CI**: extended frontmatter linter, AGENTS.md sync validator, MCP impact detection. • **Release packaging**: excluded from published ZIPs while staying tracked in-repo. • **Documentation**: new guide, comprehensive public docs refresh. • Repo now ships 27 skills, 28 command docs, and 3 workflow bundles. • Release note: . v2.6.x - Claude plugin packaging + sample library recovery **v2.6.1** — Sample library recovery and packaging inclusion: • Restored and normalized the shipped sample-output corpus under . • Added sample-library staging to release packagers so ZIP artifacts include sample outputs. • Release note: . **v2.6.0** — Claude plugin packaging release: • Added Claude plugin manifest support via . • Release packaging now includes and enforces plugin-manifest version alignment with the release version. • Release note: . View previous release details | Full changelog --- The Big Idea **Stop prompt-fumbling. Start shipping.** Every time you ask an AI to help with product management, you start from zero. Generic responses. Inconsistent formats. Missing critical sections. Hours lost to repetitive prompt crafting. PM-Skills changes that and gives your AI-tool-of-choice instant access to: • **Professional frameworks** refined across hundreds of product launches • **Production-ready templates** that capture institutional PM knowledge • **Real-world examples** that set the quality bar The Problem Every time you ask an AI to help with product management, you start from zero. Generic responses. Inconsistent formats. Missing critical sections. Hours spent prompt-engineering the same workflows. The Solution **PM-Skills** gives your AI instant access to field-tested frameworks, templates, and examples for every stage of product development. | Without PM-Skills | With PM-Skills | | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | ⚠️ Generic AI responses | ✅ Professional PM frameworks | | ⚠️ Inconsistent formats | ✅ Production-ready templates | | ⚠️ Missing key sections | ✅ Comprehensive coverage | | ⚠️ Starting from scratch | ✅ Building on best practices | | ⚠️ Prompt engineering every time | ✅ One command, instant results | Key Features • ✅ **27 Production-Ready Skills** covering the complete product lifecycle (25 phase skills + 1 foundation skill + 1 utility skill) • ✅ **Triple Diamond Framework** organizing Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver, Measure, and Iterate phases • ✅ **Workflow Bundles** for common PM workflows (Feature Kickoff, Lean Startup, Triple Diamond) • ✅ **Slash Commands** for Claude Code users-instant access to every skill • ✅ **Auto-Discovery** via AGENTS.md in GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf • ✅ **Agent Skills Spec** compliant-works across AI assistants • ✅ **Best-Practice Templates** based on industry best practices • ✅ **Comprehensive Documentation** with examples and references • ✅ **Apache 2.0 Licensed** for commercial and personal use Built with... • **Agent Skills Specification** - Open standard for AI-agent skills • **GitHub Flavored Markdown** - Universal documentation format • **Keep a Changelog** - Structured release documentation • **Best-README-Template** - README inspiration Founded on... • **Triple Diamond Framework** - Product development methodology • **Teresa Torres' Opportunity Solution Trees** - Outcome-driven discovery • **Jobs to be Done Framework** - Customer motivation framework • **Architecture Decision Records** - Technical decision documentation • **Design Council's Double Diamond** - Foundation of our Triple Diamond framework • **Michael Nygard** - ADR format we adapted Works for... PM-Skills follows the **Agent Skills Specification** and works natively across the AI ecosystem. Platform Compatibility | Platform | Status | Method | Notes | | ------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | **Claude Code** | ✅ Native | Slash commands; optional to populate cache | Best experience with , etc.; helper needed for openskills-style discovery | | **Claude.ai** | ✅ Native | ZIP upload | Upload to Projects | | **Claude Desktop** | ✅ Native | ZIP upload or MCP | MCP recommended for programmatic access | | **GitHub Copilot** | ✅ Native | AGENTS.md discovery | Auto-discovers in repo | | **Cursor** | ✅ Native | AGENTS.md or MCP | MCP for programmatic tool acce…