# before-you-build

Review product or feature risks before implementation starts. Use it to assess an idea for an MVP, SaaS product, landing page, or internal tool.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: bin1874
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/before-you-build
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/before-you-build

## What it does

\`before-you-build` is a pre-build product review skill packaged as a plugin. Ask it to assess a landing page, MVP, SaaS product, internal tool, major feature, or agent workflow before development begins.

It returns a short product-risk verdict before engineering work starts. The skill is Markdown-only, so it reviews an idea rather than implementing it. Run the review before building: a risk found later could mean rethinking work already underway.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install before-you-build@claude-code-workflows
```

## When to use it
- review product risks before development begins
- assess an MVP concept before implementation
- check an idea for a SaaS product
- examine risks in a major feature
- review a proposed agent workflow

## Example prompts
- Review the risks in this landing page idea before we build it.
- Assess this MVP concept and give me a short verdict before implementation.
- Check the product risks in the internal tool we plan to create.

## Source text · before-you-build · MIT

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# Before You Build

Before You Build is a markdown-only pre-mortem skill for checking product and feature risk before implementation starts.

Use it when a user wants to build a landing page, MVP, SaaS product, internal tool, major feature, or agent workflow and needs a short product-risk verdict before spending engineering time.

The upstream standalone skill lives at <https://github.com/bin1874/before-you-build-skill>.
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© bin1874 · MIT · https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/before-you-build

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