pm-skills · product-on-purpose — Claude Code plugin: 68 product management skills

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  <a href="https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills">PM-Skills</a>
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<h4 >A curated library of 68 best-practice, plug-and-play product management skills covering the complete product lifecycle - plus templates, workflows, and 200+ real-world sample outputs that set the quality bar.</h4>

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  <a href="#the-big-idea">About</a> •
  <a href="#installation-and-setup">Install</a> •
  <a href="#the-skill-library">Skills</a> •
  <a href="#sub-agents">Sub-Agents</a> •
  <a href="#workflows">Workflows</a> •
  <a href="#learning-and-resources">Learning</a> •
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  <a href="#contributing">Contributing</a> •
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<details>
<summary><strong>Table of Contents</strong></summary>

- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Recent Updates](#recent-updates)
- [The Big Idea](#the-big-idea)
    - [Who Is This For](#who-is-this-for)
    - [Key Features](#key-features)
    - [Skill Lifecycle Tools](#skill-lifecycle-tools--custom-skill-builder)
    - [Founded On](#founded-on)
- [Installation and Setup](#installation-and-setup)
- [How Agent Skills Work](#how-agent-skills-work)
- [The Skill Library](#the-skill-library)
    - [Foundation Skills](#foundation-skills---cross-cutting-capability-11)
    - [Discover Phase Skills](#discover---find-and-assess-the-right-problem-5)
    - [Define Phase Skills](#define---frame-the-problem-5)
    - [Develop Phase Skills](#develop---explore-solutions-4)
    - [Deliver Phase Skills](#deliver---ship-it-6)
    - [Measure Phase Skills](#measure---validate-with-data-6)
    - [Iterate Phase Skills](#iterate---learn-and-improve-4)
    - [Tool Family: Foundation Sprint](#tool-family-foundation-sprint-7)
    - [Tool Family: Design Sprint](#tool-family-design-sprint-7)
    - [Standalone Tool Skill](#standalone-tool-skill)
    - [Utility Skills](#utility-skills---meta-tooling-12)
    - [Sub-Agents](#sub-agents)
    - [Workflows](#workflows-skill-chaining)
- [Library Examples](#library-examples)
- [Learning and Resources](#learning-and-resources)
- [Project Status](#project-status)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Community](#community)
- [FAQ](#faq)
- [About the Author](#about-the-author)

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## Quick Start

After installing, you'll have all 68 skills available (invoke any by name, like `/pm-skills:deliver-prd`, `/pm-skills:define-hypothesis`, `/pm-skills:deliver-user-stories`) plus 10 `/workflow-*` orchestrator commands and the `/chain` ad-hoc runner, templates, sub-agents, and 200+ sample outputs.

**Claude Code (recommended):**

```bash
/plugin marketplace add product-on-purpose/agent-plugins
/plugin install pm-skills@product-on-purpose
```

> Already installed via the old `pm-skills-marketplace`? It keeps working - no action needed. To move to the new home, see the [v2.21.0 release notes](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/tag/v2.21.0).

**Cross-agent (Cursor, Copilot, Cline, and others via the open [skills CLI](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills)):**

```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills
```

**Clone or download:**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills.git
```

[![Download Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/Download-Latest_Release-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/latest)

**More resources:**

- [Getting Started Guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/) - Detailed walkthrough for new users covering clone, sync helper, and first skill run. The path to take if any of the quick start steps above leave gaps.
- [Setup by Platform](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/) - Step-by-step install for Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, VS Code extensions, and ChatGPT.
- [Quickstart Reference](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/quickstart/) - Short-form reference card for users who just need the commands.

### Optional: let the skills remember your project

By default every skill starts cold, so you re-supply your phase, your current initiative, and anything a previous skill already produced. You can record that once instead.

Add `.claude/pm-skills.local.md` to your `.gitignore`, then create it:

```yaml
---
schema: 1
phase: discover
active_initiative: "Self-serve onboarding"
---
```

Eight skills now read it. The moment worth seeing: run `discover-interview-synthesis` on your research, confirm the entry it offers to record, then run `deliver-prd`. It uses the personas you already produced rather than asking you to paste them again.

Nothing happens until you create the file, and writes are proposed for your confirmation rather than applied. Full schema, the list of participating skills, and the limits it does not yet cover: [Hooks and project memory](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/concepts/hooks/#project-memory-opt-in).

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## Recent Updates

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<summary><strong>MCP Server: Maintenance Mode (effective 2026-05-04)</strong></summary>

The companion [`pm-skills-mcp`](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills-mcp) server is in the v2.9.x maintenance line (latest v2.9.3) and remains available on npm for clients that need MCP transport. The catalog is frozen at the v2.9.2 build; subsequent v2.9.x patches do not change the catalog. Active development on the MCP server is paused; security patches and critical bug fixes will continue.

> **Recommendation:** For new users, we recommend using the plugin. See [Installation and Setup](#installation-and-setup) for other options.


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**What's New**

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| Version | Date | Highlights |
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| [v2.34.0](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/tag/v2.34.0) | 2026-10-17 | Sharper AI PRDs, and samples that mark invented evidence. See [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md#2340---2026-10-17). |
| [v2.33.0](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/tag/v2.33.0) | 2026-08-29 | The release users notice. See [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md#2330---2026-08-29). |
| [v2.32.0](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/tag/v2.32.0) | 2026-08-14 | Project memory: the catalog stops asking you to repeat yourself. See [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md#2320---2026-08-14). |

Full history: [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) or [all GitHub Releases](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases).

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## 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 gives your AI instant access to professional frameworks refined across hundreds of product launches, production-ready templates that capture institutional PM knowledge, and real-world examples that set the quality bar.

| 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 |

### Who Is This For

| You are...                            | PM-Skills gives you...                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A solo PM using AI for the first time | A starting point that skips prompt engineering and produces professional output immediately |
| A team lead standardizing PM output   | Shared skill library your whole team invokes the same way, producing consistent artifacts   |
| An AI/PM builder creating PM tools    | Open-source, Apache 2.0 library of production-quality PM artifacts to build on              |

### Key Features

- ✅ **68 Production-Ready Skills** covering the complete product lifecycle (30 phase skills + 11 foundation skills + 12 utility skills + 15 tool skills for structured workshop methodologies)
- ✅ **Triple Diamond Framework** organizing Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver, Measure, and Iterate phases
- ✅ **Tool Families** for the Foundation Sprint (2-day strategic alignment) and Design Sprint (5-day prototype-and-test) workshop methodologies
- ✅ **5 Active Orchestration Sub-Agents** (pm-critic, pm-skill-auditor, pm-changelog-curator, pm-release-conductor, pm-workflow-orchestrator) for Claude Code, with dispatch skills extending the pattern to Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and Gemini CLI
- ✅ **12 Workflows** for common PM processes including Feature Kickoff, Lean Startup, Triple Diamond, and foundation-to-design end-to-end arc
- ✅ **10 Workflow Commands** for Claude Code users - plus every skill invocable directly by name
- ✅ **Auto-Discovery** via AGENTS.md in GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf
- ✅ **Agent Skills Spec** compliant - works across AI assistants
- ✅ **Apache 2.0 Licensed** for commercial and personal use

### Skill Lifecycle Tools = Custom Skill Builder

PM-Skills includes three utility skills that form a complete **Create - Validate - Iterate** lifecycle for building and managing skills:

```mermaid
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': {'primaryColor': '#fffbeb', 'primaryBorderColor': '#fde68a', 'lineColor': '#92400e'}}}%%
flowchart LR
    classDef create fill:#ea580c,stroke:#c2410c,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef validate fill:#0284c7,stroke:#0369a1,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef decision fill:#374151,stroke:#1f2937,color:#fff
    classDef ship fill:#166534,stroke:#14532d,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef iterate fill:#7c3aed,stroke:#6d28d9,color:#fff,font-weight:bold

    Create["utility-pm-skill-builder<br/>Create new skill<br/>from an idea"]:::create
    Validate["utility-pm-skill-validate<br/>Audit structure<br/>and quality"]:::validate
    Decision{"Findings?"}:::decision
    Ship["Ship<br/>to library"]:::ship
    Iterate["utility-pm-skill-iterate<br/>Apply targeted<br/>improvements"]:::iterate

    Create --> Validate
    Validate --> Decision
    Decision -- "PASS" --> Ship
    Decision -- "WARN / FAIL" --> Iterate
    Iterate --> Validate
```

**Why this matters:** Skills are living artifacts that evolve. The builder creates them, the validator catches drift and quality gaps, and the iterator applies fixes. Together they keep the library consistent as it grows.

| Tool & Command                      | What it does                                                                                         |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Builder:** `/pm-skills:utility-pm-skill-builder`    | Creates a new skill from an idea. Runs gap analysis against existing skills, classifies by type and phase, generates draft files to a staging area, and promotes on confirmation. |
| **Validator:** `/pm-skills:utility-pm-skill-validate` | Audits an existing skill against structural conventions and quality criteria. Produces a report with severity-graded findings and actionable recommendations. |
| **Iterator:** `/pm-skills:utility-pm-skill-iterate`   | Applies targeted improvements to a skill based on feedback or a validation report. Previews changes, writes on confirmation, and suggests a version bump. |

🔗 **More resources:**

- [**PM Skill Lifecycle Guide**](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/guides/pm-skill-lifecycle/) - Full workflow for creating, validating, and iterating skills, including the builder-validator-iterator cycle with worked examples.
- [**Creating PM Skills**](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/guides/creating-pm-skills/) - Authoring guide for contributing new skills to the library.
- [**Skill Template**](docs/templates/skill-template/) - The canonical three-file template every skill must follow; copy this as your starting point.

### Founded On

- **[Triple Diamond Framework](https://medium.com/zendesk-creative-blog/the-zendesk-triple-diamond-process-fd857a11c179)** - Six-phase product cycle (extends Design Council's Double Diamond): Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver, Measure, Iterate
- **[Opportunity Solution Trees](https://www.producttalk.org/opportunity-solution-tree/) (Teresa Torres)** - Outcome-driven discovery
- **[Jobs to be Done Framework](https://strategyn.com/jobs-to-be-done/)** - Customer motivation framework
- **[Foundation Sprint](https://thefoundationsprint.com/) (Knapp/Zeratsky)** - 2-day structured workshop methodology for early-stage strategic alignment: basics, differentiation, approach options, magic lenses, founding hypothesis, brief
- **[Design Sprint](https://www.thesprintbook.com/) (Knapp/Zeratsky/Kowitz)** - 5-day structured workshop methodology for prototype-and-test cycles: map-and-target, sketch, decide-and-storyboard, prototype-plan, test-and-score
- **[Architecture Decision Records](https://adr.github.io/) (Michael Nygard format)** - Technical decision documentation

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## Installation and Setup

### Tool Compatibility

| Platform                       | Native Skills? | Notes                                    |
| ------------------------------ | :------------: | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Claude Code**                | ✅ Yes         | Plugin marketplace + 10 workflow commands   |
| **GitHub Copilot**             | ✅ Yes         | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone      |
| **Cursor**                     | ✅ Yes         | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone      |
| **Windsurf**                   | ✅ Yes         | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone      |
| **Codex (OpenAI)**             | ✅ Yes         | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone      |
| **OpenCode**                   | ✅ Yes         | Direct skill loading from clone          |
| **VS Code (Cline, Continue)**  | ✅ Yes         | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone      |
| **Claude.ai / Claude Desktop** | ✔️ Manual     | ZIP upload to Project Files              |
| **ChatGPT / other LLMs**       | ✔️ Manual     | Paste SKILL.md content into conversation |

### Featured Install Paths

**Claude Code - Plugin Marketplace (recommended)**

```bash
/plugin marketplace add product-on-purpose/agent-plugins
/plugin install pm-skills@product-on-purpose
```

> Already installed via the old `pm-skills-marketplace`? It keeps working - no action needed. To move to the new home, see the [v2.21.0 release notes](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/tag/v2.21.0).

All 68 skills and their slash commands become available immediately. No clone required.

**Cross-Agent via skills CLI (Cursor, Copilot, Cline, and others)**

```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills
```

The open [skills CLI](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills) from Vercel Labs scans the `skills/` directory and installs all 68 skills into your agent's default skills directory. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, and any other agent that supports the skills ecosystem. Discoverable via [skills.sh/product-on-purpose/pm-skills](https://skills.sh/product-on-purpose/pm-skills).

Telemetry is anonymous and opt-out via `DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` or `DO_NOT_TRACK=1`.

> **Installing a subset?** The CLI's `--skill` flag lets you take individual skills rather than the
> whole library, and that is a supported way to use pm-skills. Be aware that skills route to each
> other: a build-risk review ends by sending you to a hypothesis skill, a survey analysis points at
> experiment design, and so on. Skills that route as part of their output now detect a missing
> destination and inline the minimum version of it instead of leaving you a dead pointer, but the
> full library is where the handoffs are seamless. If you are installing a subset, take the skills
> a routing table sends you to as well as the one you came for.

**Git Clone (manual path, everything included)**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills.git
cd pm-skills
```

Gives you the full repo: skill files, slash commands, sample library, workflows, and documentation. Use this path when you want local access to sample outputs, plan to customize skills, or prefer not to depend on a CLI.

Optional: after cloning, run `./scripts/sync-claude.sh` (macOS/Linux) or `./scripts/sync-claude.ps1` (Windows) to populate `.claude/skills/` for agents that use that discovery path.

### Additional Install Methods

For Claude.ai, MCP clients, OpenCode, Windsurf, and ChatGPT, see the full [Platform Setup Guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/) for step-by-step instructions.

| Platform                    | How                                 | Guide                                                                                          |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Claude.ai / Claude Desktop  | ZIP upload to Project Files         | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#claudeai--claude-desktop) |
| MCP Server (any MCP client) | `npx pm-skills-mcp`                 | [pm-skills-mcp repo](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills-mcp)                      |
| GitHub Copilot              | AGENTS.md auto-discovery from clone | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#github-copilot)           |
| OpenCode                    | Direct skill loading from clone     | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#opencode)                 |
| Cursor / Windsurf           | AGENTS.md auto-discovery            | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#cursor)         |
| VS Code (Cline / Continue)  | AGENTS.md auto-discovery            | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#vs-code-cline--continue)  |
| ChatGPT / other LLMs        | Copy SKILL.md into conversation     | [Platform guide](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/platforms/#chatgpt--other-llms)      |

**More resources:**

- [**Getting Started Guide**](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/) - Detailed walkthrough for new users covering all install methods, the sync helper script, and your first skill run end-to-end.
- [**Quickstart Reference**](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/getting-started/quickstart/) - Short-form reference card with just the essential commands.

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## How Agent Skills Work

Each skill is a self-contained instruction set in three files:

```mermaid
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': {'primaryColor': '#f8fafc', 'primaryBorderColor': '#cbd5e1', 'lineColor': '#64748b'}}}%%
flowchart LR
    classDef user fill:#1e293b,stroke:#0f172a,color:#f8fafc,font-weight:bold
    classDef agent fill:#4f46e5,stroke:#3730a3,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef skillFile fill:#7c3aed,stroke:#5b21b6,color:#fff
    classDef templateFile fill:#0284c7,stroke:#0369a1,color:#fff
    classDef exampleFile fill:#059669,stroke:#047857,color:#fff
    classDef output fill:#166534,stroke:#14532d,color:#fff,font-weight:bold

    User["You<br/>deliver-prd 'topic'"]:::user
    Agent["Your Agent"]:::agent
    SKILL["SKILL.md<br/>the method"]:::skillFile
    TEMPLATE["TEMPLATE.md<br/>the structure"]:::templateFile
    EXAMPLE["EXAMPLE.md<br/>the quality bar"]:::exampleFile
    Output["Complete artifact"]:::output

    User -- invokes --> Agent
    Agent -- reads --> SKILL
    Agent -- fills --> TEMPLATE
    Agent -- mirrors --> EXAMPLE
    SKILL --> Output
    TEMPLATE --> Output
    EXAMPLE --> Output
```

```
skills/deliver-prd/
  SKILL.md                  # the method the agent reads
  references/
    TEMPLATE.md             # the structure the output follows
    EXAMPLE.md              # the worked example that anchors quality
```

When you run `/pm-skills:deliver-prd "topic"`, the agent loads the skill, mirrors the example, fills the template, and produces a complete PRD. No prompt engineering required.

| Property                    | What it gives you                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Declarative**             | The skill says *what a good PRD is*, not *how to phrase a prompt*              |
| **Example-anchored**        | The worked example sets the quality bar; the agent mirrors depth and structure |
| **Structurally contracted** | The template enforces sections-present and sections-complete                   |

🔗 **More resources:**

- **[PM Skill Anatomy](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/reference/pm-skill-anatomy/)** - Deep dive into the three-file structure (SKILL.md, TEMPLATE.md, EXAMPLE.md) and what each file contributes to output quality. Essential reading before authoring your first skill.
- **[Skill Finder](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/guides/skill-finder/)** - Decision guide for choosing the right skill when you know the outcome you need but aren't sure which skill produces it.
- [**PM Skill Comparisons**](https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/guides/pm-skill-comparisons/) - Side-by-side comparison of overlapping skills. Prevents the common mistake of reaching for `problem-statement` when `opportunity-tree` is the right fit.
- [**Sub-Agents**](#sub-agents) - Claude Code also supports spawnable specialist agents for tasks that benefit from a dedicated agent context: adversarial review, catalog auditing, changelog curation, and release orchestration.

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## The Skill Library

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  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Foundation-11_skills-059669?style=for-the-badge" alt="Foundation Skills: 11">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Tool_Families-15_skills-0284c7?style=for-the-badge" alt="Tool Family Skills: 15">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Utility-12_skills-ea580c?style=for-the-badge" alt="Utility Skills: 12">
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### At a Glance

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```mermaid
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flowchart TB
    classDef discover fill:#0891b2,stroke:#0e7490,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef define fill:#7c3aed,stroke:#6d28d9,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef develop fill:#d97706,stroke:#b45309,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef deliver fill:#16a34a,stroke:#15803d,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef measure fill:#dc2626,stroke:#b91c1c,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef iterate fill:#9333ea,stroke:#7e22ce,color:#fff,font-weight:bold
    classDef tool fill:#0284c7,stroke:#0369a1,color:#fff
    classDef foundation fill:#059669,stroke:#047857,color:#fff
    classDef utility fill:#ea580c,stroke:#c2410c,color:#fff

    subgraph PHASE["Triple Diamond Phase Skills (30)"]
        direction LR
        DI["Discover<br/>5 skills"]:::discover
        DE["Define<br/>5 skills"]:::define
        DEV["Develop<br/>4 skills"]:::develop
        DEL["Deliver<br/>6 skills"]:::deliver
        ME["Measure<br/>6 skills"]:::measure
        IT["Iterate<br/>4 skills"]:::iterate

        DI --> DE --> DEV --> DEL --> ME --> IT
        IT -."feedback loop".-> DI
    end

    subgraph WORKSHOP["Workshop Tool Families (15 skills)"]
        direction LR
        FS["Foundation Sprint<br/>7 skills<br/>2-day strategic alignment"]:::tool
        DS["Design Sprint<br/>7 skills<br/>5-day prototype-and-test"]:::tool
        NV["note-and-vote<br/>1 skill<br/>standalone mechanic"]:::tool
        FS --> DS
    end

    subgraph SUPPORT["Cross-Cutting Capabilities (23 skills)"]
        direction LR
        FOUND["Foundation<br/>11 skills<br/>persona, lean-canvas,<br/>OKRs, meetings"]:::foundation
        UTIL["Utility<br/>12 skills<br/>meta-tooling"]:::utility
    end

    PHASE -.uses.-> SUPPORT
    WORKSHOP -.uses.-> SUPPORT
```

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| Classification                       | Count | What's in it                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------ | ----: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Phase** (Triple Diamond)           | 30    | One skill per major PM activity across Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver, Measure, and Iterate      |
| **Foundation** (cross-cutting)       | 11    | Persona, lean canvas, OKRs, prioritized action plan, stakeholder briefings, and the full meeting skills family |
| **Utility** (meta-tooling)           | 12    | pm-skill-builder, pm-skill-validate, pm-skill-iterate, pm-workflow-builder, pm-workflow-orchestrator, mermaid-diagrams, slideshow-creator, update-pm-skills, and helpers |
| **Tool Families** (workshop methods) | 15    | Foundation Sprint family (7) + Design Sprint family (7) + note-and-vote (1)                          |
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