eol-process — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Guides product sunset workflows across every phase, from initial decisions to post-mortem reviews. It helps retire software while keeping customer trust.
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a claude-codeWhat eol-process does
The skill maps out a complete retirement workflow for software or standalone features. It structures the process into six distinct checkpoints: decision, stakeholder alignment, scheduling, internal team preparation, customer notices, and a final wrap-up review. The workflow scales to match scope. A minor feature wraps up in days, while regulated hardware spans quarters.
You can start at any phase along the way. If a team already announced a sunset and support channels are overwhelmed, the workflow acts as a diagnostic to pinpoint skipped steps. It defaults to Level 2 intensity, suited for active commercial offerings.
Applying Level 3 to every sunset creates needless bureaucracy that slows down simple changes. To begin, provide the product name and current status in the retirement lifecycle.
What it helps with
- structure an end-to-end product sunset across teams
- diagnose skipped steps when an existing retirement runs into trouble
- align legal, sales, and executive stakeholders before announcing
- prepare customer-facing teams with internal answers before public notices
Example prompts for the agent
- Guide our team through retiring the legacy billing API from scratch after making the shutdown decision.
- Our customer announcement went out two weeks ago and support tickets spiked, help us find what was missed.
How to install eol-process
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/eol-process/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/eol-process/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/eol-process/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/eol-process/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills eol-process2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --path skills/eol-processManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/eol-process/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about eol-process
How to install eol-process in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a claude-code in your terminal. This imports the workflow directly into Claude Code.
What does the eol-process skill do?
It organizes the retirement of a product or feature across six stages, including internal approvals, team readiness, customer communications, and a post-mortem review. The workflow adjusts its depth based on project scope.
How does the skill size the retirement effort?
It assigns one of three levels during the initial assessment: lightweight for minor features, standard for commercial software, and heavy for regulated products. Level 2 serves as the default to prevent excessive process overhead.
