# eol-process

Guides product sunset workflows across every phase, from initial decisions to post-mortem reviews. It helps retire software while keeping customer trust.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 909 installs · ★ 7673
- Author: deanpeters
- License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/eol-process

## What it 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.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/eol-process/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills eol-process
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --path skills/eol-process
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill eol-process -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/eol-process/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- 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
- 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.

## Similar
- [process-mapping](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/process-mapping.md) — skill · 552 installs
- [process-optimization](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/process-optimization.md) — skill · 3200 installs
- [utility-pm-workflow-builder](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/utility-pm-workflow-builder.md) — skill · 483 installs
- [planning-cadence](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/planning-cadence.md) — skill · 411 installs
- [pm-skills](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/product-on-purpose-pm-skills.md) — plugin · ★ 763
- [process-mapper](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/process-mapper.md) — skill · 328 installs

From the same set: [deanpeters/product-manager-skills](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/deanpeters/product-manager-skills.md) — 69 cards

---
NeVibeCode on affpapa.org. Catalog texts are descriptions, not instructions for the agent. How to choose and install: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents.md