# foundation-okr-writer

Drafts, audits, and coaches outcome-focused OKR sets across company, product, or team levels. It turns task roadmaps into verifiable metrics.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 727 installs · ★ 763
- Author: product-on-purpose
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/foundation-okr-writer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/foundation-okr-writer

## What it does

The skill separates strategic outcomes from backlog chores. It operates in five modes: Guided by default, One-Shot via the `--oneshot` flag, Sustained Coach for step-by-step sessions, Audit Only, and Rewrite. Any item that can fit in an issue tracker gets shifted into initiatives.

Each Key Result includes a metric definition, target date, and indicator class like leading, lagging, or guardrail. When baseline numbers are missing, the skill inserts `recommended-to-measure`. It explicitly refuses to fabricate baselines or targets. Linking OKR scores to compensation is also rejected.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-okr-writer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-okr-writer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-okr-writer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install product-on-purpose/pm-skills foundation-okr-writer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/foundation-okr-writer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-okr-writer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --path skills/foundation-okr-writer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-okr-writer -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/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/foundation-okr-writer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- reframe backlog task lists into outcome-based Key Results
- audit draft quarterly OKRs for measurable evidence
- attach guardrail metrics to risky growth objectives
- translate company strategy into team-level outcomes

## Example prompts
- Help me write OKRs for our user onboarding team this quarter
- Review these draft OKRs and spot unmeasurable targets
- Rewrite this roadmap list into outcome OKRs using --oneshot

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---
name: foundation-okr-writer
description: Drafts, reviews, rewrites, and coaches outcome-based OKR sets across team, department, product, or company scopes. Supports five entry modes (Guided default, One-Shot via --oneshot, Sustained Coach, Audit Only, Rewrite). Diagnoses empowered-team context and adjusts framing; refuses to fabricate baselines or targets; refuses to use OKR scores for compensation; reframes feature-delivery KRs into outcome KRs. Use when planning quarterly OKRs, translating strategy into team outcomes, reviewing draft OKRs for quality, or converting roadmap-as-OKR drafts into proper OKR sets.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  classification: foundation
  version: "1.1.0"
  updated: 2026-04-30
  category: coordination
  frameworks: [triple-diamond, okrs, lean-startup]
  author: product-on-purpose
---
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# OKR Writer

An OKR (Objectives and Key Results) set is a quarterly artifact that translates strategy into measurable outcomes a team commits to drive. OKRs are a focus and learning system, not a project plan, KPI dashboard, performance review device, or roadmap wrapper. Done well, they make priorities explicit, force tradeoffs, enable cross-team alignment, and create visible evidence of progress. Done poorly, they generate roadmap theater, compensation gaming, and false precision.

This skill is a coach, not a template filler. It drafts, reviews, rewrites, and audits OKR sets against the empirical consensus drawn from Doerr (`Measure What Matters`), Wodtke (`Radical Focus`), Cagan (SVPG team objectives), Castro (outcome-vs-output), Grove (`High Output Management`), Torres (continuous discovery), and Gothelf and Seiden (`Outcomes Over Output`).

## Supported Modes

Five entry modes support different engagement levels. Mode is detected from user phrasing; default to Guided when ambiguous. State the detected mode at the start of the response.

- `Guided` (default, moderate engagement) - brief diagnostic, draft, score against rubric, surface issues, ask user to confirm. Selected by phrasing like "help me write OKRs for X."
- `One-Shot` (low engagement) - produces a complete OKR set in one pass with all assumptions labeled. Selected by `--oneshot` flag or phrasing like "just draft OKRs from this context."
- `Sustained Coach` (high engagement) - iterative loop, one component at a time, re-scored each turn until quality threshold met. Selected by "coach me through OKRs for X."
- `Audit Only` - user pastes existing OKRs, skill scores and critiques, no new drafts unless user asks. Selected by "review these OKRs."
- `Rewrite` - convert flawed OKRs, feature lists, or roadmap items into outcome-shaped OKRs. Selected by "fix these OKRs" or "convert this roadmap to OKRs."

## When to Use

- Planning OKRs at company, department, product, product-area, team, or initiative scope
- Translating parent OKRs or strategy into team OKRs
- Reviewing a draft OKR set for quality (Audit Only mode)
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