# goals-and-kpis

Translates vague social media ambitions into measurable KPI cascades using the NORTH framework with a single North Star metric per channel.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 649 installs · ★ 199
- Author: social-media-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/goals-and-kpis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/goals-and-kpis

## What it does

The skill builds an objective cascade running from high-level business goals to SMART targets, channel-specific North Star metrics, and supporting indicators. It applies the NORTH framework to keep targets focused, capping metrics at 3–5 per objective. It also defines action triggers that signal when dropping metrics require a tactical pivot.

This skill sets target conditions and guardrails; tracking actual numbers belongs to the `analytics-and-reporting` skill. It expects inputs from `brand-profile` and `social-strategy`. Fabricating baseline numbers is explicitly prohibited: without historical benchmark data, the skill defaults to an exploratory learning goal.

Any social metric disconnected from a business outcome gets dropped during planning.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill goals-and-kpis -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill goals-and-kpis -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill goals-and-kpis -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install social-media-skills/skills goals-and-kpis
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/goals-and-kpis/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill goals-and-kpis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/goals-and-kpis
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill goals-and-kpis -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/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/goals-and-kpis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a cascade from business outcomes to social media KPIs
- define a single North Star win-condition metric per social channel
- establish action thresholds that trigger tactical shifts
- pair audience growth targets with quality guardrails to prevent gaming

## Example prompts
- Define our social media KPIs and North Star metrics for next quarter using the NORTH framework
- Turn our ambition to grow on LinkedIn into measurable SMART targets
- Set channel-specific targets and action thresholds based on our strategy

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: goals-and-kpis
description: >-
  Set social media goals and KPIs — measurable targets and north-star metrics that aren't vanity numbers. Use when someone wants to "set social media goals," "define our
  KPIs," "what should we be aiming for," "what's our north-star metric," "OKRs for social," or to turn
  vague ambitions ("grow our following," "go viral") into measurable targets. Builds a cascade: business
  goal -> SMART objective -> North Star KPI (one per channel by its win condition) -> supporting metrics,
  with benchmark-set targets and action thresholds. Uses the NORTH framework. Reads brand-profile +
  social-strategy first. It SETS the targets; analytics-and-reporting MEASURES against them. Targets come
  from real benchmarks (never fabricated baselines), KPIs must be controllable and non-vanity, and
  guardrails prevent gaming. Distinct from analytics-and-reporting (measures) and social-strategy (the
  whole plan).
version: 1.0.0
---

# goals-and-kpis

The **target-setting layer** — turn business outcomes into a measurable cascade with one **North Star
per channel**, benchmark-set targets, and action thresholds. This skill **sets** the win conditions;
**analytics-and-reporting measures** against them.

## The POV: goals, not wishes
"Grow our following," "go viral," "do better on Instagram" are **wishes** — unmeasurable, unowned, and
disconnected from the business. Build a **cascade** instead: **business goal → SMART objective → KPI →
supporting metrics**, with **one North Star per channel** tied to its real job, a **target from your own
benchmark** (achievable yet ambitious), a **3–5 cap** for focus, and **thresholds that trigger action**.
A KPI must be **controllable, non-vanity, and mapped to an outcome** — and a well-set one (a follower
target paired with an engagement floor) **prevents gaming.**

## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — positioning/audience.
2. **social-strategy** — the **business outcomes** every goal must ladder up to.

## The framework: NORTH
(Depth: `references/the-north-framework.md`.)
- **N — Name the business goal:** anchor every social goal to a real outcome (awareness/leads/sales/
  retention); if it doesn't ladder up, cut it.
- **O — One North Star per channel:** the single win-condition metric (awareness → reach; consideration
  → CTR; conversion → CVR) + 1–2 supporting.
- **R — Render it SMART:** Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound — a number + a deadline
  + a method.
- **T — Target from benchmarks:** set the number from your **baseline**/comparable benchmarks (no data →
  a **learning goal** first); leading + lagging; only **controllable** KPIs.
- **H — Hold to 3–5 + set triggers:** cap KPIs/objectives at 3–5; action thresholds ("if X holds but Y
  drops → do Z"); review weekly/monthly/quarterly; hand to analytics-and-reporting.
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