# launch-retro-analyzer

Turns a shipped launch into a per-channel actual-vs-target read, a 5-Whys chain on the biggest miss, and keep/kill/change calls.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/launch/prove/launch-retro-analyzer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/launch-retro-analyzer

## What it does

The skill runs a structured D1/W1/M1 retrospective once a launch has shipped. It builds a per-channel actual-vs-target table where your own UTM-attributed analytics sit in the truth column and platform dashboards stay in a separate reference column. Every figure gets labeled Measured, User-provided or Estimated.

From there it walks a 5-Whys chain on the single largest miss, makes a keep, kill or change call for each channel, and drafts 3-5 learnings for the next launch. The outcome snapshot goes to the launch registry through `registry-events.py` as an `operation: propose` request — the skill never writes `memory/launch-registry/` records itself, that is launch-registry's job.

Missing action receipts or an incomplete measurement window leave the retro at `PROVISIONAL` or `NEEDS_INPUT`; the launch is not closed. Return math such as CPA and ROI belongs to roi-calculator, the stakeholder writeup to report-generator, and metric deep-dives to performance-analyzer. Public launch-window telemetry comes from the connectors `scripts/connectors/hn.py`, `producthunt.py`, `appstore.py` and `gdelt.py`; Product Hunt runs a non-commercial API ToS, so business use needs approval and attribution.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill launch-retro-analyzer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill launch-retro-analyzer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill launch-retro-analyzer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills launch-retro-analyzer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/launch-retro-analyzer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill launch-retro-analyzer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path launch/prove/launch-retro-analyzer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill launch-retro-analyzer -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/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/launch/prove/launch-retro-analyzer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compare per-channel actuals against pre-declared targets
- trace the largest miss to its root cause with 5-Whys
- decide which channels to keep, kill or change
- write learnings that change the next launch
- submit the outcome snapshot to the launch registry

## Example prompts
- Run a W1 retro on our [product] launch. Targets: [D0/W1 KPIs]. Here is the GA4 UTM export and the platform dashboards.
- Our biggest miss was [channel / KPI]. Walk the 5-Whys and tell me what to keep, kill, or change for the next launch.
- Close out the [product] launch: build the actual-vs-target table, log the learnings, and submit the outcome snapshot to the launch registry.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: launch-retro-analyzer
slug: aaron-launch-retro-analyzer
displayName: "Launch Retro Analyzer · 发布复盘"
summary: "发布复盘/渠道归因/5-Whys/keep-kill"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "run a launch retro / post-mortem", "compare launch results vs targets by channel", or "decide what to keep or kill for the next launch"; produces a structured D1/W1/M1 retrospective — a per-channel actual-vs-target table (UTM-attributed own analytics as the truth column, platform self-reported numbers as reference, every figure labeled Measured / User-provided / Estimated), a 5-Whys chain on the single largest miss, keep / kill / change decisions per channel, 3-5 actionable learnings for the next launch, and an outcome snapshot submitted to the launch registry. Not for return math (CPA / ROI) — use roi-calculator; not for the stakeholder-facing report writeup — use report-generator; not for a metric deep-dive — use performance-analyzer. 发布复盘/渠道归因/5-Whys/keep-kill'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use when a launch has shipped and needs a structured D1/W1/M1 retrospective: comparing per-channel actuals against pre-declared targets with UTM-attributed own analytics as the truth set, running a 5-Whys on the single largest miss, making keep/kill/change calls per channel, drafting 3-5 learnings for the next launch, and submitting the outcome snapshot to the launch registry. The retro layer downstream of launch-monitor tracking; return math stays with roi-calculator and the stakeholder writeup with report-generator."
argument-hint: "<launch / product> [window: D1|W1|M1] [targets] [analytics export]"
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