# launch-tier-planner

Sizes product launches into Tier 1, 2, or 3, declaring launch types and risk registers with kill criteria. Useful for matching marketing effort to actual business impact.

- 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/research/launch-tier-planner/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/launch-tier-planner

## What it does

The skill classifies a release into one of three tiers: flagship all-channel Tier 1, targeted Tier 2, or changelog-level Tier 3. It also labels the release type, covering new products, standalone features, relaunches, or co-marketing partnerships. This sizing step sets channel scope and prevents wasting team capacity on minor updates.

Output includes an effort calibration matrix, D0/W1/M1 target indicators, and a timeline skeleton spanning T-8w to T+4w. The generated risk register pairs likelihood with blast radius, assignees, and rollback criteria. Target numbers are tagged as Estimated or User-provided, drawing from previous launch logs and analytics exports.

The tool relies on keyless operations and never writes to `memory/launch-registry/` directly, submitting proposed entries through `registry-events.py`. It deliberately leaves launch dates to `launch-window-planner`, so attempting to schedule launch timing here will fail.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/launch-tier-planner/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-tier-planner -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/launch-tier-planner/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-tier-planner
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path launch/research/launch-tier-planner
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/launch-tier-planner/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-tier-planner -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/research/launch-tier-planner/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- classify releases into Tier 1, 2, or 3 scopes
- build a launch risk register with clear rollback criteria
- calculate D0, W1, and M1 performance targets
- split co-marketing duties for partner launches
- outline a release timeline from T-8w to T+4w

## Example prompts
- How big should the launch of our new API be? Audience: existing B2B clients. Revenue link: indirect.
- Declare tier and type for the mobile checkout update, build the risk register with kill criteria, and sketch a T-8w to T+4w timeline.
- This is a partnership launch with Acme: set the tier, split co-marketing responsibilities, and set D0, W1, and M1 targets.

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

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---
name: launch-tier-planner
slug: aaron-launch-tier-planner
displayName: "Launch Tier Planner · 发布分级规划"
summary: "发布分级/发布类型/风险登记册/kill criteria"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "plan my launch tier", "how big should this launch be", or "build a launch risk register with kill criteria"; produces a tier decision (Tier 1 flagship all-channel / Tier 2 targeted / Tier 3 changelog-level), a launch-type declaration (new-product / feature / relaunch / partnership with co-marketing split), an effort calibration matrix (tier to channel intensity and asset scope), D0/W1/M1 KPI targets (labeled Estimated), a risk register (likelihood x blast-radius, owners, mitigations, kill criteria / rollback thresholds), and a T-8w to T+4w timeline skeleton. Not for picking the launch date or window — use launch-window-planner; not for creator-channel launch campaigns — use campaign-planner. 发布分级/发布类型/风险登记册/kill criteria'
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 deciding how big a launch should be and what kind it is: choosing Tier 1 / 2 / 3, declaring the launch type (new-product, feature, relaunch, partnership), calibrating effort per tier, setting D0/W1/M1 KPI targets, and building the risk register with kill criteria and rollback thresholds plus a T-8w to T+4w timeline skeleton. The sizing layer above the date choice (launch-window-planner) and the day-of runbook (launch-day-conductor)."
argument-hint: "<product / feature / launch scope> [audience impact] [revenue linkage]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "launch", "phase": "research", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "launch", "research"], "category": "launch"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "🚀", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# Launch Tier Planner
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