# post-purchase-upsell-flow

Designs one-click post-purchase upsells and downsells that boost average order value without lowering base checkout conversion. Covers offer structure and technical payment flows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 103100 installs · ★ 5
- Author: autonnel
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/autonnel/autonnel-skills/tree/HEAD/post-purchase-upsell-flow/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/post-purchase-upsell-flow

## What it does

The skill structures post-purchase revenue steps right after checkout, when payment details are already captured. It organizes a two-step decision chain: an initial complementary upsell followed either by a second upsell on accept or a downsell on decline. It sets clear design rules: one decision per screen, honest text-link declines instead of guilt-tripping popups, and prices anchored directly to the base order.

On the engineering side, it maps the prerequisites for genuine one-click charging: saving payment credentials for off-session use, maintaining idempotency on button clicks, and deferring order pushes so the ERP gets one merged record rather than split orders. It highlights specific payment quirks, including Stripe off-session intents and separate charge records for clean partial refunds, PayPal item patching prior to capture, and 3D Secure fallback screens.

Trying to run this flow on a funnel with near-zero base conversion is pointless: fix the main page first. Adding more than two post-purchase screens also triggers buyer fatigue and spikes payment disputes.

## Requirements
- Works with: Stripe

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add autonnel/autonnel-skills --skill post-purchase-upsell-flow -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add autonnel/autonnel-skills --skill post-purchase-upsell-flow -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add autonnel/autonnel-skills --skill post-purchase-upsell-flow -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install autonnel/autonnel-skills post-purchase-upsell-flow
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/post-purchase-upsell-flow/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add autonnel/autonnel-skills --skill post-purchase-upsell-flow -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/autonnel/autonnel-skills --path post-purchase-upsell-flow
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add autonnel/autonnel-skills --skill post-purchase-upsell-flow -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/autonnel/autonnel-skills/tree/HEAD/post-purchase-upsell-flow/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- architect a one-click post-purchase upsell and downsell funnel
- structure off-session payment handling in Stripe or PayPal
- prevent duplicate orders and charges across ecommerce checkouts
- write honest decline and accept copy that protects against chargebacks

## Example prompts
- Design a one-click upsell and downsell sequence for our checkout flow
- How should I handle Stripe off-session payments for post-purchase upsells?
- Review our post-checkout thank-you page copy to add an upsell offer

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

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name: post-purchase-upsell-flow
description: Design and implement one-click post-purchase upsells and downsells that raise average order value without hurting the main conversion rate. Use when asked to increase AOV, add an upsell, cross-sell or downsell after checkout, build a one-click upsell flow, monetize the thank-you page, or when someone asks how to make more revenue per customer from the same ad spend.
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# Post-Purchase Upsell Flow

The step after payment is the cheapest revenue in a funnel: the customer has already converted, the payment method is already captured, and the offer costs nothing in ad spend. This skill covers designing that step and the technical requirements that make it actually work.

## When to use

- "How do I increase AOV" / "my ad costs are fine but revenue per order is too low"
- Adding an upsell, cross-sell, bundle or downsell to an existing checkout
- The thank-you page currently says only "thanks for your order"
- Deciding between a pre-purchase bump and a post-purchase upsell

## When not to use

- Main funnel converts near zero - fix that first (`landing-page-conversion-audit`). An upsell on no traffic is arithmetic on zero.
- High-ticket, sales-call-closed offers. The upsell there is a human conversation, not a page.

## Pre-purchase vs post-purchase: pick deliberately

| | Pre-purchase (bump on the order form) | Post-purchase (after payment) |
|---|---|---|
| Risk to main conversion | Real - every added element on the order form can cost you the base sale | **None** - the base order is already captured |
| Take rate | Lower per offer, but seen by 100% of checkout visitors | Higher per offer, seen only by buyers |
| Price ceiling | Low (a small add-on) | Higher (2-5x the base order is normal) |
| Payment friction | None, same form | Needs stored payment credentials to be one-click |

**Default recommendation**: build the post-purchase upsell first. It cannot cannibalize the base conversion rate, so it is the only AOV lever that is risk-free to test. Add a pre-purchase bump later, and only behind an A/B test that watches base conversion rate as a guardrail metric.

## Designing the offer

### Rules that decide take rate

1. **Complementary, not bigger.** "You bought the mat, here is the strap" beats "buy a second mat at 20% off". The customer's need is now solved; sell the thing that completes it.
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