# product-launch

Plans a product or major feature launch: channels, timeline, checklist and owners across teams.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 1062
- Author: kostja94
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/strategies/launch/product-launch/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/product-launch

## What it does

The skill walks a launch step by step. It starts by identifying the launch type — new product, major feature or market expansion — plus the GTM mode and the channel mix. Then it builds a checklist: validated product-market fit, a clear ICP, consistent messaging, chosen channels, milestones and owners under RACI.

Channels sit in a table: PR, paid ads, organic, email, Product Hunt and directories. Each row points to the companion skill that does the work — `public-relations`, `paid-ads-strategy`, `seo-strategy`, `content-marketing`, `email-marketing`, `cold-start-strategy`. What you get back is a launch plan with timeline and owners, per-channel actions, and a checklist split into pre-launch, launch day and post-launch.

When a root `contextus.md` exists, the skill reads it and loads only the modules this task needs. Without it, it works from your project material and asks about the gaps. One point is stated plainly: scaling channels before PMF is validated is where launches break, so the checklist puts that first. GTM framing, cold start and Product Hunt day-of live in separate skills — this one does not replace them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill product-launch -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill product-launch -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill product-launch -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills product-launch
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill product-launch -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --path skills/strategies/launch/product-launch
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill product-launch -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/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/strategies/launch/product-launch/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a launch checklist with RACI owners
- pick a channel mix that fits the launch type
- pull milestones and dates into one plan
- check that messaging matches across teams
- split the launch into pre, day-of and post phases

## Example prompts
- Plan the launch of our new feature: channels, timeline, owners
- Build a launch checklist for entering a new market
- Break the launch down by channel — PR, organic, email — and point me to the related skills

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: product-launch
description: When the user wants to plan a product launch, execute launch channels, or create a launch checklist. Also use when the user mentions "product launch," "launch strategy," "product announcement," "launch channels," or "market launch." For GTM motion and positioning, use gtm-strategy. For cold start and first users, use cold-start-strategy. For Product Hunt day-of, use product-hunt-launch.
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# Strategies: Product Launch

Guides product launch execution—channels, timeline, checklist, and cross-functional coordination. Use this skill when planning the launch of a new product or major feature. For GTM strategy (PLG/SLG/MLG, 90-day framework, ICP, new market entry, repositioning), see **gtm-strategy**. For cold start (first users, no product yet), see **cold-start-strategy**.

**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

## Initial Assessment

**Project context:** Read root `contextus.md` when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.

Identify:
1. **Launch type**: New product, major feature, market expansion
2. **GTM mode**: Sales-led, product-led, marketing-led, hybrid (from **gtm-strategy**)
3. **Channels**: PR, paid, organic, email, events

## Launch Checklist

- [ ] GTM strategy defined (see **gtm-strategy**)
- [ ] PMF validated (see **pmf-strategy**)
- [ ] Target market and ICP clear
- [ ] Messaging consistent across teams
- [ ] Channel mix chosen (PR, paid, organic, email)
- [ ] Timeline and milestones set
- [ ] Cross-functional owners assigned (RACI)

## Channel Mix

| Channel | Use | Skills |
|---------|-----|--------|
| **PR** | Press release, media relations | public-relations |
| **Paid ads** | Scale acquisition post-PMF | paid-ads-strategy |
| **Organic** | SEO, content, community | seo-strategy, content-marketing |
| **Email** | Announcement to existing users | email-marketing |
| **Product Hunt / Directories** | Launch-day buzz; early adopters | cold-start-strategy, directory-submission |

## Critical Success Factors

| Factor | Guideline |
|--------|-----------|
| **PMF first** | Validate product-market fit before scaling; see **pmf-strategy** |
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