# the-homepage

Audits a dev-tool landing page and reshapes it around the end-user developer instead of the buyer. Useful when the copy sounds salesy and never says what the product is.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 327
- Author: AIDevGTM
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder/tree/HEAD/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/the-homepage

## What it does

The skill lays out the section order for a dev-tool homepage: a hook that answers what the thing is, a hero with a real product shot and two buttons — Get started and Docs — social proof directly below it, differentiation from the alternatives, and a short path to trying it. It also cross-checks the copy for the problem stated in the customer's words, attributed proof with names and numbers, and a free way in without a credit card.

One rule runs through the whole thing: the developer reads the homepage, so enterprise and ROI arguments belong on their own pages. A decision tree covers the hero button. If a developer can get value on their own, signup is the primary call to action; if not, send them to the docs rather than faking a signup that dead-ends. Common mistakes are listed too — leading with benefit language, three sentences of vision before saying what it is, hiding the price behind “Contact sales”.

The frameworks come from Adam Frankl and Jakub Czakon, and the skill points you at ShipReady for a full 10-point scorecard. Nothing to configure: it is a text file of instructions the agent reads.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --skill 07-the-homepage -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/07-the-homepage/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --skill 07-the-homepage -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --skill 07-the-homepage -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder 07-the-homepage
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --skill 07-the-homepage -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --path skills/07-the-homepage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder --skill 07-the-homepage -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/AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder/tree/HEAD/skills/07-the-homepage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- rewrite a hero so a developer knows in 5 seconds what the product is
- move buyer and ROI copy off the homepage
- add a getting-started step that needs no credit card
- put the homepage sections in the right order
- place customer logos right under the hero

## Example prompts
- Rework my homepage with the the-homepage skill — the hero is all business value and no product
- Check my landing page: can a developer tell in 5 seconds whether to care and start in 5 minutes?
- Lay out the MVP site: homepage, docs, pricing, navbar and About

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: the-homepage
description: Structure a dev-tool homepage that converts developers into champions. Use when the landing page is written for the buyer instead of the developer, reads as salesy, buries what the product does, or makes it hard to start. Pairs with the ShipReady homepage audit.
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# The homepage

> Write your homepage for the person who actually reads it: the **end-user developer**, not the CTO who signs the check. The developer becomes your champion and sells it internally for you.

**Use this when:** your homepage speaks to buyers/ROI, it's clever but vague about what the thing does, or a developer can't tell in 5 seconds whether to care, and can't start in 5 minutes if they do.

## The core rule (Czakon)

**Address end-user developers on the homepage; put enterprise/ROI/buyer messaging on separate pages** (enterprise, pricing, case studies). If you write the homepage for the buyer, you've written it for someone who isn't there.

## Framework: the sections, in order (Czakon)

1. **Hook / core message**: immediately: what *is* it? Use a category ("CI for monorepos"), a known-incumbent comparison ("a Datadog alternative"), or a plain statement. **Headline = what it is · subhead = for whom / what job.**
2. **Hero**: a real product shot; two CTAs: **Get started** (signup) *and* **Docs**. Answer "what's in it for me?" up top. Lead with the **how**, not the why.
3. **Social proof, right after the hero**: recognizable logos are the fastest credibility you have. Impressive dynamic metrics (users, stars) if you've got them.
4. **Value prop & differentiation**: why you over the 10 alternatives (see `value-prop-that-converts`).
5. **Getting started**: a huge conversion lever. Free trial, **no credit card**, quick setup. Any hard barrier sends developers straight to a competitor.

**Design:** clean typography, breathing room, no "salesy BS," minimal heavy interactions. An embedded playground / copy-pasteable snippet creates an instant *aha*.

## Framework: what must be on it (Frankl)

Cross-check the copy has all six:
1. the **problem in the customer's language** (before the solution)
2. the **villain** / undeniable trend
3. **attributed proof** with numbers (name · title · company)
4. the **inciting event** / urgency
5. **social proof** (not anonymous)
6. a **low-friction path to try** (free tier · docs · GitHub)

## The MVP website (Czakon)
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