Agent skill

Launch Strategy

by amplitude in amplitude/builder-skills

Plan and execute product launches using a tiered framework — from major new products down to small improvements.

No licenceAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Launch Strategy

skills CLI
$ npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill launch-strategy -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install amplitude/builder-skills launch-strategy --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amplitude/builder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/launch-skills/skills/launch-strategy .claude/skills/launch-strategy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
launch-strategy
GitHub stars
159
Token cost
~2.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,278 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
61
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Plan and execute product launches using a tiered framework — from major new products down to small improvements.

  • Works in 5 steps: Name — What are you calling this? For… → Audience — Who specifically benefits? Be… → Primary value prop — One sentence. What… → …
  • Someone asks to plan a launch
  • SKILL.md covers Launch tiers, Messaging framework, Launch checklist system and Launch timeline, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Launch Strategy is an agent skill from amplitude/builder-skills. Plan and execute product launches using a tiered framework — from major new products down to small improvements. Use this skill whenever someone asks to plan a launch, create a launch checklist, define launch tiers, write launch messaging, or coordinate a product release. Also trigger when someone says "we're launching X" or "how should we announce this feature" or "what's our launch plan" — even if they don't use the word "strategy." Covers messaging, naming, launch assets, timelines, and post-launch retros…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Product launch strategy. The repository describes itself as: Open-source AI skills for product managers — battle-tested by PMs at Amplitude.

When your agent uses it

  • Someone asks to plan a launch
  • Create a launch checklist
  • Define launch tiers
  • Write launch messaging

Example prompts

  • “re launching X”
  • “how should we announce this feature”
  • “s our launch plan”
  • “/launch-strategy”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Name — What are you calling this? For features with SEO potential, use search data to choose. Check what people actually search for (e.g…
  2. Audience — Who specifically benefits? Be precise. "Developers" is too broad. "Backend engineers building real-time voice apps" gives you…
  3. Primary value prop — One sentence. What can they do now that they couldn't before, or what's dramatically better? This becomes the…
  4. Secondary value props — 2-3 supporting points. These fill out the blog post, landing page sections, and thread tweets.
  5. Proof points — Numbers, benchmarks, comparisons, customer quotes. Anything that makes the value props concrete rather than aspirational.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51838c2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Launch Strategy loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 181 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,278 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~181
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,278 words (~2,582 tokens).

“This skill helps plan and execute product launches using a structured, repeatable framework. The core insight: most teams only do big splashy launches. By treating every ship as a potential launch moment — scaled to its significance — you build…”

— opening of SKILL.md by amplitude
name
launch-strategy
suggest_when
User asks to plan a launch, create a launch checklist, define launch tiers, write messaging, coordinate a release, "we're launching X", "how should we…

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in launch-skills/skills/launch-strategy of amplitude/builder-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51838c2

Compare with similar skills

Launch Strategy next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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ProducthuntReScienceLab/opc-skills1.8k—~467Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Directory Submissionscoreyhaines31/marketingskills54k2 repos~6.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Launch Strategy

What does Launch Strategy do?

Plan and execute product launches using a tiered framework — from major new products down to small improvements. Launch Strategy is an agent skill from amplitude/builder-skills. Plan and execute product launches using a tiered framework — from major new products down to small improvements.

When should I use Launch Strategy?

Launch Strategy fits situations like: someone asks to plan a launch; create a launch checklist; define launch tiers; write launch messaging.

How do I install Launch Strategy in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill launch-strategy -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (launch-skills/skills/launch-strategy in amplitude/builder-skills) into .claude/skills/launch-strategy in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Launch Strategy in Codex?

Run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill launch-strategy -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (launch-skills/skills/launch-strategy in amplitude/builder-skills) into .agents/skills/launch-strategy in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Launch Strategy in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add amplitude/builder-skills --skill launch-strategy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/launch-strategy, .gemini/skills/launch-strategy, .github/skills/launch-strategy and .opencode/skills/launch-strategy in your project.

What does Launch Strategy need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Launch Strategy is instructions for the agent only.

Does Launch Strategy access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Launch Strategy safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Launch Strategy use?

No licence was found for Launch Strategy or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Launch Strategy use?

About 2.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Launch Strategy?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Launch Strategy: Getxapi Connect (LeoYeAI/openclaw-marketing-skills, 1k stars), Technical Launch Planner (jamesrochabrun/skills, 216 stars), Micro SaaS Launcher (nicepkg/auto-company, 192 stars) and Producthunt (ReScienceLab/opc-skills, 1.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Launch Strategy?

amplitude (a GitHub organization) maintains it in amplitude/builder-skills, which has 159 GitHub stars. The repository holds 61 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 24, 2026.

Source: amplitude/builder-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.