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Diagnose where a product sits in its lifecycle and which play fits — extend, replace, or retire.
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Install Lifecycle Play Advisor
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisor --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .claude/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .claude/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisorType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisor --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .agents/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .agents/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisor --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .cursor/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .cursor/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git --path skills/lifecycle-play-advisor--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisor --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .gemini/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .gemini/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisorInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .github/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .github/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills lifecycle-play-advisor --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor .opencode/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "lifecycle-play-advisor" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor into .opencode/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "lifecycle-play-advisor", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
lifecycle-play-advisor- GitHub stars
- 7.2k
- Token cost
- ~4.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,243 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 75
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Diagnose where a product sits in its lifecycle and which play fits — extend, replace, or retire.
- Works in 7 steps: Is defending market share still… → Are loyalty efforts no longer retaining… → Are legacy support costs becoming… → …
- A product is fading and you need the call
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Input, Key Concepts and Application, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Lifecycle Play Advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills. Diagnose where a product sits in its lifecycle and which play fits — extend, replace, or retire. Use when a product is fading and you need the call, not just the worry.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Product Management skills framework built on battle-tested methods for Claude Code, Cowork, Codex, and AI agents.
When your agent uses it
- A product is fading and you need the call
- Not just the worry
Example prompts
- “/lifecycle-play-advisor”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Is defending market share still profitable?
- Are loyalty efforts no longer retaining users?
- Are legacy support costs becoming unsustainable?
- Should we be running migration campaigns instead of loyalty ones?
- Are we losing money on certain distribution channels?
- Are our value-add bundles losing effectiveness?
- Is our data shifting from predictive to transitional?"
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1b5a524. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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
Lifecycle Play Advisor loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,243 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,243 words (~4,354 tokens).
“Work out what to do with a product that has stopped growing. Three plays are available — extend, replace, retire — and this skill gets you to the right one through diagnosis rather than debate, then hands you to whichever…”
- name
- lifecycle-play-advisor
- argument-hint
- [product that's fading, and what makes you think so]
- intent
- Guided triage for a product at the mature-to-decline inflection. Establishes the lifecycle stage from the transition questions, identifies what is actually…
- type
- interactive
- theme
- product-lifecycle
- best_for
- Settling an extend-versus-replace-versus-retire argument with a diagnosis instead of volume, Checking whether a product is really in decline or just badly…
- scenarios
- Revenue's been flat for a year and half the team wants a rewrite and half wants to kill it, Leadership says this product is dying — is it, and what should we…
- estimated_time
- 15-25 min
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/lifecycle-play-advisor of deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1b5a524
Compare with similar skills
Lifecycle Play Advisor 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle Play Advisor this skilldeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills | 7.2k | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Diagnose Gatewayopenclaw/openclaw | 392k | — | ~670 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Diagnosegithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Advisor Modecursor/plugins | 10k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Video Template Frame Play Modenexu-io/open-design | 100k | — | ~307 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Diagnose Why Work Stoppedpaperclipai/paperclip | 99k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Lifecycle Play Advisor
What does Lifecycle Play Advisor do?
Diagnose where a product sits in its lifecycle and which play fits — extend, replace, or retire. Lifecycle Play Advisor is an agent skill from deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills. Diagnose where a product sits in its lifecycle and which play fits — extend, replace, or retire.
When should I use Lifecycle Play Advisor?
Lifecycle Play Advisor fits situations like: A product is fading and you need the call; not just the worry.
How do I install Lifecycle Play Advisor in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/lifecycle-play-advisor in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills) into .claude/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Lifecycle Play Advisor in Codex?
Run `npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/lifecycle-play-advisor in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills) into .agents/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Lifecycle Play Advisor 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 deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill lifecycle-play-advisor -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor, .gemini/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor, .github/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor and .opencode/skills/lifecycle-play-advisor in your project.
What does Lifecycle Play Advisor need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Lifecycle Play Advisor is instructions for the agent only.
Does Lifecycle Play Advisor 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 Lifecycle Play Advisor 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 Lifecycle Play Advisor use?
Lifecycle Play Advisor has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Lifecycle Play Advisor use?
About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k 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 Lifecycle Play Advisor?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Lifecycle Play Advisor: Diagnose Gateway (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Diagnose (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Advisor Mode (cursor/plugins, 10k stars) and Video Template Frame Play Mode (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Lifecycle Play Advisor?
deanpeters (a GitHub user) maintains it in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, which has 7,209 GitHub stars. The repository holds 75 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 1, 2026.
Source: deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.