Agile Product Owner
alirezarezvani/claude-skills
Writes INVEST-checked user stories with acceptance criteria, splits epics, plans sprints from velocity and ranks the backlog with a weighted score.
Designs a disposable Proof of Life probe that tests one risky hypothesis cheaply before any production-quality build starts.
Install Proof of Life Probe Designer
$ npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill pol-probe -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills pol-probe --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/pol-probe .claude/skills/pol-probe && 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 "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .claude/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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/pol-probeType 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 pol-probe -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills pol-probe --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/pol-probe .agents/skills/pol-probe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .agents/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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 pol-probe -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills pol-probe --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/pol-probe .cursor/skills/pol-probe && 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 "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .cursor/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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/pol-probe--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 pol-probe -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills pol-probe --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/pol-probe .gemini/skills/pol-probe && 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 "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .gemini/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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 pol-probeInstalls 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 pol-probe -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/pol-probe .github/skills/pol-probe && 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 "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .github/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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 pol-probe -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 pol-probe --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/pol-probe .opencode/skills/pol-probe && 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 "pol-probe" agent skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/pol-probe into .opencode/skills/pol-probe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pol-probe", 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
pol-probe- GitHub stars
- 7.2k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~2.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,006 words
- Files
- 4
- Skills in repo
- 75
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Designs a disposable Proof of Life probe that tests one risky hypothesis cheaply before any production-quality build starts.
- Testing a risky assumption before writing production code
- 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
- Avoiding an expensive demo that impresses but teaches nothing
What it does
A Proof of Life probe is a deliberate, throwaway experiment built to answer one question as cheaply as possible, deleted rather than scaled once it has done its job; this keeps it distinct from a pilot or an MVP. Five characteristics are enforced on every probe: it stays lightweight, is explicitly disposable, targets one narrow hypothesis, is built to surface harsh truths rather than vanity metrics, and is scoped before you start, not discovered halfway through building it.
When your agent uses it
- Testing a risky assumption before writing production code
- Avoiding an expensive demo that impresses but teaches nothing
- Defining what evidence would actually change your mind
Example prompts
- “Define a PoL probe: restaurant managers will photograph invoices daily if it auto-updates food costs.”
- “What's the cheapest way to test whether users trust this automated suggestion?”
- “Design a throwaway probe for our riskiest onboarding assumption.”
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
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
deanpeters.substack.com
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
Proof of Life Probe Designer loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,006 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 1,006 words (~2,705 tokens).
“Define and document a Proof of Life (PoL) probe—a lightweight, disposable validation artifact designed to surface harsh truths before expensive development. Use this when you need to eliminate a specific risk or test a narrow hypothesis without building production-quality software…”
- name
- pol-probe
- argument-hint
- [hypothesis to test]
- intent
- Define and document a **Proof of Life (PoL) probe**—a lightweight, disposable validation artifact designed to surface harsh truths before expensive…
- type
- component
- best_for
- Documenting a lightweight validation artifact before build, Testing a narrow hypothesis without shipping production software, Reducing risk before spending…
- scenarios
- Define a Proof of Life probe for a new workflow automation idea, Help me write a PoL probe for this pricing hypothesis, Create a low-cost validation probe…
- theme
- validation-experiments
- estimated_time
- 15-25 min
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files in skills/pol-probe of deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- examples/sample-industrial.md
- examples/sample.md
- template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1b5a524
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Proof of Life Probe Designer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proof of Life Probe Designer this skilldeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills | 7.2k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Agile Product Owneralirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | 3 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Idea Validatoraakashg/pm-claude-skills | 112 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Triagejoa23/linear-cli | 144 | — | ~699 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Define Opportunity Treeproduct-on-purpose/pm-skills | 716 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Topissuesfullsend-ai/fullsend | 149 | — | ~523 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Proof of Life Probe Designer
What does Proof of Life Probe Designer do?
Designs a disposable Proof of Life probe that tests one risky hypothesis cheaply before any production-quality build starts. A Proof of Life probe is a deliberate, throwaway experiment built to answer one question as cheaply as possible, deleted rather than scaled once it has done its job; this keeps it distinct from a pilot or an MVP. Five characteristics are enforced on every probe: it stays lightweight, is explicitly disposable, targets one narrow hypothesis, is built to surface harsh truths rather than vanity metrics, and is scoped before you start, not discovered halfway through building it.
When should I use Proof of Life Probe Designer?
Proof of Life Probe Designer fits situations like: testing a risky assumption before writing production code; avoiding an expensive demo that impresses but teaches nothing; defining what evidence would actually change your mind.
How do I install Proof of Life Probe Designer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill pol-probe -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pol-probe in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills) into .claude/skills/pol-probe in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Proof of Life Probe Designer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill pol-probe -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pol-probe in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills) into .agents/skills/pol-probe in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Proof of Life Probe Designer 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 pol-probe -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pol-probe, .gemini/skills/pol-probe, .github/skills/pol-probe and .opencode/skills/pol-probe in your project.
What does Proof of Life Probe Designer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Proof of Life Probe Designer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Proof of Life Probe Designer access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: deanpeters.substack.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Proof of Life Probe Designer 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 Proof of Life Probe Designer use?
Proof of Life Probe Designer 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 Proof of Life Probe Designer use?
About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Proof of Life Probe Designer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Proof of Life Probe Designer: Agile Product Owner (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Idea Validator (aakashg/pm-claude-skills, 112 stars), Triage (joa23/linear-cli, 144 stars) and Define Opportunity Tree (product-on-purpose/pm-skills, 716 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Proof of Life Probe Designer?
deanpeters (a GitHub user) maintains it in deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, which has 7,224 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.