Agent skill

Traction Critical Path

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Traction Critical Path

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill traction-critical-path -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins traction-critical-path --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/traction-critical-path .claude/skills/traction-critical-path && 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
traction-critical-path
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
433 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify The Growth Stage → Define The Traction Goal → Work Backward Into Necessary Milestones → …
  • A startup has too many priorities
  • SKILL.md covers Source Traceability, Workflow, Output Format and Quality Bar
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Traction Critical Path is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth. Use when a startup has too many priorities, needs growth goals, is debating product versus marketing work, or wants to decide what not to do.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Project management. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A startup has too many priorities
  • Needs growth goals
  • Is debating product versus marketing work
  • Wants to decide what not to do

Example prompts

  • “/traction-critical-path”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify The Growth Stage
  2. Define The Traction Goal
  3. Work Backward Into Necessary Milestones
  4. Cut Off-Path Work
  5. Reassess After Every Milestone

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Traction Critical Path loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 433 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 433 words, ~1,033 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/traction-critical-path/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
traction-critical-path
description
Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth. Use when a startup has too many priorities, needs growth goals, is debating product versus marketing work, or wants to decide what not to do.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Traction Critical Path
metadata.category
Marketing
metadata.tags
traction,growth,strategy,startups,prioritization

Traction Critical Path

Use this skill to convert an ambiguous growth objective into a measurable traction goal, required milestones, and a disciplined "not now" list.

Source Traceability

Primary source: Traction, chapters 2 and 5.

  • Chapter 2 covers the 50 percent rule, moving the needle, growth phases, and bright spots. Authoring notes: converted lines 394-554.
  • Chapter 5 defines traction goals, Critical Path milestones, reassessment, and channel bias. Authoring notes: converted lines 787-902.

Workflow

1. Identify The Growth Stage

Classify the current stage:

StageMain QuestionTypical Goal
Phase ICan the product get real traction?First engaged customers or proof of demand
Phase IICan this become sustainable?Enough customers or revenue to approach sustainability
Phase IIICan this scale profitably?Larger growth, market position, or profit expansion

If the product is early, keep tests small and feedback-rich. If it is later, insist on goals large enough to move the business.

2. Define The Traction Goal

The traction goal should be quantitative, time-bound, and meaningful enough to change the company's situation.

Good goals include:

  • Reach 1,000 paying customers by a date.
  • Add 100 qualified trials per week.
  • Hit a break-even revenue number.
  • Reach a market-share threshold that changes partnership or investor leverage.

Weak goals include:

  • Get more awareness.
  • Do marketing.
  • Improve engagement without defining the metric.
3. Work Backward Into Necessary Milestones

List milestones that are absolutely necessary to hit the goal. Include product, distribution, hiring, analytics, partnership, or operational milestones only if they are required.

For each candidate milestone, ask:

  • If this does not happen, can we still hit the traction goal?
  • Is this a prerequisite or just attractive?
  • What evidence supports this being necessary?
  • What would make us remove or replace it?
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4. Cut Off-Path Work

Create an explicit off-path list. This matters because founders often spend scarce time on useful work that is not necessary for the current traction goal.

Off-path work can include:

  • Feature requests that do not unlock the next growth stage.
  • Marketing activities that cannot move the needle.
  • Partnerships, events, or content that produce activity without traction.
  • Infrastructure polish that does not affect the current bottleneck.
5. Reassess After Every Milestone

The Critical Path changes as evidence changes. After each milestone, update:

  • Goal confidence.
  • Bottleneck.
  • Milestone order.
  • Off-path list.
  • Next test or build decision.

Output Format

markdown
# Critical Path Plan

## Traction Goal
- Metric:
- Target:
- Deadline:
- Why it matters:

## Stage
[Phase I, II, or III, with reasoning.]

## Critical Path
| Order | Milestone | Why Required | Evidence Needed | Owner/Deadline |
|-------|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|

## Off-Path List
| Activity | Why It Is Off Path | Revisit Trigger |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------|

## Reassessment Cadence
- Review after:
- Metrics to inspect:
- Decision rules:

Quality Bar

  • Do not accept vague growth goals.
  • Do not include milestones merely because they are valuable.
  • Do not let product work crowd out traction work by default.
  • Name bright spots when growth is weak but some users are highly engaged.
  • Recommend a pivot only after checking engagement evidence and timing risk.

© hashgraph-online, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/traction-critical-path of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Questions about Traction Critical Path

What does Traction Critical Path do?

Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth. Traction Critical Path is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Set traction goals and identify the Critical Path from Traction so teams focus only on milestones needed for growth.

When should I use Traction Critical Path?

Traction Critical Path fits situations like: A startup has too many priorities; needs growth goals; is debating product versus marketing work; wants to decide what not to do.

How do I install Traction Critical Path in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill traction-critical-path -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/traction-critical-path in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/traction-critical-path in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Traction Critical Path in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill traction-critical-path -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/traction-critical-path in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/traction-critical-path in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Traction Critical Path 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill traction-critical-path -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/traction-critical-path, .gemini/skills/traction-critical-path, .github/skills/traction-critical-path and .opencode/skills/traction-critical-path in your project.

What does Traction Critical Path need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Traction Critical Path is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Traction Critical Path 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 Traction Critical Path 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 Traction Critical Path use?

Traction Critical Path is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Traction Critical Path use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Traction Critical Path?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Traction Critical Path: CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars), Uv (astral-sh/claude-code-plugins, 313 stars), Project Management (kunchenguid/firstmate, 7.7k stars) and Hivemind Goals (activeloopai/hivemind, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Traction Critical Path?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.