Agent skill

Launch

by menkesu in menkesu/awesome-pm-skills

Builds a launch plan, launch story and press/distribution plan, then drafts the pitch emails and announcement copy.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Launch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add menkesu/awesome-pm-skills --skill launch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install menkesu/awesome-pm-skills launch --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/menkesu/awesome-pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/launch .claude/skills/launch && 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
GitHub stars
429
Token cost
~4.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,812 words
Files
4 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Builds a launch plan, launch story and press/distribution plan, then drafts the pitch emails and announcement copy.

  • Works in 3 steps: Diagnose (ask before answering) → Pick the play → Run it
  • You say launch plan
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Step 1 — Diagnose (ask before…, Step 2 — Pick the play and Step 3 — Run it, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Launch is an agent skill from menkesu/awesome-pm-skills. Builds a launch plan, launch story and press/distribution plan, then drafts the pitch emails and announcement copy. Use when you say 'launch plan', 'how do I get press', 'pitch a reporter', 'announce funding', 'go-to-market for a feature', 'Product Hunt', 'press release', 'launch messaging' or 'we shipped and nobody noticed'. Draws on 394 insights from 124 Lenny's Podcast guests, led by Emilie Gerber, Lulu Cheng Meservey and Jason Feifer.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `references/frameworks.md` and `references/quotes.md`).

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Product launch strategy, Podcasting and Copywriting. The repository describes itself as: Product management workflows grounded in Lenny's Podcast, for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

When your agent uses it

  • You say launch plan
  • How do I get press
  • Pitch a reporter
  • Announce funding

Example prompts

  • “launch plan”
  • “how do I get press”
  • “pitch a reporter”
  • “/launch”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Diagnose (ask before answering)
  2. Pick the play
  3. Run it

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c1b6e2d. 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

Launch loads about 4.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~11k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 112 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,812 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~112
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.9k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~11k

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 2,812 words (~4,947 tokens).

“Turn a product, feature or funding round into a launch plan with a story, an audience-by-audience distribution map and ready-to-send pitches. Built from 394 insights from 124 Lenny's Podcast guests. Lead team: Emilie Gerber, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Jason Feifer.”

— opening of SKILL.md by menkesu, Custom licence
name
launch

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references, assets) in skills/launch of menkesu/awesome-pm-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/card.png
  • references/frameworks.md
  • references/quotes.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c1b6e2d

Compare with similar skills

Launch 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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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Launch this skillmenkesu/awesome-pm-skills429—~4.9kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Sales MasteryaAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team1051 repos~4.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Public Relationscoreyhaines31/marketingskills54k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Launch ItAIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder311—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Marketing Campaignaffaan-m/ECC275k1 repos~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Launch

What does Launch do?

Builds a launch plan, launch story and press/distribution plan, then drafts the pitch emails and announcement copy. Launch is an agent skill from menkesu/awesome-pm-skills. Builds a launch plan, launch story and press/distribution plan, then drafts the pitch emails and announcement copy.

When should I use Launch?

Launch fits situations like: you say launch plan; how do I get press; pitch a reporter; announce funding.

How do I install Launch in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Launch in Codex?

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

Can I use Launch 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 menkesu/awesome-pm-skills --skill launch -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, .gemini/skills/launch, .github/skills/launch and .opencode/skills/launch in your project.

What does Launch need to run?

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

Does Launch 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 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 use?

Launch 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 Launch use?

About 4.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 20k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Launch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Launch: Marketing Strategist (CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS, 473 stars), Sales Mastery (aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team, 105 stars), Public Relations (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars) and Launch It (AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder, 311 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Launch?

menkesu (a GitHub user) maintains it in menkesu/awesome-pm-skills, which has 429 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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