Agent skill

Metrics

by menkesu in menkesu/awesome-pm-skills

Builds your north star metric, a metric tree with owned input metrics and guardrails, and a review cadence, as a one-page metrics spec you can paste into a doc.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Metrics

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install menkesu/awesome-pm-skills metrics --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/metrics .claude/skills/metrics && 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
metrics
GitHub stars
434
Token cost
~5k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,807 words
Files
4 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Builds your north star metric, a metric tree with owned input metrics and guardrails, and a review cadence, as a one-page metrics spec you can paste into a doc.

  • Works in 3 steps: Diagnose (ask before answering) → Pick the play → Run it
  • You ask what should our north star be
  • 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

Metrics is an agent skill from menkesu/awesome-pm-skills. Builds your north star metric, a metric tree with owned input metrics and guardrails, and a review cadence, as a one-page metrics spec you can paste into a doc. Use it when you ask 'what should our north star be', 'which metric should this team goal on', 'our dashboard is a mess', 'how do we measure AI productivity', 'activation metric', 'OKR metrics', 'vanity metrics', or 'metrics review cadence'. Draws on 254 insights from 118 Lenny's Podcast guests incl. Sarah Tavel, Crystal Widjaja and Jessica Lachs.

Its SKILL.md is about 5k 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 Product & Project Management, covering Product metrics, OKRs and executive reporting and Podcasting. 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 ask what should our north star be
  • Which metric should this team goal on
  • Our dashboard is a mess
  • How do we measure AI productivity

Example prompts

  • “what should our north star be”
  • “which metric should this team goal on”
  • “our dashboard is a mess”
  • “/metrics”

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

Metrics loads about 5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~13k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 129 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,807 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~129
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~13k

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 2,807 words (~4,981 tokens).

“Turn a fuzzy 'what should we measure' into one north star, a tree of inputs each team can actually move, guardrails against gaming, and a ritual that changes decisions. Built from 254 insights from 118 Lenny's Podcast guests. Lead team…”

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

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

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

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c1b6e2d

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Metrics this skillmenkesu/awesome-pm-skills434—~5kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Analytics Productsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k2 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Kpi Tree Builderrevfactory/harness-1001.3k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Algo Social Engagementasgard-ai-platform/skills242—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Product Metrics Dashboard Designphuryn/pm-skills27k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Metrics

What does Metrics do?

Builds your north star metric, a metric tree with owned input metrics and guardrails, and a review cadence, as a one-page metrics spec you can paste into a doc. Metrics is an agent skill from menkesu/awesome-pm-skills. Builds your north star metric, a metric tree with owned input metrics and guardrails, and a review cadence, as a one-page metrics spec you can paste into a doc.

When should I use Metrics?

Metrics fits situations like: you ask what should our north star be; which metric should this team goal on; our dashboard is a mess; how do we measure AI productivity.

How do I install Metrics in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Metrics in Codex?

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

Can I use Metrics 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 metrics -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/metrics, .gemini/skills/metrics, .github/skills/metrics and .opencode/skills/metrics in your project.

What does Metrics need to run?

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

Does Metrics 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 Metrics 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 Metrics use?

Metrics 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 Metrics use?

About 5k 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 7.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Metrics?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Metrics: Kpi Framework (ericrisco/rsc-harness, 180 stars), Analytics Product (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Kpi Tree Builder (revfactory/harness-100, 1.3k stars) and Algo Social Engagement (asgard-ai-platform/skills, 242 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Metrics?

menkesu (a GitHub user) maintains it in menkesu/awesome-pm-skills, which has 434 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.