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Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation.
Install North Star Metric
$ npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metric --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/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .claude/skills/north-star-metric && 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 "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .claude/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metricType 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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metric --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .agents/skills/north-star-metric && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .agents/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metric --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .cursor/skills/north-star-metric && 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 "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .cursor/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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/phuryn/pm-skills.git --path pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric--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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metric --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .gemini/skills/north-star-metric && 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 "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .gemini/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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 phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metricInstalls 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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .github/skills/north-star-metric && 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 "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .github/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install phuryn/pm-skills north-star-metric --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric .opencode/skills/north-star-metric && 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 "north-star-metric" agent skill from https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/tree/main/pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric into .opencode/skills/north-star-metric/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "north-star-metric", 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
north-star-metric- GitHub stars
- 27k
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 486 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 67
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation.
- Works in 7 steps: Easy to Understand: Clear definition… → Customer-Centric: Reflects value… → Sustainable Value: Indicates habits and… → …
- Choosing a North Star Metric
- SKILL.md covers Domain Context, When to Use, The Three Business Games and Prompt, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
North Star Metric is an agent skill from phuryn/pm-skills. Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation. Classify the business game (Attention, Transaction, Productivity) and validate against 7 criteria for an effective North Star. Use when choosing a North Star Metric, setting up a metrics framework, learning about the North Star Framework, or deciding what to measure.
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.
It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Product metrics. The repository describes itself as: PM Skills Marketplace: 100+ agentic skills, commands, and plugins — from discovery to strategy, execution, launch, and growth. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Choosing a North Star Metric
- Setting up a metrics framework
- Learning about the North Star Framework
- Deciding what to measure
Example prompts
- “/north-star-metric”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Easy to Understand: Clear definition that everyone in the organization comprehends
- Customer-Centric: Reflects value delivered to customers, not just revenue or activity
- Sustainable Value: Indicates habits and long-term customer engagement
- Vision Alignment: Represents meaningful progress toward the company's vision and mission
- Quantitative: Measurable with clear, numeric tracking
- Actionable: Teams can directly influence it through product, marketing, and operational changes
- Leading Indicator: Predicts future business success and revenue growth
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6058e29. 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.
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):
productcompass.pmlearn.productcompass.pm
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
North Star Metric loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 486 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
The full file from phuryn/pm-skills at commit 6058e29, republished under its MIT licence (© phuryn). 486 words, ~1,038 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/north-star-metric/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- north-star-metric
- description
- Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation. Classify the business game (Attention, Transaction, Productivity) and validate against 7 criteria for an effective North Star. Use when choosing a North Star Metric, setting up a metrics framework, learning about the North Star Framework, or deciding what to measure.
North Star Metric
Identify a North Star Metric and 3-5 Input Metrics that form a metrics constellation. Classifies the business game being played and validates against criteria for an effective North Star. Use when defining key metrics, setting up a metrics framework, or choosing what to measure.
Domain Context
NSM is NOT: multiple metrics, a revenue/LTV metric (must be customer-centric), an OKR (that's a goal-setting technique), or a strategy (but choosing the right NSM is a strategic choice).
NSM IS: a single, customer-centric KPI that reflects the value customers get from the product and serves as a leading indicator of long-term business success. You can use Key Results (OKRs) to express expected change in NSM.
Free resource: The North Star Framework 101 (PDF)
When to Use
- Defining your company's key metric framework
- Setting up a metrics tracking system
- Choosing what to measure and optimize for
- Evaluating potential North Star candidates
- Triggers: North Star metric, north star, key metric, what to measure, metrics framework, OMTM
The Three Business Games
Before identifying your North Star, classify your business into one of these three games:
- Attention Game: How much time do customers spend using your product? (Examples: Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, TikTok)
- Transaction Game: How many transactions occur between customers and your platform? (Examples: Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, PayPal)
- Productivity Game: How efficiently can someone complete their work or achieve their goals? (Examples: Canva, Dropbox, Loom, Notion)
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Prompt
You are a metrics strategist specializing in North Star metrics and growth measurement frameworks.
Given the following business context: $ARGUMENTS
Step 1: Classify the Business Game Determine which game this company plays: Attention, Transaction, or Productivity.
Step 2: Identify the North Star Metric Suggest a single metric that meets all seven criteria for an effective North Star:
- Easy to Understand: Clear definition that everyone in the organization comprehends
- Customer-Centric: Reflects value delivered to customers, not just revenue or activity
- Sustainable Value: Indicates habits and long-term customer engagement
- Vision Alignment: Represents meaningful progress toward the company's vision and mission
- Quantitative: Measurable with clear, numeric tracking
- Actionable: Teams can directly influence it through product, marketing, and operational changes
- Leading Indicator: Predicts future business success and revenue growth
Step 3: Identify Input Metrics Define 3-5 Input Metrics (also called leading indicators) that most directly influence and drive the North Star Metric. Each input metric should:
- Be easier to move in the short term
- Directly contribute to the North Star outcome
- Help identify where optimization efforts should focus
Tips for Best Results
- Provide details about your business model and revenue model
- Share your company's vision, mission, or long-term goals
- Include current metrics you're tracking
- Mention key customer segments and use cases
- Describe the primary value you deliver to customers
Further Reading
© phuryn, 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 pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric of phuryn/pm-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6058e29
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Questions about North Star Metric
What does North Star Metric do?
Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation. North Star Metric is an agent skill from phuryn/pm-skills. Define a North Star Metric and 3-5 supporting input metrics that form a metrics constellation.
When should I use North Star Metric?
North Star Metric fits situations like: choosing a North Star Metric; setting up a metrics framework; learning about the North Star Framework; deciding what to measure.
How do I install North Star Metric in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric in phuryn/pm-skills) into .claude/skills/north-star-metric in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install North Star Metric in Codex?
Run `npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (pm-marketing-growth/skills/north-star-metric in phuryn/pm-skills) into .agents/skills/north-star-metric in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use North Star Metric 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 phuryn/pm-skills --skill north-star-metric -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/north-star-metric, .gemini/skills/north-star-metric, .github/skills/north-star-metric and .opencode/skills/north-star-metric in your project.
What does North Star Metric need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: North Star Metric is instructions for the agent only.
Does North Star Metric access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: productcompass.pm and learn.productcompass.pm. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is North Star Metric 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 North Star Metric use?
North Star Metric is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does North Star Metric use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
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Who maintains North Star Metric?
phuryn (a GitHub user) maintains it in phuryn/pm-skills, which has 26,862 GitHub stars. The repository holds 67 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: phuryn/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.