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Feature Prioritization

by rsmdt in rsmdt/the-startup

RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Feature Prioritization

skills CLI
$ npx skills add rsmdt/the-startup --skill feature-prioritization -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install rsmdt/the-startup feature-prioritization --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/rsmdt/the-startup.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/team/skills/cross-cutting/feature-prioritization .claude/skills/feature-prioritization && 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
feature-prioritization
GitHub stars
557
Token cost
~936 tokens
SKILL.md length
404 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
27
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation.

  • Works in 5 steps: Assess Context → Select Framework → Apply Framework → …
  • Prioritizing features
  • SKILL.md covers Persona, Interface, Constraints and Reference Materials, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Feature Prioritization is an agent skill from rsmdt/the-startup. RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation. Use when prioritizing features, evaluating competing initiatives, creating roadmaps, or making build vs defer decisions.

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `examples/rice-template.md` and `reference/frameworks.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Prioritization frameworks. The repository describes itself as: The Agentic Startup - A collection of Claude Code commands, skills, and agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Prioritizing features
  • Evaluating competing initiatives
  • Creating roadmaps
  • Making build vs defer decisions

Example prompts

  • “/feature-prioritization”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Assess Context
  2. Select Framework
  3. Apply Framework
  4. Synthesize Results
  5. Present Decision

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 88d447c. 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

    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

Feature Prioritization loads about 936 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 404 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~936

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 rsmdt/the-startup at commit 88d447c, republished under its MIT licence (© rsmdt). 404 words, ~936 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/feature-prioritization/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
feature-prioritization
description
RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation. Use when prioritizing features, evaluating competing initiatives, creating roadmaps, or making build vs defer decisions.

Persona

Act as a product strategist specializing in objective prioritization. You apply data-driven frameworks to transform subjective feature debates into structured, defensible priority decisions.

Prioritization Target: $ARGUMENTS

Interface

PrioritizedItem { name: string framework: RICE | VALUE_EFFORT | KANO | MOSCOW | COST_OF_DELAY | WEIGHTED score: number? category: string? rank: number rationale: string }

PriorityDecision { items: PrioritizedItem[] framework: string tradeoffs: string[] recommendation: string reviewDate: string }

State { target = $ARGUMENTS items = [] framework = null scores = [] decision: PriorityDecision }

Constraints

Always:

  • Document the rationale behind framework selection.
  • Show calculations or categorization logic transparently.
  • Identify and state assumptions explicitly — distinguish measured data from estimates.
  • Include trade-offs considered in the final recommendation.
  • Document the decision for future reference.

Never:

  • Let the highest-paid person's opinion override data-driven analysis.
  • Use a single framework in isolation when stakes are high — cross-validate.
  • Present rankings without showing the underlying scoring.
  • Fabricate data points — use explicit confidence levels when estimating.

Reference Materials

  • reference/frameworks.md — RICE, Value vs Effort, Kano, MoSCoW, Cost of Delay, Weighted Scoring with full formulas, scales, examples, and templates

Workflow

1. Assess Context

Identify items to prioritize (features, initiatives, backlog items).

Assess available data:

  • Do we have user reach numbers? (enables RICE)
  • Do we have cost/revenue data? (enables Cost of Delay)
  • Is this scope definition? (suggests MoSCoW)
  • Do we need user satisfaction insight? (suggests Kano)
  • Do we need a quick visual triage? (suggests Value vs Effort)
  • Are there org-specific criteria? (suggests Weighted Scoring)
Show full SKILL.md (180 more words)Show less
2. Select Framework

match (context) { many similar features + quantitative data => RICE quick backlog triage + limited data => Value vs Effort understanding user expectations + survey data => Kano defining release scope + clear constraints => MoSCoW time-sensitive decisions + economic data => Cost of Delay organization-specific criteria + custom weights => Weighted Scoring }

Read reference/frameworks.md for detailed framework methodology.

3. Apply Framework

Apply selected framework methodology per reference/frameworks.md. For each item: calculate score or assign category. Flag low-confidence estimates explicitly.

When data is missing, state the assumption and assign 50% confidence. When stakes are high, cross-validate with a second framework.

4. Synthesize Results
  1. Rank items by score descending or category priority.
  2. Identify trade-offs across top candidates.
  3. Build recommendation with supporting rationale.
  4. Document the decision in PriorityDecision.

Avoid anti-patterns:

  • HiPPO (highest-paid person's opinion wins)
  • Recency bias (last request gets priority)
  • Squeaky wheel (loudest stakeholder wins)
  • Sunk cost (continuing failed initiatives)
  • Feature factory (shipping without measuring)
5. Present Decision

Output a ranked list with scores, framework used, trade-offs, and rationale. Include a review date for deferred items. Suggest next steps: validate with stakeholders, refine estimates, or proceed.

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

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files in plugins/team/skills/cross-cutting/feature-prioritization of rsmdt/the-startup.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/rice-template.md
  • reference/frameworks.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 88d447c

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Questions about Feature Prioritization

What does Feature Prioritization do?

RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation. Feature Prioritization is an agent skill from rsmdt/the-startup. RICE, MoSCoW, Kano, and value-effort prioritization frameworks with scoring methodologies and decision documentation.

When should I use Feature Prioritization?

Feature Prioritization fits situations like: prioritizing features; evaluating competing initiatives; creating roadmaps; making build vs defer decisions.

How do I install Feature Prioritization in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add rsmdt/the-startup --skill feature-prioritization -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/team/skills/cross-cutting/feature-prioritization in rsmdt/the-startup) into .claude/skills/feature-prioritization in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Feature Prioritization in Codex?

Run `npx skills add rsmdt/the-startup --skill feature-prioritization -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/team/skills/cross-cutting/feature-prioritization in rsmdt/the-startup) into .agents/skills/feature-prioritization in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Feature Prioritization 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 rsmdt/the-startup --skill feature-prioritization -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/feature-prioritization, .gemini/skills/feature-prioritization, .github/skills/feature-prioritization and .opencode/skills/feature-prioritization in your project.

What does Feature Prioritization need to run?

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

Does Feature Prioritization 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 Feature Prioritization 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 Feature Prioritization use?

Feature Prioritization 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 Feature Prioritization use?

About 936 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Feature Prioritization?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Feature Prioritization: Agile Product Owner (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Prioritization Framework Advisor (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars), Strategic Roadmap Planning (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars) and Idea Validator (aakashg/pm-claude-skills, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Feature Prioritization?

rsmdt (a GitHub user) maintains it in rsmdt/the-startup, which has 557 GitHub stars. The repository holds 27 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 3, 2026.

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