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When the user wants to create or update their startup context document.
Install Startup Context
$ npx skills add shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-context --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/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .claude/skills/startup-context && 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 "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .claude/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-contextType 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-context --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .agents/skills/startup-context && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .agents/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-context --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .cursor/skills/startup-context && 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 "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .cursor/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git --path skills/startup-context--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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-context --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .gemini/skills/startup-context && 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 "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .gemini/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-contextInstalls 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .github/skills/startup-context && 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 "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .github/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install shawnpang/startup-founder-skills startup-context --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/startup-context .opencode/skills/startup-context && 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 "startup-context" agent skill from https://github.com/shawnpang/startup-founder-skills/tree/main/skills/startup-context into .opencode/skills/startup-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "startup-context", 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
startup-context- GitHub stars
- 341
- Token cost
- ~867 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 274 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 50
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
When the user wants to create or update their startup context document.
- Works in 4 steps: Check for existing context — look for… → If missing, interview the founder — ask… → Generate the context file — write… → …
- Wants to create
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Workflow, Context Document Structure and Interview Questions, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Startup Context is an agent skill from shawnpang/startup-founder-skills. When the user wants to create or update their startup context document. Also use when the user mentions "set up context", "tell you about my startup", or any other skill needs context that doesn't exist yet.
Its SKILL.md is about 870 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 Business, Finance & HR. The repository describes itself as: AI agent skills for tech startup founders — fundraising, sales, product, recruiting, engineering, legal, ops, and growth. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any Agent… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Wants to create
- Update their startup context document
- The user mentions set up context
- Tell you about my startup
Example prompts
- “set up context”
- “tell you about my startup”
- “/startup-context”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Check for existing context — look for .agents/startup-context.md in the project root
- If missing, interview the founder — ask the questions below, one section at a time
- Generate the context file — write structured markdown to .agents/startup-context.md
- Keep it updated — when the user shares new info that changes context, update the file
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ad31b4. 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
Startup Context loads about 867 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 274 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills at commit 4ad31b4, republished under its MIT licence (© shawnpang). 274 words, ~867 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/startup-context/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- startup-context
- description
- When the user wants to create or update their startup context document. Also use when the user mentions "set up context", "tell you about my startup", or any other skill needs context that doesn't exist yet.
Startup Context
This is the foundation skill. Every other skill reads this context first to produce tailored, specific output instead of generic advice.
When to Use
- First time a user runs any skill and no context file exists
- When the user says "let me tell you about my startup" or similar
- When any skill detects missing context and needs to gather it
Workflow
- Check for existing context — look for
.agents/startup-context.mdin the project root - If missing, interview the founder — ask the questions below, one section at a time
- Generate the context file — write structured markdown to
.agents/startup-context.md - Keep it updated — when the user shares new info that changes context, update the file
Context Document Structure
# Startup Context
## Company
- **Name:**
- **One-liner:** (what you do in one sentence)
- **Stage:** (idea / pre-seed / seed / series A / series B / growth)
- **Founded:** (date)
- **Location:** (city/remote)
- **Legal entity:** (Delaware C-Corp, LLC, etc.)
## Product
- **What it does:** (2-3 sentences)
- **Category:** (e.g., developer tools, fintech, healthtech)
- **Platform:** (web app, mobile, API, desktop, hardware)
- **Tech stack:** (languages, frameworks, infra)
- **Current state:** (idea, prototype, beta, launched, scaling)
## Market
- **Target customer:** (who buys / who uses — be specific)
- **ICP:** (ideal customer profile — industry, size, role, pain)
- **TAM/SAM/SOM:** (if known)
- **Competitors:** (top 3-5, how you differ)
- **Positioning:** (why you vs alternatives)
## Business Model
- **Revenue model:** (SaaS, usage-based, marketplace, etc.)
- **Pricing:** (current pricing or planned)
- **Current MRR/ARR:** (if applicable)
- **Key metrics:** (the 3-5 numbers you track most)
## Team
- **Founders:** (names, roles, backgrounds)
- **Team size:**
- **Key hires needed:**
- **Advisors/board:**
## Fundraising
- **Total raised:**
- **Last round:** (amount, date, lead investor)
- **Current runway:** (months)
- **Next raise:** (target amount, timeline, what it's for)
## Goals
- **Next 3 months:**
- **Next 12 months:**
- **Biggest challenge right now:**Interview Questions
If no context exists, ask these in order (group related questions, don't ask all at once):
Round 1 — The basics:
- What does your startup do? Who is it for?
- What stage are you at? (idea through scaling)
- What's your business model?
Round 2 — Market & traction:
- Who's your ideal customer? Be as specific as you can.
- Who are your main competitors? What's different about you?
- What traction do you have? (users, revenue, waitlist, LOIs)
Round 3 — Team & resources:
- Who's on the team? What are their backgrounds?
- How much have you raised? What's your runway?
- What are you trying to accomplish in the next 3 months?
Output
Write the completed context to .agents/startup-context.md and confirm with the user.
Notes
- Keep this document factual, not aspirational — other skills need accurate context
- Update it whenever the user shares new information (new hire, funding, pivot, etc.)
- If a field is unknown, mark it as "TBD" rather than guessing
© shawnpang, 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 skills/startup-context of shawnpang/startup-founder-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ad31b4
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| Stock APIzhangxiangliang/stock-api | 2k | — | ~507 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Theme Detectortradermonty/claude-trading-skills | 3k | 2 repos | ~4.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Itr Walakaranb192/itr-wala | 871 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Startup Context
What does Startup Context do?
When the user wants to create or update their startup context document. Startup Context is an agent skill from shawnpang/startup-founder-skills. When the user wants to create or update their startup context document.
When should I use Startup Context?
Startup Context fits situations like: wants to create; update their startup context document; the user mentions set up context; tell you about my startup.
How do I install Startup Context in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/startup-context in shawnpang/startup-founder-skills) into .claude/skills/startup-context in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Startup Context in Codex?
Run `npx skills add shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/startup-context in shawnpang/startup-founder-skills) into .agents/skills/startup-context in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Startup Context 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 shawnpang/startup-founder-skills --skill startup-context -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/startup-context, .gemini/skills/startup-context, .github/skills/startup-context and .opencode/skills/startup-context in your project.
What does Startup Context need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Startup Context is instructions for the agent only.
Does Startup Context 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 Startup Context 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 Startup Context use?
Startup Context 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 Startup Context use?
About 867 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Startup Context?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Startup Context: Technical Analyst (tradermonty/claude-trading-skills, 3k stars), Creating Financial Models (Chen-zexi/open-ptc-agent, 729 stars), Stock API (zhangxiangliang/stock-api, 2k stars) and Theme Detector (tradermonty/claude-trading-skills, 3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Startup Context?
shawnpang (a GitHub user) maintains it in shawnpang/startup-founder-skills, which has 341 GitHub stars. The repository holds 50 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 16, 2026.
Source: shawnpang/startup-founder-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.