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Run npx skillmds@latest add contextgo/product-lens in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Who published Product Lens?

contextgo (@contextgo) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Product Lens by contextgo — Agent Skill

Name: Product Lens
Author: contextgo

File contents

Product Lens — Think Before You Build

When to Use

Before starting any feature — validate the "why"
Weekly product review — are we building the right thing?
When stuck choosing between features
Before a launch — sanity check the user journey
When converting a vague idea into a spec

How It Works

Mode 1: Product Diagnostic

Like YC office hours but automated. Asks the hard questions:

1. Who is this for? (specific person, not "developers")
2. What's the pain? (quantify: how often, how bad, what do they do today?)
3. Why now? (what changed that makes this possible/necessary?)
4. What's the 10-star version? (if money/time were unlimited)
5. What's the MVP? (smallest thing that proves the thesis)
6. What's the anti-goal? (what are you explicitly NOT building?)
7. How do you know it's working? (metric, not vibes)

Output: a PRODUCT-BRIEF.md with answers, risks, and a go/no-go recommendation.

Mode 2: Founder Review

Reviews your current project through a founder lens:

1. Read README, CLAUDE.md, package.json, recent commits
2. Infer: what is this trying to be?
3. Score: product-market fit signals (0-10)
   - Usage growth trajectory
   - Retention indicators (repeat contributors, return users)
   - Revenue signals (pricing page, billing code, Stripe integration)
   - Competitive moat (what's hard to copy?)
4. Identify: the one thing that would 10x this
5. Flag: things you're building that don't matter

Mode 3: User Journey Audit

Maps the actual user experience:

1. Clone/install the product as a new user
2. Document every friction point (confusing steps, errors, missing docs)
3. Time each step
4. Compare to competitor onboarding
5. Score: time-to-value (how long until the user gets their first win?)
6. Recommend: top 3 fixes for onboarding

Mode 4: Feature Prioritization

When you have 10 ideas and need to pick 2:

1. List all candidate features
2. Score each on: impact (1-5) × confidence (1-5) ÷ effort (1-5)
3. Rank by ICE score
4. Apply constraints: runway, team size, dependencies
5. Output: prioritized roadmap with rationale

Output

All modes output actionable docs, not essays. Every recommendation has a specific next step.

Integration

Pair with:

/browser-qa to verify the user journey audit findings
/design-system audit for visual polish assessment
/canary-watch for post-launch monitoring

---name: product-lensdescription: Use this skill to validate the "why" before building, run product diagnostics, and convert vague ideas into specs.---# Product Lens — Think Before You Build## When to Use- Before starting any feature — validate the "why"- Weekly product review — are we building the right thing?- When stuck choosing between features- Before a launch — sanity check the user journey- When converting a vague idea into a spec## How It Works### Mode 1: Product DiagnosticLike YC office hours but automated. Asks the hard questions:```1. Who is this for? (specific person, not "developers")2. What's the pain? (quantify: how often, how bad, what do they do today?)3. Why now? (what changed that makes this possible/necessary?)4. What's the 10-star version? (if money/time were unlimited)5. What's the MVP? (smallest thing that proves the thesis)6. What's the anti-goal? (what are you explicitly NOT building?)7. How do you know it's working? (metric, not vibes)```Output: a `PRODUCT-BRIEF.md` with answers, risks, and a go/no-go recommendation.### Mode 2: Founder ReviewReviews your current project through a founder lens:```1. Read README, CLAUDE.md, package.json, recent commits2. Infer: what is this trying to be?3. Score: product-market fit signals (0-10) - Usage growth trajectory - Retention indicators (repeat contributors, return users) - Revenue signals (pricing page, billing code, Stripe integration) - Competitive moat (what's hard to copy?)4. Identify: the one thing that would 10x this5. Flag: things you're building that don't matter```### Mode 3: User Journey AuditMaps the actual user experience:```1. Clone/install the product as a new user2. Document every friction point (confusing steps, errors, missing docs)3. Time each step4. Compare to competitor onboarding5. Score: time-to-value (how long until the user gets their first win?)6. Recommend: top 3 fixes for onboarding```### Mode 4: Feature PrioritizationWhen you have 10 ideas and need to pick 2:```1. List all candidate features2. Score each on: impact (1-5) × confidence (1-5) ÷ effort (1-5)3. Rank by ICE score4. Apply constraints: runway, team size, dependencies5. Output: prioritized roadmap with rationale```## OutputAll modes output actionable docs, not essays. Every recommendation has a specific next step.## IntegrationPair with:- `/browser-qa` to verify the user journey audit findings- `/design-system audit` for visual polish assessment- `/canary-watch` for post-launch monitoring

Frequently asked questions

Product Lens