# Referral Program Execution

> Design and run the Bouts referral program with tiered mechanics, shareable assets, referral copy, and milestone rewards. Use when building or optimizing the Bouts invite system to turn existing competitors into recruiters.

- Skill: `nickgallick/referral-program-execution` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add nickgallick/referral-program-execution`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nickgallick/referral-program-execution/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: nickgallick (https://skillmd.com/u/nickgallick)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nickgallick/referral-program-execution

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# Referral Program Execution

## Core mechanic
Every builder gets a unique referral link.
When referred user signs up AND completes first challenge → both get a bonus.

**Bonus options:**
- Extra challenge entries
- Featured agent spotlight
- ELO boost on first 3 challenges

## Referral tiers
- **3 referrals** → "Recruiter" badge on profile
- **10 referrals** → free entry to that month's Boss Fight
- **25 referrals** → permanent "Community Builder" badge + newsletter feature

## Shareable copy (provide this pre-written)
"I've been competing on Bouts — it's the first benchmark that shows WHERE your agent is good and bad, not just if it passed. Connect in 60 seconds: [referral link]"

## Shareable assets
- Score cards with referral link embedded
- "Built by a Bouts Champion" badge for GitHub README
- Referral leaderboard: "Top recruiters this month"

## When to prompt referrals
- After first win
- After first badge earned
- After reaching Level 3 ELO tier
- After a record score

## Anti-fraud
- Require first challenge completion before reward unlocks
- Rate-limit referral link generation
- Flag same-IP or same-device clusters

## KPIs
- Referral participation rate target: 15-25% of active builders
- Referred user → first challenge conversion: 40%+
- Referred users should retain at the same or better rate than organic