Install Plg Skills

Install PLG Skills

Installs all 27 Product-Led Growth skills from the SkeneTechnologies/plg-skills repository into Cursor.

Quick Start

When the user wants to install PLG skills:

1. Determine installation location (personal vs project)
2. Clone the repository
3. Copy all skills from skills/ directory to target location
4. Verify installation

Installation Workflow

Step 1: Determine Target Location

Ask the user or infer from context:

• Personal (~/.cursor/skills/): Available across all projects
• Project (.cursor/skills/): Shared with repository users

Default to project location if working in a project directory.

Step 2: Clone Repository

Clone to a temporary location:

cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/SkeneTechnologies/plg-skills.git plg-skills-temp

Or use a project-specific temp directory:

cd /path/to/project
git clone https://github.com/SkeneTechnologies/plg-skills.git .temp-plg-skills

Step 3: Copy Skills

For project installation:

# Ensure target directory exists
mkdir -p .cursor/skills

# Copy all skills
cp -r .temp-plg-skills/skills/* .cursor/skills/

For personal installation:

# Ensure target directory exists
mkdir -p ~/.cursor/skills

# Copy all skills
cp -r /tmp/plg-skills-temp/skills/* ~/.cursor/skills/

Step 4: Cleanup

Remove temporary clone:

# For project temp
rm -rf .temp-plg-skills

# For system temp
rm -rf /tmp/plg-skills-temp

Step 5: Verify Installation

List installed skills:

# For project
ls -la .cursor/skills/

# For personal
ls -la ~/.cursor/skills/

Expected: 27 skill directories, each containing a SKILL.md file.

Skills Included

The repository contains 27 PLG skills:

Strategy & Frameworks:

• plg-strategy - PLG readiness, Four Fits, Racecar framework
• growth-loops - Loop design and modeling
• plg-mental-models - 42 mental models
• product-led-sales - PQL/PQA scoring, sales handoff
• self-serve-motion - Friction audit, checkout optimization

Activation & Onboarding:

• activation-metrics - Setup/Aha/Habit moments
• product-onboarding - Onboarding architecture
• signup-flow-cro - Signup optimization

Retention & Engagement:

• engagement-loops - Trigger-Action-Reward-Investment
• retention-analysis - Retention curves, churn prediction
• feature-adoption - Adoption lifecycle

Monetization & Expansion:

• pricing-strategy - 5 Ps framework, value metrics
• feature-gating - Gate types, reverse trials
• trial-optimization - Trial types, conversion
• expansion-revenue - NRR framework
• usage-based-pricing - Consumption models

Conversion Optimization:

• paywall-upgrade-cro - Paywall types, copy frameworks
• in-product-messaging - Message types, targeting

Acquisition:

• viral-loops - Loop types, K-factor math
• referral-program - Referral loop design

Measurement & Experimentation:

• plg-metrics - PLG metrics stack
• growth-modeling - Quantitative models
• product-analytics - Event taxonomy, tool setup
• growth-experimentation - ICE/RICE prioritization

Growth Engineering:

• free-tool-strategy - Engineering-as-marketing
• user-segmentation - Behavioral cohorts

Reference:

• plg-ideas - 108 PLG tactics

Alternative Installation Methods

If the user prefers different methods:

Git Submodule (for project):

git submodule add https://github.com/SkeneTechnologies/plg-skills.git .cursor/plg-skills
# Then symlink or copy skills
cp -r .cursor/plg-skills/skills/* .cursor/skills/

Manual Download:

1. Download repository as ZIP
2. Extract to temp location
3. Copy skills/ contents to target

Error Handling

• Clone fails: Check network, verify repository URL, ensure git is installed
• Copy fails: Verify permissions, ensure target directory exists
• Skills not appearing: Check Cursor restart required, verify skill structure (each skill needs SKILL.md)

Notes

• Skills are plain Markdown files - no compilation needed
• Each skill directory must contain a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter
• Installation is immediate - no restart required (but may help with discovery)
• Skills can be updated by re-running installation (will overwrite existing)