PM Skills Arsenal
AI produces polished analysis that changes no decisions. These skills fix that.
Process guides raise the floor. Knowledge weapons raise the ceiling.
Why This Exists
When you load a skill, the cheapest model beats the best model without it.
| Condition | Score | vs. Baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (Claude, no skill) | 47 / 105 | — |
| Anthropic’s PM Skill (methodology) | 81 / 105 | +72% |
| PM Skills Arsenal (codex) | 98 / 105 | +109% |
Benchmark: 5 prompts × 7 dimensions × 3 conditions. Full methodology and outputs in benchmark/.
The gap isn’t model quality — it’s encoded knowledge. Raw prompting produces generic analysis. Skill-loaded agents produce structured frameworks with evidence tiers, confidence calibration, and outputs that hold up to scrutiny.
Install (Claude Code)
claude plugin marketplace add avyayalaya/pm-skills-arsenal
claude plugin install pm-skills@avyayalaya
Skills auto-activate when you ask Claude to do anything in their domain. No slash commands needed.
GitHub Copilot
Reference skill files with # in Copilot Chat or Copilot CLI. Full setup guide: GitHub Copilot Installation
Other AI tools (ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini):
Copy the relevant SKILL.md directly into your context window.
Skills
12 codex skills covering the full PM lifecycle — from analysis through strategy, communication, and influence.
Analysis & Research
Competitive & Market Analysis — Structural assessment of who wins, why, and what to do about it. 7 Powers, Aggregation Theory, Christensen Disruption, JTBD, Wardley Mapping, Blue Ocean, Crossing the Chasm, Win/Loss.
Discovery & Research — Research synthesis that separates what users say from what they do. Evidence Triangulation, Interview Analysis, Signal vs Noise, Demand-Side Analysis, Research Gap Mapping.
Problem Framing — Decomposes vague problem areas into evidence-graded problem statements. Problem Definition Canvas, 5 Whys, JTBD Problem Framing, Opportunity Sizing, Constraint Mapping, ICE/RICE.
Definition & Measurement
Specification Writing — Specs so complete the executor starts building without asking a single clarifying question. Outcome-First Methodology, Acceptance Criteria Taxonomy, Scope Boundary Protocol, Failure Condition Design.
Metric Design & Experimentation — Measurement systems that hold up under pressure. NSM + Decomposition Tree, Leading/Lagging Indicators, Goodhart’s Law, Experiment Design, Retention Cohort Methodology, HEART.
Strategy & Planning
Product Strategy — Strategic product roadmaps with confidence-rated bets, option-value sequencing, and explicit deprioritization. Vision-to-Roadmap Cascade, Strategic Bet-Sizing, NOT-Doing Section, Resource Allocation.
Go-to-Market Strategy — GTM strategy with wedge identification, channel unit economics, and launch gating. Market Entry Thesis, ICP Scoring, Channel Strategy, Competitive Positioning (Dunford), Distribution Mechanics.
Pricing & Packaging — Pricing recommendations with model selection, WTP assessment, and sensitivity analysis. Van Westendorp, Gabor-Granger, Good/Better/Best Architecture, Revenue Impact Modeling, AI/SaaS Patterns.
Communication & Influence
Executive Writing — Executive-ready documents — strategy one-pagers, board memos, decision briefs — with role-calibrated framing. Minto Pyramid / SCR, Format Routing, Audience Calibration, Decision Architecture, Zero-Jargon Compression.
Narrative Building — Strategic narratives that make a product feel inevitable. Positioning (Dunford), Why Now, Audience Adaptation, Evidence-Narrative Integration, Objection Anticipation, Competitive Narrative Analysis.
Multi-Channel Publishing — Channel-specific content derivatives from a source document. 7-Step Compression Protocol, Hook Adaptation, Evidence Density Calibration, Source Fidelity Verification, Spoken Script Derivation.
Stakeholder Alignment — Stakeholder alignment strategy with influence mapping, coalition analysis, and sequenced alignment plan. Power-Interest-Position Matrix, Decision Archaeology, Objection Pre-emption, Alignment Monitoring & Recovery.
See It In Action
Interactive showcases — full skill outputs with tabbed navigation, evidence tiers, and framework analysis.
Analysis & Research
- Figma vs Canva vs Adobe Express — Who wins the design tools war and why Canva’s enterprise play changes the answer
- Superhuman vs Gmail — What users say they want from email vs what their behavior reveals
- Notion’s Growth Plateau — Why Notion’s growth stalled and which of 12 root causes actually matter
Definition & Measurement
- AI Chat Interface Spec — A spec for a ChatGPT-style interface complete enough that an engineer starts building without questions
- M365 Copilot Adoption — How to measure whether a $30/user AI copilot is actually delivering value
Strategy & Planning
- Async Video Platform AI Pivot — 6-month roadmap for a Loom-like platform with AI bet-sizing and option-value sequencing
- PriceScope AI GTM — Go-to-market for an AI pricing tool: ICP scoring, channel unit economics, launch gating
- CodeLens AI Pricing Redesign — Flat-rate to usage-based: WTP analysis, Good/Better/Best tiers, migration strategy
Communication & Influence
- DataVault Investment Brief — Strategy one-pager for a $2M AI platform investment, role-calibrated for VP audience
- Cursor’s Positioning — How Cursor positioned itself against GitHub Copilot and VS Code in a market Microsoft owns
- AI Personalization Paradox — Compressing a 3,200-word Substack into LinkedIn, conference abstract, and spoken script
- Data Platform Migration — Aligning 4 VPs on a $3M Redshift-to-Databricks migration
MIT · Parth Sangani