Claude Skills by micsapp

Constructive critic and stress-tester for ideas and proposals. Use when the user needs someone to challenge their thinking, find weaknesses, anticipate objections, or strengthen an argument. Triggers include "challenge", "critique", "push back", "poke holes", "stress test", "what am I missing", or "play devil's advocate".

Structured hypothesis formulation, experiment design, and results interpretation for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to validate an assumption, design an A/B test, evaluate experiment results, or decide whether to ship based on data. Triggers include "hypothesis", "A/B test", "experiment", "validate assumption", "test this", "should we ship", or when making a decision that should be data-informed.

Meeting preparation assistant for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to prepare for a meeting, create talking points, anticipate questions, or structure a discussion. Triggers include "prepare for meeting", "meeting prep", "talking points", "get ready for", "1:1 prep", or when preparing for any scheduled conversation.

Structured product brief and PRD creation assistant. Use when the user needs to write a product brief, PRD, feature spec, or any document that defines what to build and why. Triggers include "product brief", "PRD", "spec", "feature doc", "write a brief", "define this feature", or when scoping work for engineering.

Stakeholder communication assistant for status updates, progress reports, and executive summaries. Use when the user needs to write a stakeholder update, status report, progress summary, or any upward communication. Triggers include "stakeholder update", "status update", "progress report", "update leadership", "weekly update", or "executive summary".

Guided workflow for establishing team identity, boundaries, and strategic clarity. Use when starting a new role, inheriting ambiguity, when a team lacks clear identity, or when you need to define "what we own" vs "what we don't". Triggers include "strategic clarity", "team identity", "new role", "inherited ambiguity", "what does my team own", or "define our boundaries".

Technical analysis translator for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to understand a system, codebase, API, or technical concept in PM-friendly terms. Triggers include "understand system", "explain code", "technical analysis", "how does X work", "what does this service do", or when exploring unfamiliar technical territory.

Collaborative thinking partner for exploring ideas, challenges, and decisions. Use when the user says "think through", "explore", "brainstorm", "help me figure out", asks open-ended questions about strategy or priorities, or needs to work through a problem without a clear solution yet.

Professional writing assistant for PM documents. Use when the user needs to write, draft, or polish documents like briefs, updates, emails, or presentations. Triggers include "write", "draft", "document", "help me write", "create a brief", "polish this", or when producing any written deliverable.

Run a structured 5-day process to prototype, test, and validate product ideas with real users. Use when the user mentions "design sprint", "validate in a week", "rapid prototype", "test with users", or "de-risk before building". Covers mapping, sketching, deciding, prototyping, and testing. For ongoing experimentation, see lean-startup. For customer job analysis, see jobs-to-be-done. Trigger with 'design', 'sprint'.

Design MVPs, validated learning experiments, and pivot-or-persevere decisions using Build-Measure-Learn. Use when the user mentions "MVP scope", "validated learning", "pivot or persevere", "vanity metrics", or "test assumptions". Covers innovation accounting and actionable metrics. For 5-day prototype testing, see design-sprint. For customer motivation analysis, see jobs-to-be-done. Trigger with 'lean', 'startup'.

Refine a YouTube video idea into a structured production brief with angle, key points, value proposition, CTA asset, and audience segment. Use this skill whenever the user says "create a brief", "brief this idea", "develop this idea", "write a video brief", "production brief", or has selected a video idea from ideation and wants to define the angle and structure before packaging and outlining. Use when working with yt brief. Trigger with 'yt', 'brief'.

Generate and validate YouTube video ideas aligned with content pillars, audience strategy, and priority tiers. Use this skill whenever the user says "generate ideas", "brainstorm videos", "what should I make next", "video ideas", "content ideas", "ideation", "what topics should I cover", or wants to come up with new video concepts. Use when working with yt ideation. Trigger with 'yt', 'ideation'.

Build detailed step-by-step YouTube video outlines with demo prep, screen-share sequences, and visual planning. Use this skill whenever the user says "create an outline", "outline this video", "video outline", "build the outline", "production outline", or has an approved brief and packaging and needs the final pre-production document before demo prep and filming. Use when working with yt outline. Trigger with 'yt', 'outline'.

Create optimized YouTube titles and thumbnail concepts for maximum CTR. Use this skill whenever the user says "title ideas", "thumbnail concepts", "package this video", "CTR optimization", "title options", "packaging", or has an approved brief and needs to finalize the title and thumbnail direction before outlining. Packaging determines whether viewers click. Use when working with yt packaging. Trigger with 'yt', 'packaging'.

Research competitor YouTube channels, niches, and trending topics for your content strategy. Use this skill whenever the user says "research channels", "analyze competitors", "find trending topics", "niche analysis", "competitive research", "what are other creators doing", "scrape YouTube channels", or wants to understand the competitive landscape for a specific tool or topic area. Use when working with yt research. Trigger with 'yt', 'research'.

Configure Apollo.io CI/CD integration. Use when setting up automated testing, continuous integration, or deployment pipelines for Apollo integrations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo ci", "apollo github actions", "apollo pipeline", "apollo ci/cd", "apollo automated tests".

Diagnose and fix common Apollo.io API errors. Use when encountering Apollo API errors, debugging integration issues, or troubleshooting failed requests. Trigger with phrases like "apollo error", "apollo api error", "debug apollo", "apollo 401", "apollo 429", "apollo troubleshoot".

Implement Apollo.io lead search and enrichment workflow. Use when building lead generation features, searching for contacts, or enriching prospect data from Apollo. Trigger with phrases like "apollo lead search", "search apollo contacts", "find leads in apollo", "apollo people search", "enrich contacts apollo".

Implement Apollo.io email sequences and outreach workflow. Use when building automated email campaigns, creating sequences, or managing outreach through Apollo. Trigger with phrases like "apollo email sequence", "apollo outreach", "apollo campaign", "apollo sequences", "apollo automated emails".

Optimize Apollo.io costs and credit usage. Use when managing Apollo credits, reducing API costs, or optimizing subscription usage. Trigger with phrases like "apollo cost", "apollo credits", "apollo billing", "reduce apollo costs", "apollo usage".

Apollo.io data management and compliance. Use when handling contact data, implementing GDPR compliance, or managing data exports and retention. Trigger with phrases like "apollo data", "apollo gdpr", "apollo compliance", "apollo data export", "apollo data retention", "apollo pii".

Collect Apollo.io debug evidence for support. Use when preparing support tickets, documenting issues, or gathering diagnostic information for Apollo problems. Trigger with phrases like "apollo debug", "apollo support bundle", "collect apollo diagnostics", "apollo troubleshooting info".

Deploy Apollo.io integrations to production. Use when deploying Apollo integrations, configuring production environments, or setting up deployment pipelines. Trigger with phrases like "deploy apollo", "apollo production deploy", "apollo deployment pipeline", "apollo to production".

Enterprise role-based access control for Apollo.io. Use when implementing team permissions, restricting data access, or setting up enterprise security controls. Trigger with phrases like "apollo rbac", "apollo permissions", "apollo roles", "apollo team access", "apollo enterprise security".

Create a minimal working Apollo.io example. Use when starting a new Apollo integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Apollo API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "apollo hello world", "apollo example", "apollo quick start", "simple apollo code", "test apollo api".

Apollo.io incident response procedures. Use when handling Apollo outages, debugging production issues, or responding to integration failures. Trigger with phrases like "apollo incident", "apollo outage", "apollo down", "apollo production issue", "apollo emergency".

Install and configure Apollo.io API authentication. Use when setting up a new Apollo integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Apollo client in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install apollo", "setup apollo api", "apollo authentication", "configure apollo api key".

Configure Apollo.io local development workflow. Use when setting up development environment, testing API calls locally, or establishing team development practices. Trigger with phrases like "apollo local dev", "apollo development setup", "apollo dev environment", "apollo testing locally".

Comprehensive Apollo.io migration strategies. Use when migrating from other CRMs to Apollo, consolidating data sources, or executing large-scale data migrations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo migration", "migrate to apollo", "apollo data import", "crm to apollo", "apollo migration strategy".

Configure Apollo.io multi-environment setup. Use when setting up development, staging, and production environments, or managing multiple Apollo configurations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo environments", "apollo staging", "apollo dev prod", "apollo multi-tenant", "apollo env config".

Set up Apollo.io monitoring and observability. Use when implementing logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting for Apollo integrations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo monitoring", "apollo metrics", "apollo observability", "apollo logging", "apollo alerts".

Optimize Apollo.io API performance. Use when improving API response times, reducing latency, or optimizing bulk operations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo performance", "optimize apollo", "apollo slow", "apollo latency", "speed up apollo".

Execute Apollo.io production deployment checklist. Use when preparing to deploy Apollo integrations to production, doing pre-launch verification, or auditing production readiness. Trigger with phrases like "apollo production checklist", "deploy apollo", "apollo go-live", "apollo production ready", "apollo launch checklist".

Implement Apollo.io rate limiting and backoff. Use when handling rate limits, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput. Trigger with phrases like "apollo rate limit", "apollo 429", "apollo throttling", "apollo backoff", "apollo request limits".

Implement Apollo.io reference architecture. Use when designing Apollo integrations, establishing patterns, or building production-grade sales intelligence systems. Trigger with phrases like "apollo architecture", "apollo system design", "apollo integration patterns", "apollo best practices architecture".

Apply production-ready Apollo.io SDK patterns. Use when implementing Apollo integrations, refactoring API usage, or establishing team coding standards. Trigger with phrases like "apollo sdk patterns", "apollo best practices", "apollo code patterns", "idiomatic apollo", "apollo client wrapper".

Apply Apollo.io API security best practices. Use when securing Apollo integrations, managing API keys, or implementing secure data handling. Trigger with phrases like "apollo security", "secure apollo api", "apollo api key security", "apollo data protection".

Manage Apollo.io SDK upgrades. Use when upgrading Apollo API versions, migrating to new endpoints, or updating deprecated API usage. Trigger with phrases like "apollo upgrade", "apollo migration", "update apollo api", "apollo breaking changes", "apollo deprecation".

Implement Apollo.io webhook handling. Use when receiving Apollo webhooks, processing event notifications, or building event-driven integrations. Trigger with phrases like "apollo webhooks", "apollo events", "apollo notifications", "apollo webhook handler", "apollo triggers".

Apply Clay advanced debugging techniques for hard-to-diagnose issues. Use when standard troubleshooting fails, investigating complex race conditions, or preparing evidence bundles for Clay support escalation. Trigger with phrases like "clay hard bug", "clay mystery error", "clay impossible to debug", "difficult clay issue", "clay deep debug".

Choose and implement Clay validated architecture blueprints for different scales. Use when designing new Clay integrations, choosing between monolith/service/microservice architectures, or planning migration paths for Clay applications. Trigger with phrases like "clay architecture", "clay blueprint", "how to structure clay", "clay project layout", "clay microservice".

Configure Clay CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions and testing. Use when setting up automated testing, configuring CI pipelines, or integrating Clay tests into your build process. Trigger with phrases like "clay CI", "clay GitHub Actions", "clay automated tests", "CI clay".

Diagnose and fix Clay common errors and exceptions. Use when encountering Clay errors, debugging failed requests, or troubleshooting integration issues. Trigger with phrases like "clay error", "fix clay", "clay not working", "debug clay".

Execute Clay primary workflow: Core Workflow A. Use when implementing primary use case, building main features, or core integration tasks. Trigger with phrases like "clay main workflow", "primary task with clay".

Execute Clay secondary workflow: Core Workflow B. Use when implementing secondary use case, or complementing primary workflow. Trigger with phrases like "clay secondary workflow", "secondary task with clay".

Optimize Clay costs through tier selection, sampling, and usage monitoring. Use when analyzing Clay billing, reducing API costs, or implementing usage monitoring and budget alerts. Trigger with phrases like "clay cost", "clay billing", "reduce clay costs", "clay pricing", "clay expensive", "clay budget".

Implement Clay PII handling, data retention, and GDPR/CCPA compliance patterns. Use when handling sensitive data, implementing data redaction, configuring retention policies, or ensuring compliance with privacy regulations for Clay integrations. Trigger with phrases like "clay data", "clay PII", "clay GDPR", "clay data retention", "clay privacy", "clay CCPA".

Collect Clay debug evidence for support tickets and troubleshooting. Use when encountering persistent issues, preparing support tickets, or collecting diagnostic information for Clay problems. Trigger with phrases like "clay debug", "clay support bundle", "collect clay logs", "clay diagnostic".

Deploy Clay integrations to Vercel, Fly.io, and Cloud Run platforms. Use when deploying Clay-powered applications to production, configuring platform-specific secrets, or setting up deployment pipelines. Trigger with phrases like "deploy clay", "clay Vercel", "clay production deploy", "clay Cloud Run", "clay Fly.io".