What's on the bench.
Pm Workflow Orchestrator
Runs an ordered sequence of pm-skills from a prioritized-action-plan or a user-named chain, pausing for go/no-go and stopping on a failed or empty step. Explicit invocation only; never fires proactively.
Pm Skill Auditor
Repo-level cross-cutting governance auditor. Runs the full enforcing validator suite (frontmatter lint, command paths, AGENTS.md sync, family contracts, link validity, count consistency, workflow generator coverage, etc.) via scripts/pre-tag-validate.{sh,ps1}, aggregates results, and surfaces cross-cutting issues no single validator catches alone (sample gaps, aggregate counter drift, family contract orphans / phantoms, thread imbalance, deprecated references, etc.). Re-derives aggregate counters across CONTEXT.md + AGENTS.md + README.md. Returns layered output (full report + Status Summary + Status YAML) graded P0/P1/P2/P3. Explicit invocation only - never proactive. Used by maintainers pre-release and by users running repo-health checks.
Pm Release Conductor
Guided release runbook with 6 explicit gates (G0 Pre-tag readiness, G1 Adversarial review, G2 Version bump + CHANGELOG prep, G2.5 Commit release-prep + re-verify, G3 Tag + push, G4 Post-tag hygiene). Chains to pm-skill-auditor at G0 (and again at G2.5 verification) and to pm-changelog-curator at G2. Refuses to advance past a failed gate. No bypass possible (--skip-gates removed per D24). Tags only the SHA captured at G2.5 (prevents broken-tag class per D22). G4 P0 sub-checks block "Release complete" output (per D23). Maintainer-facing; explicit invocation only.
Pm Critic
Use proactively after any PM-artifact-producing skill completes (deliver-prd, foundation-meeting-recap, foundation-okr-writer, foundation-persona, foundation-lean-canvas, discover-interview-synthesis, define-problem-statement, define-hypothesis, deliver-edge-cases, deliver-user-stories, deliver-acceptance-criteria, iterate-retrospective, iterate-lessons-log, and other Triple Diamond phase skills). Runs adversarial review. Finds weaknesses, not wins. Returns findings graded P0/P1/P2/P3 with concrete fix suggestions for each. Reads canonical standards docs at invocation time.
Pm Changelog Curator
Drafts CHANGELOG entries from git log applying pm-skills CHANGELOG hygiene rules from CLAUDE.md: describe what changed (not where), public paths only, never reference gitignored _NOTES/ or _agent-context/SESSION-LOG/ or docs/internal/efforts/. Distinguishes user-facing from internal-only commits. Returns a draft for maintainer review and edit. Explicit invocation only. Used standalone via the utility-pm-changelog-curator dispatch skill (or @-mention) or chained from pm-release-conductor at gate G2.
Workflow Post Launch Learning
Run the Post-Launch Learning workflow (instrumentation -> dashboard -> results -> retro -> lessons)
Workflow Foundation To Design
Run the end-to-end Foundation Sprint + Design Sprint workflow with narrative handoff
Workflow Foundation Sprint
Run the Foundation Sprint workflow (2-day strategic-alignment arc producing a Founding Hypothesis)
Workflow Design Sprint
Run the Design Sprint workflow (5-day prototype-and-test arc producing a Decider's build/iterate/pivot/stop call)
Chain
Run an ad-hoc ordered chain of pm-skills with shared context (ephemeral; routes to the pm-workflow-orchestrator)
Utility Update Pm Skills
Checks for newer pm-skills releases, compares local vs. latest version, previews what would change, and updates local files after user confirmation. Generates a structured update report documenting changed files, new capabilities, and the value delta between versions. Use when you want to bring a local pm-skills installation up to date.
Utility Slideshow Creator
Generates professional presentations from a JSON deck specification using 18 slide types with dark/light variants, content-to-layout decision logic, and calibrated character limits. Ships with a default professional theme.
Utility Pm Skill Validate
Audits an existing pm-skills skill against structural conventions and quality criteria. Produces a structured validation report with pass/fail checks, severity-graded findings, and actionable recommendations. Use when checking whether a skill meets repo standards before shipping or after making changes.
Utility Pm Skill Iterate
Applies targeted improvements to an existing pm-skills skill based on feedback, validation reports, or convention changes. Reads current files, previews proposed changes, writes on confirmation, and suggests a version bump. Use when improving a skill after validation or feedback.
Utility Pm Skill Builder
Guides contributors from a PM skill idea to a complete Skill Implementation Packet aligned with pm-skills conventions. Runs gap analysis, validates through a Why Gate, classifies by type and phase, generates draft files, and writes to a staging area for review before promotion.
Utility Mermaid Diagrams
Teaches PMs to create syntactically valid mermaid diagrams by selecting the right diagram type for their communication need, following syntax validity rules, and validating before shipping. Covers all 15 mermaid diagram types with PM-relevant examples and a dual-lens navigation system.
Tool Note And Vote
Structured group-decision mechanic that captures silent ideation, voting summaries, and Decider sign-off in a single bundled artifact. Use when a small team needs to make a fast decision with diverse input, when groupthink is a risk, or when a workshop moment demands silent contribution before discussion. Applicable to Foundation Sprint, Design Sprint, and any participatory decision context.
Tool Foundation Sprint Readiness
Pre-sprint diagnostic that determines whether a team should run a Foundation Sprint now, postpone it, or do prerequisite work first. Produces a Go / Conditional Go / Wait verdict with diagnosis, recommended preconditions, attendee list, and pre-sprint activities. Use when a team is considering starting a Foundation Sprint and wants a fast yes/no diagnosis before committing two days of facilitated work.
Tool Foundation Sprint Magic Lenses
Day 2 afternoon move of a Foundation Sprint. Evaluates the candidate approach set through multiple lenses (4 classic plus at least 1 custom) to surface trade-offs, identify consistent winners and contradictions, and produce a top bet plus a backup plan. Use after Approach Options is signed. Lens scoring is a sense-making tool, not mathematical truth; arbitrary precision is a smell.
Tool Foundation Sprint Founding Hypothesis
Day 2 end capstone move of a Foundation Sprint. Compresses the sprint's full strategic frame into a single canonical sentence (the Founding Hypothesis) plus an assumption scorecard, why-we-believe, what-could-prove-us-wrong, and recommended next validation step. Use after Magic Lenses is signed. Strict canonical template; paraphrase is not accepted in v0.1.0. The Founding Hypothesis is the spine artifact the sprint exists to produce.
Tool Foundation Sprint Differentiation
Day 1 afternoon move of a Foundation Sprint. Converts the morning's Basics frame into a defensible strategic position by scoring differentiator candidates against customer-perceived value, choosing two committed differentiators, plotting alternatives on a 2x2 chart, writing decision principles, and producing a one-page Mini Manifesto. Use after Basics is signed; before Approach Options the next morning.
Tool Foundation Sprint Brief
Pre-sprint brief that locks scope, the decision the sprint must unlock, team and role assignments, logistics, inputs to bring, and success criteria before Day 1 of a Foundation Sprint. Use after the readiness verdict is Go and before the sprint begins. Produces a one-page artifact the team and Decider sign off on as the contract for the next two days.
Tool Foundation Sprint Basics
Day 1 morning move of a Foundation Sprint. Forces explicit team choices on target customer, important problem, team advantage, and competitors and alternatives. Produces a single coherent strategic frame that becomes the input to Day 1 afternoon Differentiation. Use after the sprint brief is signed and Day 1 morning is scheduled. Bundled artifact, not four separate decisions.
Tool Foundation Sprint Approach Options
Day 2 morning move of a Foundation Sprint. Forces generation of 3 to 7 candidate approaches as one-page summaries before the team converges on a top bet. Use after Day 1 is signed and before Magic Lenses on Day 2 afternoon. Enforces a minimum of 3 approaches to prevent first-idea anchoring. Each approach summary names what it is, why it serves the differentiators, and includes a simple visual.