Pre-Mortem skill: what it does and how to install it
Analyses a product plan before launch by separating real risks, overblown concerns and unspoken worries into actionable priorities.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill pre-mortemRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Reviews a PRD or launch plan by imagining a failed launch, then categorises risks as Tigers, Paper Tigers or Elephants. It classifies real risks by urgency, creates mitigation plans with owners and dates for launch blockers, and saves the analysis as a dated Markdown document.
When to use it. Before launching or stress-testing a product plan, especially when assumptions, dependencies or cross-functional concerns need review. It also supports revisiting mitigations two to three weeks before launch.
History
Repo stars
26.9k+199 since 1 Oct 2026
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 11 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 26,914 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 26,880 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 26,866 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 26,852 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 26,833 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 26,815 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 26,807 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 26,778 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 26,757 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 26,736 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 26,728 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 26,715 |
Installs
9.9k
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Installs via skills.sh
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