viral-launchlisted

# viral-launch Use this skill when a user wants to launch a project, make a repo marketable, improve discoverability, or build shareable launch assets. This skill is opinionated: virality is not a promise. The goal is to make the project easy to understand, easy to share, and easy to act on. ## Trigger phrases - make this repo launch-ready - set this up to go viral - prepare a product launch - create marketing assets for this project - improve the README for launch - prepare Product Hunt / Hacker News / X / LinkedIn launch copy - set up an open-source repo for growth ## Workflow 1. Inspect the project first: - product purpose - target user - core use case - current README and docs - install or demo path - screenshots, videos, or visual proof - analytics or waitlist capture if present 2. Define the launch angle in one sentence: - who it is for - what painful job it solves - why now - what makes it different 3. Make the repo launch-ready: - clear README headline and first paragraph - demo or quickstart within the first screen - installation steps that work from a clean checkout - screenshots, GIF, or demo link where possible - feature list based on outcomes, not implementation trivia - examples for the highest-intent use cases - badges only when they add trust - license, contributing notes, and issue templates when useful 4. Create launch assets: - short tagline - 1-paragraph announcement - 5 social post variants - Product Hun