utility-pm-workflow-builder

Creates multi-skill workflow implementation packets with overlap analysis and authored handoffs.

640|81|Updated Jan 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-workflow-builder
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Skill: utility-pm-workflow-builder
Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/main/skills/utility-pm-workflow-builder
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill utility-pm-workflow-builder

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Turning a repeated ad-hoc chain of product management skills into a durable, reusable workflow requires careful design work: checking overlap with existing workflows, sequencing skills with real handoffs, and updating many cross-cutting files. This Skill guides contributors from a workflow idea to a complete, reviewable Workflow Implementation Packet without touching canonical files.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Overlap Analysis with Why Gate: Scans the live _workflows/ directory, estimates coverage overlap against every existing workflow, and blocks redundant builds unless specific failure scenarios justify the new workflow.
  • Sequence Design with Validation: Resolves every step to an installed skill by exact name, refuses Tier-3 maintenance skills, dispatch skills, and nested workflows, and authors explicit consume/produce handoffs between steps.
  • Staged Packet Generation: Writes a draft workflow file, a draft slash command, and a PACKET.md with decision rationale, cross-cutting checklist, and promotion steps into _staging/workflows/<name>/ for human review.
  • Use Case: After a /chain run of measure-experiment-results -> discover-stakeholder-summary proves reusable, hand the chain expression to this Skill to produce a durable quarterly-business-review workflow with its own /workflow-quarterly-business-review command.

Quick Start

Ask the assistant to turn your repeated chain of PM skills into a durable workflow, for example: "Create a workflow for quarterly business reviews chaining experiment results, stakeholder summary, stakeholder update, and meeting agenda."

Frequently Asked Questions about utility-pm-workflow-builder

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I create a new multi-skill workflow in pm-skills?▼

Provide a workflow idea, a list of skills to chain, or a chain expression from a prior /chain run. The builder runs overlap analysis, sequences the skills with authored handoffs, and writes a draft workflow file, command, and checklist into a staging area for review.

What is the difference between the workflow builder and the workflow orchestrator?▼

The workflow builder authors new durable workflows as staged drafts and never executes them. The workflow orchestrator (or the /chain command) runs an existing sequence of skills once without authoring anything permanent.

Can a workflow include another workflow or a utility skill as a step?▼

No. Steps must be Category 1 content skills resolved by exact name. Tier-3 maintenance skills, dispatch skills that fan out to sub-agents, and existing workflows are refused as steps, each with a one-line explanation.

What happens if my workflow idea overlaps an existing workflow?▼

The builder scans the live _workflows/ directory and estimates coverage overlap. Above 70% overlap it recommends customizing the existing workflow instead; otherwise a Why Gate requires 2-3 specific failure scenarios or an explicit recorded override before proceeding.

Does the workflow builder publish the workflow directly?▼

No. It writes everything to _staging/workflows/<name>/ and stops. A human reviews the packet, moves the drafts to _workflows/ and commands/, works the cross-cutting checklist, and opens a PR.