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
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
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.