Agent skill · product strategy · daffy0208
MVP Builder
Rapid MVP development and feature prioritization for fast product validation. Use when building minimum viable products, prioritizing features, validating ideas quickly, or when users need to ship products fast while avoiding over-engineering.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured approach to MVP development with specific feature prioritization and tech stack recommendations that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires clerk, express, fly.io, netlify, next.js, railway, react, stripe, supabase, tailwindcss, vercel, vite installed locally. Requires clerk, fly.io, netlify, railway, stripe, supabase, vercel account access. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2025-12-25. 33 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
MVP Builder Ship MVPs in 1-2 weeks, not months. Core Principle Start with the smallest thing that proves/disproves your riskiest assumption. MVP = Minimum Viable Product, not Minimum Pretty Product. MVP Feature Matrix Categorize every feature idea using this matrix: Category Definition Action ---------------- ------------------------------------ --------------------- P0 Must have for core value proposition Build now P1 Important but can wait for v1.1 Ship after validation P2 Nice to have, delight features Ship v2+ Out of Scope Not needed for validation Defer indefinitely Example: Task Management MVP P0 (Week 1): Create task with title/description Mark task complete View task list Basic authentication P1 (Post-validation): Due dates, priorities, reminders P2 (Future): Team collaboration, file attachments, mobile app Out of Scope: Gantt charts, time tracking, integrations 5 MVP Patterns 1. Concierge MVP Definition: Manually deliver the service before building automation When to use: Core value is service delivery, not technology Examples: Food delivery → Take orders via WhatsApp, deliver yourself AI copywriter → Manually write copy for customers Scheduling tool → Coordinate meetings via email Time: 1-3 days Validates: People want the service --- 2. Wizard of Oz MVP Definition: Interface looks automated, but humans operate it behind the scenes When to use: Automation is expensive/complex to build Examples: Zapier early days → Manually created integrations AI chatbot → Human answers, customer thinks it's AI Time: 1 week Validates: Users engage with interface --- 3. Landing Page MVP Definition: Explain the product + collect emails (no product yet) When to use: Testing demand before building anything Examples: Dropbox → Video showing concept Buffer → Landing page before code existed Time: 1-2 days Validates: People sign up for waitlist --- 4. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills daffy0208/mvp-builder