Agent skill · marketing growth · pedronauck
yc-apply
Prepare, review, and package Y Combinator application answers and founder-video notes using the live form and verified founder facts. Use for a YC application, requested interview practice, or reapplication; not general fundraising or unrelated decks.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a comprehensive 10-phase workflow with executable scripts and specific guidance tailored for Y Combinator applications that the AI cannot generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires bash installed locally. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-01. 564 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
YC Apply Complete the requested application task using the founder's facts and the current YC form. Work can start with one answer, a review, video notes, a submission pack, or reapplication; it need not traverse every coaching phase. Workspace and context Keep founder data in the separate workspace they chose. Resolve --workspace/--resume, YCAPPLYWORKSPACE, or an existing 00meta.md; ask only when no unambiguous location is known. <skill-dir> is this skill's directory, not the workspace. Create the authorized workspace with scripts/bootstrap-workspace.sh; preserve existing files and resume instead of overwriting them. Use the existing layout: 00meta.md, 01form-spec.md, founder/narrative notes, optional 04research/, 05drafts/, 06video/, 06gate.md, optional 07interview/, 08final/, and milestone journal. These are artifact locations, not prerequisites for every task. Legacy --phase numbers may select the corresponding task; they no longer impose a sequential gate. Capture/verify the live form in 01form-spec.md for a full application or submission check. Bundled batch forms are dated snapshots, not current authority. A single-answer edit can use the supplied field and limit without a full form-research pass. Choose the work Draft or improve answers: reuse known facts, batch missing factual questions, and ask a focused follow-up for a consequential ambiguity. Start from a concrete draft when the founder requested drafting. Use matching references/partner-signals.md, references/seven-pitch-questions.md, and references/accepted-examples.md sections when helpful; no compulsory seven-question interview, score threshold, Email Test, or accepted-example quota. Research: investigate unresolved claims that affect the answer. Use applicable assets/research-.md outlines and bounded native explorers only when independent questions justify them. No five-slice prerequisite. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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