Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you want an AI agent to guide a structured startup research or planning workflow, from a quick go/no-go analysis to competitor comparisons, positioning documents or pitch preparation.
Who it is for
- Founders assessing whether to pursue a startup idea
- Teams preparing competitor comparisons, pricing landscapes or positioning materials
- Startup teams developing pitch narratives and investor Q&A preparation
Documented uses
- Structure idea validation into a multi-phase startup strategy and validation plan
- Research competitors and assemble battle cards, pricing comparisons and feature matrices
- Draft market positioning and messaging implications
- Prepare pitch formats, scoring and investor Q&A practice
Requirements & limits
The skills can be installed through Claude Code, Claude.ai, CLI, SkillKit, copied skill directories or a Git submodule. The repository identifies its license as MIT.
- The repository documents compatibility with Claude Code and agents that support skills; Claude.ai and other installation options are also listed.
- The four skills target different outputs: full startup design, competitor analysis, positioning and pitch creation.
- Startup-design includes a customer-interview gate and validation experiments; it is not only desk research.
- The README warns that multi-agent research can consume a large number of tokens.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install Startup Skill with Claude Code
Add the Startup Skill plugin to Claude Code so its startup workflows can be invoked there.
Before you start
- Claude Code CLI
- Access to the ferdinandobons/startup-skill plugin marketplace
Steps
Add the marketplace with
claude plugin marketplace add ferdinandobons/startup-skill.Install the plugin with
claude plugin install startup@startup-skill.Describe a startup task to the agent or invoke a documented skill directly, such as
/startup:startup-design.
Expected outcome
The repository’s skills are installed as a Claude Code plugin for agent-assisted startup work.
Guide limitations
- The README notes that skills run multiple research agents and can consume a large number of tokens.
- This guide describes the documented installation and invocation path, not a tested installation.
Install the skills with the skills CLI
Add the repository’s skill directories using the documented `npx skills` method.
Before you start
- Node.js package runner capable of running
npx - An agent environment that supports skills
Steps
Run the command below.
npx skills add ferdinandobons/startup-skillDescribe the task to the compatible agent or use a documented skill’s slash command.
Expected outcome
The repository skills are added through the documented CLI installation method for use with a compatible agent.
Guide limitations
- The README does not specify additional environment setup or a verification procedure for this installation method.
- Skills may consume substantial tokens when running multiple research agents.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 11 October 2026
- Original website title
- ferdinandobons/startup-skill · Official homepage title · retained in its source language