notslop-write-product-hunt-launch

name	notslop-write-product-hunt-launch
description	Use when the user wants to write a ProductHunt launch — tagline, first comment, and feature highlights. Pulls recent successful PH launches in the same category to ground positioning and ship-quality copy.

Providers required

Capability	Required	Providers (BYOK)	Setup	Cost
Pull social signal (Reddit/HN/blogs)	yes	built-in, no key needed	—	free
Rerank by relevance	yes	ZeroEntropy zerank-2	PROVIDERS.md#zeroentropy-rerank--embed	free tier OK
Embed for cross-source dedup	yes	ZeroEntropy zembed-1	PROVIDERS.md#zeroentropy-rerank--embed	free tier OK
Scrape X posts	only if topic needs X data	Orthogonal (ScrapeCreators)	PROVIDERS.md#x-twitter--via-orthogonal	~$0.02/handle, $10 free at signup

When to use this skill

• "Write me a Product Hunt launch for X"
• "Help me launch on PH"
• "Draft my Product Hunt tagline and maker comment"
• The user mentions ProductHunt or PH launch.

For Hacker News launches, use notslop-write-show-hn-post instead.

Setup

notslop init configured. ZeroEntropy key set.

Steps

1. Ask the user (if not already provided):

   • Product name
   • What it does in 1 sentence
   • Category (e.g. "developer tools", "AI", "productivity", "marketing")
   • Demo URL
   • Key differentiator vs competitors (1-2 sentences)
   • Launch date

2. Read the room for recent launches in the same category:

   notslop digest "product hunt <category>" --since 7d --top 10 --for-content
   

3. Find semantically similar launches:

   notslop find-related "<user's product description>" --top 5
   

4. Write three artifacts.

   a. Tagline (<60 chars, no emoji)

   Action-oriented, no fluff. Show 3 variants so the user can pick.

   Good: "Ship Reddit campaigns from one dashboard." Bad: "The next-gen platform for Reddit growth."

   b. First comment (maker note) (~150-250 words)

   Structure:

   • The story (1-2 sentences): why you built it. First person.
   • What you built (2-3 sentences): what it does in plain words.
   • What's free vs paid (1 sentence): be explicit. "100 free credits / unlimited self-host / free during launch week / etc."
   • Link to demo.
   • Ask for specific feedback (1 sentence): one concrete question, not "let me know what you think".
   • Availability (1 line): "I'll be here answering questions all day."

   c. Feature highlights (3-5 bullets)

   Each <80 chars, benefit-first. Lead with the outcome, not the mechanism.

   Good: "Schedule replies across 50 accounts in one click" Bad: "Uses our proprietary scheduling engine"

5. Show all three artifacts. Cite 2-3 PH launches from the digest you drew tone from.

Output format

Print:

1. Taglines — 3 variants.
2. Maker comment — full text.
3. Feature highlights — bullet list.
4. Reference launches — 2-3 lines, with URLs.

Constraints

• No emojis in the tagline.
• The maker comment can have ONE rocket or sparkle emoji if it fits naturally — never more. Default to zero.
• No "Excited to launch", "Thrilled to share", "Without further ado".
• Mention the free tier explicitly when relevant (PH audience cares).
• Always include the maker availability line ("I'll be answering questions all day" or similar).
• No "the only X that does Y" overclaims.
• No "AI-powered" filler — say what the AI actually does.
• Feature bullets must lead with a verb or outcome, not a noun.