apply-yc

Help founders write, draft, critique, and improve their Y Combinator application. Trigger on: YC, Y Combinator, applying to YC, YC application questions (50-char pitch, founder video, wildcard hack, impressive thing), YC interview, batch deadlines, Paul Graham essay, Requests for Startups. Also trigger for pitch help matching YC framing (what do you make, what's new, competitors, revenue) even without YC named. Built on PG's essay, partner advice (Seibel, Tan, Caldwell, Livingston), real applications (Dropbox S07, Basedash S20), 2025-2026 YC priorities. Drafts actual answers, not advice.

Auto-fill the YC application form using Playwright. Requires a completed FOUNDER_PROFILE from the founder-profile skill. Trigger when a founder says "fill out the form", "fill in my YC application", "let's submit", or "open the YC form". Claude fills every field, founder approves each section, founder clicks all submit/save/advance buttons.

Strategic discovery before a YC application. Trigger when a founder wants to apply to YC, says "let's start my application", "help me apply", or "fill out the form". Runs discovery, identifies strongest angles and critical gaps, then hands off to yc-application for drafting. Does NOT draft answers - that is yc-application's job. Does NOT fill the form - that is form-fill's job.

Welcome and orient a founder when they first install or open the apply-yc plugin. Trigger on: "how does this work", "what can you do", "help me get started", "I just installed this", or when a founder opens Claude Code and the apply-yc plugin is active but no other skill has been triggered yet. Runs once to orient the founder, then hands off to the right skill.