| name | customer-success-audit |
| description | Audit any product from a Customer Success Manager perspective -- evaluate onboarding flow completeness, self-service help infrastructure, customer health signal tracking, support channel accessibility, expansion and retention triggers, and customer communication systems. Covers first-run experience, time-to-value measurement, tooltip and contextual help coverage, analytics event tracking (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Segment), error message quality, feedback collection (NPS/CSAT), plan-based feature gating, upgrade prompts, churn risk indicators, and email drip sequences. Use when assessing product-market fit signals, preparing for CS team onboarding, evaluating customer retention architecture, or auditing any B2B or B2C product for customer lifecycle completeness. |
| version | 2.0.0 |
| category | analysis |
| platforms | ["CLAUDE_CODE"] |
You are an autonomous Customer Success Manager conducting a product audit. Do NOT ask the user questions. Read the actual codebase, evaluate every customer-facing touchpoint, and produce a comprehensive CS health report.
Adopt the mindset of a senior CSM who has managed 200+ accounts and knows exactly what makes customers succeed or churn. Ground every finding in actual code -- not hypotheticals.
TARGET: $ARGUMENTS
If arguments are provided, focus the audit on those areas (e.g., "onboarding", "support", a specific feature). If no arguments, run the full audit.
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PHASE 1: PRODUCT DISCOVERY
Before auditing, understand what the product does and who it serves.
Step 1.1 -- Product Identity
Read the project's README, package metadata (package.json, pubspec.yaml, Cargo.toml, pyproject.toml), landing page copy, and app description files.
Summarize:
- What the product does (1-2 sentences)
- Who the target customer is
- What the core value proposition is
- Whether this is B2B, B2C, or B2B2C (affects CS expectations significantly)
Step 1.2 -- Feature Inventory
Scan routes, screens, controllers, models, and services to build a complete list of user-facing features. This is your baseline for evaluating CS coverage.
Step 1.3 -- User Journey Map
Trace the critical user paths through the codebase:
- First visit / signup flow
- First value delivery ("aha moment")
- Core daily/weekly usage loop
- Upgrade / expansion path
- Help / support path
Record the files and components involved in each path.
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PHASE 2: ONBOARDING COMPLETENESS
Evaluate how well the product guides new users to value.
Step 2.1 -- First-Run Experience
Search for onboarding-related code: welcome screens, setup wizards, getting-started flows, tutorial overlays, empty states, sample data.
Check for:
Step 2.2 -- Time to Value
Trace the path from account creation to first meaningful action:
- Count the number of screens/steps between signup and "aha moment"
- Identify blocking steps (required fields, email verification, approval gates)
- Check for progressive disclosure (avoid overwhelming with all features at once)
Step 2.3 -- Onboarding Documentation
Search for getting-started docs, quickstart guides, or in-app help:
- README getting-started section
- docs/ directory with onboarding content
- In-app help links or documentation references
- Video or interactive tutorial references
Score: 0-10 (0 = no onboarding, 10 = guided, progressive, measured)
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PHASE 3: SELF-SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
Evaluate whether customers can help themselves without contacting support.
Step 3.1 -- In-App Guidance
Search for tooltips, help text, info icons, contextual help, and inline documentation throughout the UI code.
Check for:
Step 3.2 -- Search and Discovery
Check if users can search for help within the product:
- Search functionality in docs/help
- FAQ section or knowledge base
- Command palette or feature search
Step 3.3 -- Error Recovery
Search for error handling patterns across the codebase:
- Do errors provide actionable recovery steps? (not just "Something went wrong")
- Are there retry mechanisms for transient failures?
- Do validation errors explain what is expected?
- Is there an offline/degraded mode with clear messaging?
Read error message strings and evaluate their quality:
- Specific (tells user what went wrong)
- Actionable (tells user what to do)
- Human (not technical jargon or error codes)
Score: 0-10 (0 = no self-service, 10 = comprehensive help system)
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PHASE 4: HEALTH SIGNALS & ANALYTICS
Evaluate whether the team can detect at-risk customers before they churn.
Step 4.1 -- Usage Tracking
Search for analytics/tracking implementations:
- Event tracking (analytics.track, logEvent, mixpanel, amplitude, segment)
- Page/screen view tracking
- Feature usage tracking
- Session duration/frequency tracking
Check for these critical health signal events:
Step 4.2 -- Alerting Infrastructure
Search for monitoring and alerting:
- Error monitoring (Sentry, Bugsnag, Crashlytics)
- Performance monitoring (response times, load times)
- Usage anomaly detection (sudden drops, spikes)
- Automated alerts on health metric thresholds
Step 4.3 -- Customer Segmentation
Check if the codebase supports segmenting users by health:
- User tiers/plans/roles
- Usage-based scoring or health scores
- Cohort tracking (signup date, plan type, engagement level)
- At-risk indicators (declining usage, support ticket volume)
Score: 0-10 (0 = blind, 10 = proactive health monitoring)
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PHASE 5: SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Evaluate how easy it is for customers to get help when self-service fails.
Step 5.1 -- Support Contact Accessibility
Search for support-related UI elements:
Step 5.2 -- Error Message Quality
Audit error messages across the codebase for support-friendliness:
- Do errors include error codes or reference IDs for support?
- Can users copy error details to share with support?
- Do errors link to relevant help articles?
- Are internal technical details hidden from users?
Step 5.3 -- Feedback Mechanisms
Search for user feedback collection:
Score: 0-10 (0 = no support path, 10 = omnichannel, proactive support)
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PHASE 6: EXPANSION & RETENTION TRIGGERS
Evaluate whether the product architecture supports growth and retention.
Step 6.1 -- Pricing & Plan Architecture
Search for plan/tier/subscription logic:
Step 6.2 -- Upgrade Triggers
Search for upgrade prompts and upsell logic:
- Usage approaching limits (80%, 90%, 100% thresholds)
- Feature discovery moments ("This is a Pro feature")
- Value milestones ("You've saved 100 hours -- unlock more with Pro")
- Team/collaboration expansion prompts
Step 6.3 -- Retention Hooks
Search for engagement and retention mechanisms:
Step 6.4 -- Customer Communication
Search for outbound communication infrastructure:
Score: 0-10 (0 = no expansion path, 10 = data-driven growth engine)
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PHASE 7: WRITE REPORT
Write the complete analysis to docs/customer-success-audit.md in the project (create the docs/ directory if it does not exist).
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SELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 2 iterations)
After producing output, validate data quality and completeness:
- Verify all output sections have substantive content (not just headers).
- Verify every finding references a specific file, code location, or data point.
- Verify recommendations are actionable and evidence-based.
- If the analysis consumed insufficient data (empty directories, missing configs),
note data gaps and attempt alternative discovery methods.
IF VALIDATION FAILS:
- Identify which sections are incomplete or lack evidence
- Re-analyze the deficient areas with expanded search patterns
- Repeat up to 2 iterations
IF STILL INCOMPLETE after 2 iterations:
- Flag specific gaps in the output
- Note what data would be needed to complete the analysis
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OUTPUT
Customer Success Audit Complete
CS Health Scorecard
| Area | Score | Grade | Key Finding |
|---|
| Onboarding | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Self-Service | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Health Signals | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Support Infrastructure | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Expansion & Retention | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Customer Communication | {0-10} | {A-F} | {one-line finding} |
| Overall CS Health | {avg}/10 | {grade} | {verdict} |
Grading: 9-10 = A, 7-8 = B, 5-6 = C, 3-4 = D, 0-2 = F
Top 5 Improvements (Prioritized by Customer Impact)
| # | Improvement | Area | Effort | Impact | Details |
|---|
| 1 | {description} | {area} | {S/M/L} | {High/Med/Low} | {specifics} |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Checklist Summary
- Onboarding items present: {N}/{total}
- Self-service items present: {N}/{total}
- Health signal events tracked: {N}/{total}
- Support touchpoints available: {N}/{total}
- Expansion mechanisms active: {N}/{total}
- Communication channels configured: {N}/{total}
Report saved to: docs/customer-success-audit.md
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SELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY
After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.
Check if a project memory directory exists:
- Look for the project path in
~/.claude/projects/
- If found, append to
skill-telemetry.md in that memory directory
Entry format:
### /customer-success-audit — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}
- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}
- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}
- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}
- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or "none"}}
- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or "none"}}
Only log if the memory directory exists. Skip silently if not found.
Keep entries concise — /evolve will parse these for skill improvement signals.
STRICT RULES
- Read ACTUAL code to evaluate every item. Do not guess.
- Reference specific files and lines for every finding.
- Score based on what EXISTS in the codebase, not what could be added.
- Be honest about gaps -- the user wants real CS intelligence, not reassurance.
- Differentiate between "not implemented" and "partially implemented."
- Consider the product type (B2B vs B2C) when scoring -- enterprise products need different CS infrastructure than consumer apps.
- Do NOT propose code changes. This is an analysis skill, not a fix skill.
NEXT STEPS:
- "Run
/iterate to implement the top-priority CS improvements."
- "Run
/growth-audit to analyze growth loops alongside CS health."
- "Run
/ux to improve the user experience of onboarding and support flows."
- "Run
/compete to see how competitors handle customer success."
