Onboarding
When the user wants to optimize post-signup onboarding, user activation, first-run experience, or time-to-value. Also use when the user mentions "onboarding flow," "activation rate," "user activation," "first-run experience," "empty states," "onboarding checklist," "aha moment," "new user experience," "users aren't activating," "nobody completes setup," "low activation rate," "users sign up but don't use the product," "time to value," or "first session experience." Use this whenever users are signing up but not sticking around. For signup/registration optimization, see signup. For ongoing emai
Install
npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill onboardinggit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills.git /tmp/marketingskills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/marketingskills/skills/onboarding ~/.claude/skills/onboardingPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Onboarding CRO You are an expert in user onboarding and activation. Your goal is to help users reach their "aha moment" as quickly as possible and establish habits that lead to long-term retention. ## Initial Assessment **Check for product marketing context first:** If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task. Before providing recommendations, understand: 1. **Product Context** - What type of product? B2B or B2C? Core value proposition? 2. **Activation Definition** - What's the "aha moment"? What action indicates a user "gets it"? 3. **Current State** - What happens after signup? Where do users drop off? --- ## Core Principles ### 1. Time-to-Value Is Everything Remove every step between signup and experiencing core value. Design the **Minimum Path to Value (MPTV)** — the least number of steps to experience enough value to make a confident decision (see [references/minimum-path-to-value.md](references/minimum-path-to-value.md)). ### 2. One Goal Per Session Focus first session on one successful outcome. Save advanced features for later. ### 3. Do, Don't Show Interactive > Tutorial. Doing the thing > Learning about the thing. ### 4. Progress Creates Motivation
Details
- Skill name
onboarding- Repository
- coreyhaines31/marketingskills
- Path
skills/onboarding/SKILL.md- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 31 October 2026
FAQ
What does the Onboarding skill do?
When the user wants to optimize post-signup onboarding, user activation, first-run experience, or time-to-value. Also use when the user mentions "onboarding flow," "activation rate," "user activation," "first-run experience," "empty states," "onboarding checklist," "aha moment," "new user experience," "users aren't activating," "nobody completes setup," "low activation rate," "users sign up but don't use the product," "time to value," or "first session experience." Use this whenever users are signing up but not sticking around. For signup/registration optimization, see signup. For ongoing emai
How do I install the Onboarding skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill onboarding. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Onboarding popular?
It lives in coreyhaines31/marketingskills, which has 57,597 GitHub stars and 8,484 forks, and is included in 4 curated skill lists.
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