Essential AI Skills Every Product Manager Needs: From Ideation to Data Tracking

1. brainstorming — turn vague ideas into clear proposals

Author : obra (superpowers) | Repo : https://github.com/obra/superpowers

Function : structured dialogue that converts vague ideas into a design proposal.

Core principle : ask one question at a time, like a senior product consultant.

Suggests 2‑3 feasible solutions and recommends one.

Outputs a complete design document covering architecture, data flow, and test strategy.

Intended for the divergent‑thinking stage before writing a PRD.

Applicable scenarios :

New feature concept review

Business process redesign

High‑uncertainty innovation projects

Internal review preparation

Install command :

npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill brainstorming

Usage example :

"I want to create an AI writing assistant; help me brainstorm possible product forms."

2. write-a-prd — professional PRD authoring assistant

Author : mattpocock | Repo : https://github.com/mattpocock/skills

Function : deep‑dialogue interview that clarifies the full scope of requirements and generates a structured PRD.

Probes each design branch as in a product review.

Generates a structured PRD document.

PRD structure :

User‑centric problem

User‑centric solution

User story types

Modules / APIs / architecture

Test scope / strategy

Additional supplements

Applicable scenarios :

New feature requirement writing

Pre‑review alignment

Cross‑team communication

Iteration documentation

Install command :

npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill write-a-prd

Usage example :

"I need a user‑level system with points, badges, and privileges; write a PRD for it."

3. writing-plans — decompose requirements into executable plans

Author : obra (superpowers) | Repo : https://github.com/obra/superpowers

Function : breaks a requirement into ultra‑fine‑grained tasks, each taking 2‑5 minutes.

Plan document includes :

Feature goals

Architecture description (2‑3 sentences)

Tech stack

File‑structure map

Step‑by‑step checklist with code, commands, and expected output

Applicable scenarios :

Project decomposition

Content release planning

Communication with engineering

Use together with brainstorming

Install command :

npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill writing-plans

Usage example :

"Break the user‑growth platform design into executable plans."

4. ab-test-setup — professional A/B experiment design

Author : coreyhaines31 | Repo : https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills

Function : provides a full A/B experiment design workflow, covering hypothesis framing, sample‑size calculation, metric selection, execution standards, and result interpretation.

Avoids pseudo‑experiments and early‑stop problems.

Ensures trustworthy, usable results.

Applicable scenarios :

Page conversion‑rate optimization

Feature rollout gray‑testing

Copy/visual testing

Pricing tests

Install command :

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill ab-test-setup

Usage example :

"Design an A/B test to compare a blue registration button with an orange one."

5. analytics-tracking — event tracking and data collection

Author : coreyhaines31 | Repo : https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills

Function : designs event‑tracking schemes and implements analytics, covering naming conventions, tracking‑plan documents, GTM configuration, UTM strategy, and privacy compliance.

Builds decision‑driven data systems.

Ensures tracking consistency and compliance.

Applicable scenarios :

Product event‑tracking design

Growth experiment tracking

Onboarding funnel analysis

Marketing attribution setup

Install command :

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill analytics-tracking

6. onboarding-cro — new‑user activation optimization

Author : coreyhaines31 | Repo : https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills

Function : optimizes the full activation chain, helps identify the user “Aha” moment, designs onboarding flows, and builds multi‑channel activation operations.

Applicable scenarios :

Improving new‑user activation rates

Designing blank‑state experiences

Onboarding email cadence (24 h / 72 h / Day 7)

Activation experiment design

Install command :

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill onboarding-cro

Usage example :

"What actions do retained users take that churned users don’t?"