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Customer Success Playbook
Build and run a customer success operation for B2B SaaS. Covers the full lifecycle: onboarding, health scoring, QBRs, churn prevention, and expansion revenue.
When to Use
- Setting up a CS function from scratch
- Designing onboarding flows for new customers
- Building health score models
- Preparing QBR templates and cadences
- Creating churn intervention playbooks
- Planning expansion and upsell motions
Workflow
1. Assess Current State
Ask the user:
- Company stage (seed, Series A, growth, scale)
- Current ARR and customer count
- Average contract value (ACV)
- Current CS team size (or zero)
- Primary churn reasons if known
2. Design Lifecycle Stages
Map the customer journey:
| Stage | Duration | Owner | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboarding | Days 0-30 | CS Lead | Time to First Value |
| Adoption | Days 30-90 | CSM | Feature adoption % |
| Retention | Ongoing | CSM | Health score, NRR |
| Expansion | Trigger-based | CSM + AE | Expansion MRR |
| Renewal | T-90 days | CSM | Renewal rate |
| Advocacy | Post-renewal | CS Lead | NPS, referrals |
3. Build Health Score
Weight these signals (0-100 composite):
- Product usage (25%): DAU/MAU ratio
- Feature breadth (15%): Features used vs available
- Support load (15%): Ticket volume and sentiment
- Executive engagement (15%): Meeting frequency
- Satisfaction (10%): NPS or CSAT
- Growth signals (10%): Seat/usage expansion
- Payment (10%): On-time history
Thresholds: 80+ healthy, 60-79 monitor, 40-59 at-risk, \x3C40 critical.
4. Create Onboarding Checklist
Week 1: Foundation (kickoff, tech setup, admin training, define 3 success outcomes) Week 2-3: Activation (user training, configure workflows, first quick win) Week 4: Handoff (retrospective, baseline metrics, ongoing cadence)
TTFV target: \x3C14 days SMB, \x3C30 days Enterprise.
5. QBR Template
45-minute agenda:
- Results recap with ROI numbers (10 min)
- Usage insights and underused features (10 min)
- Roadmap preview — relevant items only (5 min)
- Their priorities and business changes (15 min)
- Action items with owners and dates (5 min)
Rule: Never present a QBR without a quantified ROI number.
6. Churn Prevention Tiers
- Tier 1 (score 60-79): Automated nudges, CSM alerted
- Tier 2 (score 40-59): Personal outreach within 48h, 30-day recovery plan
- Tier 3 (score \x3C40): Executive escalation within 24h, concession options ready
Early warnings: usage drop >30%, champion departure, competitor mentions, missed calls.
7. Expansion Playbook
Signals: health >80, seats >85% utilized, new use cases in QBRs, champion promoted.
| Play | Trigger | Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Seat expansion | >85% utilization | Right-size conversation |
| Feature upsell | Repeated workarounds | Demo the real solution |
| New department | Champion referral | Joint intro meeting |
| Tier upgrade | Hitting plan limits | Show per-user savings |
| Multi-year | Healthy + renewal due | Discount for commitment |
CSM expansion target: 20-30% of new ARR. NRR target: 110-120%.
8. CSM Capacity Model
- Enterprise ($100K+ ACV): 10-15 accounts, high-touch, monthly QBRs
- Mid-Market ($25-100K): 25-40 accounts, medium-touch, quarterly QBRs
- SMB ($5-25K): 50-80 accounts, tech-touch + pooled, semi-annual QBRs
- Self-serve (\x3C$5K): Automated digital-only
9. Output Deliverables
Generate for the user:
- Customer lifecycle map
- Health score model with weights
- Onboarding checklist (customized to their product)
- QBR template and prep checklist
- Churn intervention playbook with escalation tiers
- Expansion signal list and plays
- CSM capacity plan
- Metrics dashboard spec (NRR, GRR, TTFV, health coverage, QBR rate)
Key Metrics
| Metric | Target |
|---|---|
| Net Revenue Retention | >110% |
| Gross Revenue Retention | >90% |
| Time to First Value | \x3C14d SMB / \x3C30d Enterprise |
| Health Score Coverage | 100% |
| QBR Completion | >85% |
| NPS | >50 |
Resources
- Industry-specific AI agent context packs: https://afrexai-cto.github.io/context-packs/
- AI Revenue Leak Calculator: https://afrexai-cto.github.io/ai-revenue-calculator/
- Agent Setup Wizard: https://afrexai-cto.github.io/agent-setup/
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install afrexai-customer-success - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/afrexai-customer-success - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Customer Success Playbook?
Complete customer success, retention, and expansion revenue system. Use for churn prevention, health scoring, onboarding optimization, QBR preparation, expan... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 771 downloads so far.
How do I install Customer Success Playbook?
Run "/install afrexai-customer-success" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Customer Success Playbook free?
Yes, Customer Success Playbook is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Customer Success Playbook support?
Customer Success Playbook is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Customer Success Playbook?
It is built and maintained by 1kalin (@1kalin); the current version is v1.1.0.