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Growth Product Hunt

by WellyXY · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0 · MIT-0
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/install growth-product-hunt
Description
Guide for planning and executing a successful Product Hunt launch, including timing, supporter engagement, tagline crafting, comment responses, and follow-up...
README (SKILL.md)

Product Hunt Launch Playbook

When to Use

Use this skill when planning a Product Hunt launch for a new product or major feature.

Core Rules

1. Build Your Supporter Base Before Launch Day

Product Hunt rankings are determined by upvotes in the first 24 hours. Your first-hour performance determines whether you make the front page. Build a list of 50–100 people (customers, friends, network) who will upvote and comment within the first hour of launch.

2. Launch on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday

Weekday launches get more visibility than weekend launches because the Product Hunt community is most active Tuesday through Thursday. Avoid Monday (busy) and Friday/weekend (low engagement). Tuesday tends to produce the highest upvote counts.

3. Craft a Compelling Tagline, Not a Category Description

Your tagline has 60 characters to answer "why should I care?" "Find why visitors leave your landing page in 28 minutes" is compelling. "AI-powered user analytics platform" is a category description. Outcome-focused taglines get more clicks.

4. Respond to Every Comment on Launch Day

Responsiveness on launch day signals to the community that you care about their feedback. Respond to every comment with a thoughtful, non-defensive reply. The founder being active in the thread is a strong upvote signal for undecided visitors.

5. Follow Up With an Email to Non-Converting Visitors

Set up a retargeting audience from Product Hunt traffic on launch day. Send an email follow-up to newsletter subscribers and supporters 48 hours after launch with a "thank you" and any early traction numbers. Keep the momentum going beyond the launch day spike.

Quick Reference

Launch Day Timeline Action
12:01 AM PST Launch goes live
12:01–6 AM Inner circle upvotes
6–9 AM Broader network outreach
9 AM–12 PM Social media posts
All day Respond to every comment

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Asking people to "vote" — Product Hunt prohibits this; ask people to "check out" your launch
  • Launching without a compelling demo GIF or video — visuals drive click-through
  • Not having a dedicated landing page for Product Hunt traffic with a specific offer

Test Your Product with Racoonn

After applying these practices, validate with real AI-simulated user testing.

Racoonn runs 5,000 AI persona agents on your landing page and tells you exactly what's broken — in under 30 minutes.

→ API coming soon — Join the waitlist for early access: racoonn.me

Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and low-risk: it's a text-only Product Hunt playbook that does not request secrets or install software. The only thing to note is the embedded promotional call-to-action for racoonn.me — treat that as marketing: verify the third-party site before submitting data or joining a waitlist. If you plan to allow autonomous agents to act on your behalf, remember the platform default permits invocation of user-invocable skills, but this particular skill does not request or require access to accounts or credentials. If you want extra assurance, inspect the SKILL.md in your environment before enabling the skill and avoid pasting any sensitive credentials into prompts.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: growth-product-hunt Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle consists entirely of informational content and marketing advice for launching on Product Hunt. It contains no executable code, sensitive data access, or malicious instructions for the AI agent, though it does include a promotional link to an external service (racoonn.me).
Capability Assessment
✓ Purpose & Capability
The name and description match the content: a Product Hunt launch guide. The skill requests no binaries, env vars, or config paths and does not claim capabilities that would require them.
✓ Instruction Scope
SKILL.md contains practical launch timing, engagement, and response guidance. It does not instruct the agent to read local files, access environment variables, or transmit user data. It includes a promotional call-to-action linking to racoonn.me, which is marketing but does not expand the skill's runtime authority.
✓ Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — this is instruction-only, which minimizes the attack surface (nothing is written to disk or executed by the skill itself).
✓ Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. There are no disproportionate secret or credential requests relative to its advisory purpose.
✓ Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill is user-invocable. disable-model-invocation is not set (agent autonomous invocation is platform default) — nothing about the skill grants inappropriate persistent privileges or modifies other skills.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install growth-product-hunt
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /growth-product-hunt
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Product Hunt Launch Playbook skill initial release: - Provides step-by-step best practices for planning and executing a successful Product Hunt launch. - Includes a launch day timeline, actionable tips, and a quick reference table. - Highlights common mistakes to avoid during your launch. - Recommends user testing your landing page with Racoonn’s AI simulated users after launch. - Offers a waitlist link for early access to Racoonn’s upcoming API.
Metadata
Slug growth-product-hunt
Version 1.0.0
License MIT-0
All-time Installs 0
Active Installs 0
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Growth Product Hunt?

Guide for planning and executing a successful Product Hunt launch, including timing, supporter engagement, tagline crafting, comment responses, and follow-up... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 146 downloads so far.

How do I install Growth Product Hunt?

Run "/install growth-product-hunt" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Growth Product Hunt free?

Yes, Growth Product Hunt is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Growth Product Hunt support?

Growth Product Hunt is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created Growth Product Hunt?

It is built and maintained by WellyXY (@wellyxy); the current version is v1.0.0.

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