make-playbook
Indie maker playbook for bootstrapped apps inspired by Pieter Levels' MAKE: The Indie Maker Blueprint. Use when a user is starting or sizing an app idea, choosing what to build next, building a minimal product, preparing a launch, diagnosing stalled growth, deciding pricing or monetization, automating operations, maintaining a per-app MAKE.md tracker, or evaluating whether to sell a product.
npx skills add tamdogood/builder-essential-skills --skill make-playbook --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# MAKE Playbook Use this skill as a stage-specific operating system for solo and bootstrapped software products. It is an original checklist and diagnostic system inspired by Pieter Levels' *MAKE: The Indie Maker Blueprint*; it is not a substitute for the book. Keep attribution intact when reusing the references. ## Stage Model Idea -> Build -> Launch -> Grow -> Monetize -> Automate -> Exit Always treat `references/ethos.md` as the standing frame for bootstrapping, persistence, and ethical constraints. Load it once per session when it has not already been read. Its constraints override stage tactics: no fake engagement, fake reviews, dishonest growth hacks, user-hostile monetization, or selling user data. ## Workflow 1. Identify the app and current stage. If the user has not named the app or the current situation, ask one concise question. If a `MAKE.md` file exists in the project root, read it first because it may already contain this state. 2. Load the current stage reference. Load one adjacent stage when the question is on a boundary, such as build/launch for "is this ready to launch" or grow/monetize for "traffic but no revenue." 3. Apply the reference to the user's specific ap
- Stage Model
- Workflow
- Reference Routing
- Tracker Handling
- Response Shape
What does the make-playbook skill do?
Indie maker playbook for bootstrapped apps inspired by Pieter Levels' MAKE: The Indie Maker Blueprint. Use when a user is starting or sizing an app idea, choosing what to build next, building a minimal product, preparing a launch, diagnosing stalled growth, deciding pricing or monetization, automating operations, maintaining a per-app MAKE.md tracker, or evaluating whether to sell a product.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add tamdogood/builder-essential-skills --skill make-playbook --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From tamdogood/builder-essential-skills, a repository with 90 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.