suede-paywalls
Suede-affiliated in-product monetization design for paywall screens, feature gates, trial-expiry states, usage-limit prompts, and free-to-paid upgrade moments. Use when the user needs trigger timing, message structure, plan presentation, or experiment design after users have experienced value. NOT FOR: public pricing pages (use suede-site-alchemy), tier architecture (use suede-pricing), or cancellation and save flows (use suede-churn-prevention).
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-paywalls --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.
# Suede Paywalls and Upgrade Moments Suede designs in-product monetization around a truthful entitlement boundary and a value-aware moment, not interruption volume. Define when the user has enough context to evaluate an upgrade, what the paid change actually unlocks, and how to test the prompt without obscuring price, consent, or exit. ## 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. **Upgrade Context** - Freemium → Paid? Trial → Paid? Tier upgrade? Feature upsell? Usage limit? 2. **Product Model** - What's free? What's behind paywall? What triggers prompts? Current conversion rate? 3. **User Journey** - When does this appear? What have they experienced? What are they trying to do? --- ## Core Principles ### 1. Value Before Ask - User should have experienced real value first - Upgrade should feel like natural next step - Timing: After "aha mome
- Initial Assessment
- Core Principles
- 1. Value Before Ask
- 2. Show, Don't Just Tell
- 3. Friction-Free Path
- 4. Respect the No
- Paywall Trigger Points
- Feature Gates
- Usage Limits
- Trial Expiration
- Time-Based Prompts
- Paywall Screen Components
- Specific Paywall Types
- Feature Lock Paywall
What does the suede-paywalls skill do?
Suede-affiliated in-product monetization design for paywall screens, feature gates, trial-expiry states, usage-limit prompts, and free-to-paid upgrade moments. Use when the user needs trigger timing, message structure, plan presentation, or experiment design after users have experienced value. NOT FOR: public pricing pages (use suede-site-alchemy), tier architecture (use suede-pricing), or cancellation and save flows (use suede-churn-prevention).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-paywalls --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 JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills, a repository with 165 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.