When should I use the Form Factor Audit skill?

Use it during the discovery or design phase of a new project, or when deciding how an existing application should notify users or automate their work.

How does this Claude Code skill help with product planning?

It provides a standardized scoring rubric and decision tree to remove bias from platform selection, helping teams focus on the smallest shippable surface with the highest user leverage.

Does it provide implementation advice?

Yes, for every recommended form factor, the skill provides a complexity estimate and identifies a 'first slice'—the smallest shippable version of the feature for that platform.

What is a Form Factor Audit?

A Form Factor Audit is a structured evaluation process that determines the most effective platform—such as mobile, Slack, GitHub, or a browser extension—to host a specific application or feature.

Form Factor Auditor

Name: Form Factor Auditor
Author: phrazzld

byphrazzld

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Productivity & Workflow

Evaluates and prioritizes the most effective product form factors, such as mobile apps, Slack integrations, GitHub apps, or browser extensions, to maximize user leverage.

The Form Factor Audit skill helps product teams and developers move beyond 'web-app default' thinking by systematically evaluating which deployment channels offer the highest automation leverage and workflow fit. By scoring projects against specific criteria like offline capabilities, team notification loops, and PR automation, this skill generates a prioritized roadmap. It provides structured rationales, complexity estimates, and 'first slice' implementation targets, ensuring you choose the smallest form factor that maximizes user pull and integration into existing daily workflows.

Key Features

01Complexity assessments (Low, Medium, High) for each recommended channel

025 GitHub stars

03Analysis of push notifications, sensor needs, and team approval flows

04Rubric-based scoring for Mobile, Slack, GitHub, and Browser Extension fit

05Decision tree logic to identify primary deployment environments

06Prioritized implementation roadmap with 'First Slice' ship targets

Use Cases

01Evaluating if a productivity tool provides more value as a browser extension or a mobile app

02Planning the MVP surface area for internal team automation and notification bots

03Determining if a new developer tool should be a GitHub App or a standalone dashboard

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add phrazzld/claude-config form-factor-audit

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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