scoping-cutting
✓Help users scope projects and cut features effectively. Use when someone is defining an MVP, dealing with scope creep, trying to ship faster, or needs to make tradeoffs about what to build.
Installation
SKILL.md
Help the user scope projects and cut features effectively using frameworks from 15 product leaders.
Use appetite, not estimates Ryan Singer: "We're going to go the other way around and we're going to say, what is the maximum amount of time we're willing to go before we actually finish something?" Set a fixed time budget (appetite) and design a version of the solution that fits within it. Vary scope, not deadlines.
MVP is a validation tool Eric Ries: "MVP is simply for whatever the hypothesis is that we're trying to test, what is the most efficient way to get the validation we need about whether a hypothesis is true or not?" An MVP is not a low-quality product - it's the most efficient way to test a specific hypothesis.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill scoping-cutting- Source
- refoundai/lenny-skills
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- </>Dev Tools
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is scoping-cutting?
Help users scope projects and cut features effectively. Use when someone is defining an MVP, dealing with scope creep, trying to ship faster, or needs to make tradeoffs about what to build. Source: refoundai/lenny-skills.
How do I install scoping-cutting?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill scoping-cutting Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01