{"product_id":"unlock-your-projects-north-star-with-ai-powered-guidance","title":"Unlock Your Project's North Star with AI-Powered Guidance","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnlock Your Project's North Star with AI-Powered Guidance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis skill, designed for AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, assists in the early stages of new projects, businesses, or pivots by creating a structured foundational artifact. 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