Know If Its Working

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Know If Its Working skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Know If Its Working is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-08-04

Measure GTM with the metrics that matter (net developer retention, DREAM funnel) instead of vanity numbers. Use when the founder has dashboards full of stars and pageviews but can't tell if go-to-market is working, or is optimizing acquisition over a leaky bucket.

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From the source SKILL.md

Use this when: you're tracking GitHub stars and pageviews and still can't answer "is GTM working?", or you're pouring effort into acquisition while new users quietly churn.

What this skill does

Know If Its Working is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the founder has dashboards full of stars and pageviews but can't tell if go-to-market is working, or is optimizing acquisition over a leaky bucket.

Who uses this skill

The Know If Its Working Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/know-if-its-working/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\know-if-its-working\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Know If Its Working Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/know-if-its-working/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Know If Its Working skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Know If Its Working skill?

Use Know If Its Working when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Know If Its Working" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Know If Its Working skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Know If Its Working is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/AIDevGTM/gtm-cofounder/blob/HEAD/skills/15-know-if-its-working/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: AIDevGTM
Website: https://gtmcofounder.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

AIDevGTM. (2026). Know If Its Working [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/know-if-its-working/

BibTeX

@misc{know-if-its-working-2026,
  author    = {AIDevGTM},
  title     = {Know If Its Working [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/know-if-its-working/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
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