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Mom Test

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Mom Test 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. Mom Test is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: design-system-ui · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Talk to customers without leading them using Mom Test rules: discuss their life not your idea, ask about specifics in the past, and talk less. Use when the user mentions "customer interviews", "validate my idea", "users say they want it but don''t buy", "leading questions", or "The Mom Test". Covers commitment and advancement, avoiding compliments, and extracting signal from noise. For product-market fit, see jobs-to-be-done. For rapid prototype testing, see design-sprint.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Mom Test includes pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 3,258 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: onfire7777
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Product · design-system-ui
Indexed related skills: 10

How Mom Test fits the catalog

Mom Test sits in the Product category under the design-system-ui sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Framework for having useful customer conversations that won't lead you astray. Based on a fundamental truth: everyone is lying to you -- not because they're malicious, but because you're asking the wrong questions. Your mom will tell you your idea is great because she loves you. Investors, friends, and even potential customers will do the same. The Mom Test provides rules for asking questions so good that even your mom can't lie to you.

What this skill does

Mom Test is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the design-system-ui sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/mom-test/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user mentions "customer interviews", "validate my idea", "users say they want it but don''t buy", "leading questions", or "The Mom Test". Covers commitment and advancement, avoiding compliments, and extracting signal from noise.

Who uses this skill

The Mom Test Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ 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/mom-test
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/mom-test/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/mom-test/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/mom-test/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Mom Test Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Mom Test 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 Mom Test skill?

Use Mom Test when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the design system ui 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 Mom Test" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Mom Test 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. Mom Test is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/onfire7777/universal-ai-skills-library/blob/HEAD/skills/mom-test/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: onfire7777

Cite this skill

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

APA

onfire7777. (2026). Mom Test [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/mom-test/

BibTeX

@misc{mom-test-2026,
  author    = {onfire7777},
  title     = {Mom Test [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/mom-test/}
}

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