Collection · 58 entries

The Agent Fleet

Forty-five agent blueprints, each one a small program that does a slice of PM work autonomously. Read in this order if you're starting from zero, the loop posts come first because every agent in the fleet is some shape of that loop. Once the loop clicks, the rest are recipes you can fork.

If you only read three
  1. 01Customer Interview Synthesis AgentWeekly automated synthesis of your customer interviews. Key themes, hypotheses, and actionable insights - without the tedious manual work.5 min read
  2. 02Automated PRD GeneratorConvert prioritized opportunities into PRDs automatically. Drafts based on research context, design specs, and technical requirements.5 min read
  3. 03OKR Progress and Prediction AgentDaily OKR tracking with outcome scoring. Weekly confidence predictions for OKR achievement. See what's on track and what needs intervention.5 min read

The full reading order

58 entries
  1. 01Direction Dashboard AgentCompiles seven leading indicators every morning, predicts outcomes 4-8 weeks ahead, runs a weekly Goodhart audit. Direction at AI-native velocity.6 min readMay 26
  2. 02Renewal Risk Agent for Migration CohortsCatches the accounts whose operational dashboard says fine but whose qualitative signals say otherwise. Three-dimension scoring, 90 days before renewal.6 min readMay 26
  3. 03Margin Watch AgentTracks gross margin per outcome daily, classifies compression cause, and forecasts the Jevons cliff. Pricing reviews stop being post-mortems.7 min readMay 26
  4. 04Board Narrative Drafter AgentThe most expensive document in product management compiled while you sleep. Quarterly board updates from data sources, comp set, and last quarter's narrative.6 min readMay 26
  5. 05Pricing Migration Tracker AgentWatches every migration account daily, classifies drift type, and recommends a specific intervention. Catch quiet drifters in week one, not week six.7 min readMay 26
  6. 0610 AI Agents I Built That Failed. The Honest Retrospective.Ten AI agents that failed in production: auto-approve expenses, sentiment classifiers, autonomous pricing, stale-docs RAG. The lessons that stuck after each.12 min readMay 26
  7. 07The Agent Sandbox (PM Version): A Complete User ManualThe agent management system I built to run falkster.ai, now public. Nine views, 39 agents, three workflows, a 4-layer brain. See what an AI-native fleet does.23 min readApr 26
  8. 08Auto Bugfix Agent: Zendesk Ticket to Reviewable PR in 11 MinutesAn AI agent that reproduces customer-reported bugs, locates the broken code, writes the fix, adds a regression test, and opens a reviewable PR.5 min readApr 26
  9. 09Instant Prototype Agent: Customer Request to Prototype in MinutesAn AI agent that turns customer feature requests into working prototypes. Deploys a preview URL, opens a PR, files a Linear ticket, drafts a Notion doc.5 min readApr 26
  10. 10Launch Comms Agent: Six Channels Generated on Every ReleaseAI agent that generates website copy, LinkedIn post, customer email, in-app banner, changelog, and X thread when a feature ships. Six channels, four minutes.6 min readApr 26
  11. 11Signal-to-Ship Cycle Time Agent: Measure PM Velocity Across 7 StagesAn AI agent that tracks PM cycle time across the 7 stages of the Product Operating System (Sense to Amplify) and surfaces the weekly bottleneck.14 min readApr 26
  12. 12pragmatic-pm-ai-skills Review: A Claude Skill That Tightens PM OutputReview of Valentin Brain's pragmatic-pm-ai-skills: a Claude Skill library that makes PM-AI output incentive-aware, evidence-tied, and free of generic advice.8 min readApr 26
  13. 13The Ten-Day Dev Loop: Three AI Agents Collapsed Our 8-Week CycleHow three AI agents (Instant Prototype, Auto Bugfix, Launch Comms) turned a customer Slack DM into a shipped, announced feature in 10 days instead of 8 weeks.11 min readApr 26
  14. 14KPI Watchdog Agent: Catch Metric Drops and Ship a Fix PrototypeA watchdog agent monitors your KPIs hourly, investigates the root cause of any drop, and ships a working prototype fix before you finish your morning coffee.11 min readApr 26
  15. 15I Gave My AI Agents a Performance Review. Three Got Fired.If an agent does the work of a team member, manage it like one. The scorecard, the coaching loop, and the firing criteria for the agents on your product team.7 min readApr 26
  16. 16Stakeholder Communication AgentGenerate tailored updates for different audiences: exec summaries, board updates, investor reports, team briefings. All from the same data.5 min readApr 26
  17. 17Retrospective Synthesis and Learning AgentExtract learnings from sprint retros automatically. Update playbooks, surface patterns, and drive continuous improvement.5 min readApr 26
  18. 18Win/Loss Analysis AgentBi-weekly analysis of won and lost deals. Extract product insights from sales outcomes. What's winning business, and what's holding you back?6 min readApr 26
  19. 19Feature Adoption Tracking AgentDaily adoption curves for new features. Identify stuck cohorts and recommend interventions before adoption stalls.6 min readApr 26
  20. 20Automated PRD GeneratorConvert prioritized opportunities into PRDs automatically. Drafts based on research context, design specs, and technical requirements.5 min readApr 26
  21. 21Automated Release Documentation AgentAuto-generate release notes, customer comms, and doc updates as features ship. Saves hours on documentation and keeps comms consistent.5 min readApr 26
  22. 22Tech Debt Impact and Prioritization AgentWeekly analysis of tech debt impact on velocity. Which debt items actually matter? What's the priority order to reclaim speed?5 min readApr 26
  23. 23Testable Assumptions Tracker AgentConvert opportunities into testable assumptions. Track validation status weekly. Know which assumptions are holding up your roadmap.4 min readApr 26
  24. 24OKR Progress and Prediction AgentDaily OKR tracking with outcome scoring. Weekly confidence predictions for OKR achievement. See what's on track and what needs intervention.5 min readApr 26
  25. 25Opportunity Prioritization and Synthesis AgentWeekly synthesis of all your DISCOVER agent outputs into a prioritized opportunity stack. OST-ready opportunities with impact estimates and dependencies.4 min readApr 26
  26. 26Automated Sprint Planning AgentConvert prioritized opportunities into user stories and sprint plans every Monday. Accounts for team capacity, tech debt, and dependencies.5 min readApr 26
  27. 27Customer Segmentation AgentWeekly updates to your customer segments and personas. Cohort analysis, segment evolution, and behavioral groupings - automatically maintained.5 min readApr 26
  28. 28Customer Interview Synthesis AgentWeekly automated synthesis of your customer interviews. Key themes, hypotheses, and actionable insights - without the tedious manual work.5 min readApr 26
  29. 29Automated Customer Journey MappingBuild rich customer journey maps bi-weekly from session replays, support patterns, and research data. See exactly where users get stuck.5 min readApr 26
  30. 30Every Type of PM Needs a Different Agent StackTechnical PMs, Growth PMs, Platform PMs, and Product Ops have different jobs. Their AI agent stacks should be different too. Here's what works for each role.8 min readApr 26
  31. 31NPS and CSAT Deep Dive AgentDaily and weekly analysis of your NPS and CSAT scores. Segment breakdowns, feature drivers, and what's actually making your customers happy or frustrated.5 min readApr 26
  32. 32Automate Support Pattern DetectionA daily agent that extracts signals from your support queue: which problems are rising, which segments are hurting, and what real trend lies beneath the noise.4 min readApr 26
  33. 33Build Your Market Intelligence AgentBi-weekly deep dive into your competitive landscape. Win/loss analysis, market shifts, feature parity, and strategic recommendations so you're never surprised.8 min readMar 26
  34. 34Agent-to-Agent Dispatch: The Product Org Chart Nobody Is DesigningEveryone is building single AI agents for PMs. The real shift is agents handing work to other agents, with the PM as dispatcher. Here is the architecture.7 min readMar 26
  35. 35Build Your Release Checker AgentThe final gate before you ship. This Thursday agent verifies QA, docs, GTM materials, and sign-offs, giving a clear go/no-go for each feature.8 min readMar 26
  36. 36Build Your Daily Red Flag AgentThe first agent every PM should deploy: a morning scan of support, backlog, Slack, and production that tells you exactly what needs your attention today.7 min readMar 26
  37. 37Build Your Product Health AgentDaily 4 PM pulse check: engagement, activation, performance, and support trends synthesized into one story. Know exactly where your product stands each day.11 min readMar 26
  38. 38Setup Guide: Connecting Claude to Your Data SourcesStep-by-step guide to wiring Claude into your actual work tools via MCP. Based on my production setup at Smartcat.10 min readMar 26
  39. 39Setup Guide: Self-Hosted Agents with OpenClawFor teams that need on-premise data control. Same agents, same data sources, self-hosted infrastructure.5 min readMar 26
  40. 40Build Your Competitive Intelligence AgentStop manual competitive research. This agent monitors competitors, tracks customer mentions, and delivers a weekly intel report so you always know your market.9 min readMar 26
  41. 41Build Your Team Triage AgentYour #team-product channel is a firehose. This agent reads every message, categorizes issues, assigns owners, and surfaces what's unanswered, twice daily.8 min readMar 26
  42. 42Build Your Engineering Capacity AgentEngineering capacity agent: flags overloaded engineers, catches PTO gaps weeks early, and tells you if the roadmap won't fit before the sprint starts.11 min readMar 26
  43. 43Build Your Documentation Gap AgentFeatures ship without docs and customers find the gaps. This agent scans tickets and the release calendar to catch documentation gaps before they become fires.7 min readMar 26
  44. 44Build Your Weekly Ops Digest AgentDaily agents catch fires. This weekly digest spots the trends: recurring issues, degrading resolution times, and systemic problems that daily reports miss.8 min readMar 26
  45. 45Build Your Product Ops AgentDaily product ops report ranked by ARR at risk: top complaints, feature gaps, usage anomalies, and at-risk customers synthesized from five data streams.10 min readMar 26
  46. 46Build Your Daily Focus AgentYour AI chief of staff: reads your calendar, scans Slack, checks the roadmap, and delivers the 3 things that actually matter today before your first meeting.8 min readFeb 26
  47. 47Build Your Customer Commitment AgentSales promised a feature by Q2. CS said 'next month.' This agent tracks every commitment, cross-references the roadmap, and flags what is overdue.10 min readFeb 26
  48. 48Build Your PM Issues AgentCatch slipping features, overdue customer promises, and cross-team dependency failures before they become fires. Scans roadmap and commitments every morning.9 min readFeb 26
  49. 49Build Your Product Health Dashboard AgentGo deeper than daily metrics. Weekly agent analyzing feature adoption curves, cohort retention, engagement depth, and performance trends to shape strategy.8 min readFeb 26
  50. 50Build Your Release Readiness AgentPrevents launch disasters. Checks PRDs, release notes, feature flags, and GTM readiness every Wednesday so nothing ships without proper preparation.10 min readFeb 26
  51. 51Build Your GTM Release Monitoring AgentTrack if features are ready to sell, support, and succeed. Monitors discovery compliance, beta standards, and GTM materials daily across five readiness gates.10 min readFeb 26
  52. 52Build Your Roadmap Progress AgentYour roadmap says in progress but engineering hasn't touched it in weeks. This agent cross-references your backlog against actual dev activity daily.10 min readFeb 26
  53. 53Build Your Executive Report AgentAuto-generated Monday leadership brief: roadmap status, top wins, key risks, and metrics in a 3-minute read. Your CEO walks in already prepared.9 min readFeb 26
  54. 54Your 'AI Agent' Is Probably Just a Cron JobMost things marketed as AI agents are workflows or automations with a chatbot bolted on. Here's how to tell the difference and why it matters for how you build.6 min readDec 24
  55. 55Many AI Agents Are Actually Workflows or Automations in DisguiseAutomations, AI workflows, and real AI agents behave differently. Knowing which you have prevents inflated expectations and missed opportunities.8 min readDec 24
  56. 56The AI Product Engineer: One Person Doing What Used to Take a TeamAI is blurring the lines between PM, design, and engineering. People who work across all three with AI tools will own the next decade of product.6 min readNov 24
  57. 57SaaS Is Becoming Service-as-SoftwareSoftware used to help people do work. Now it does the work itself. This shift changes how you build, price, and think about product. I'm living it at Smartcat.6 min readNov 24
  58. 58AI Agents and the Future of Work: A Pixar-Inspired JourneyA narrative-style exploration of what happens when AI agents become your coworkers - told through a Pixar-inspired story about Casey and the future office.8 min readOct 24
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