seven-powers
Use when asked to "7 Powers", "build a competitive moat", "analyze defensibility", "find sustainable advantage", "economic moats", or "Hamilton Helmer framework". Helps identify durable competitive advantages. The 7 Powers framework (created by Hamilton Helmer) reveals the economic structures that protect business value from competition.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/pmprompt/claude-plugin-product-management --skill seven-powers- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads seven-powers automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Domain Context
This skill implements a proven product management framework. The approach combines best practices from industry leaders and is designed for practical application in day-to-day PM work.
Input Requirements
- Context about your product, feature, or problem
- Relevant data, research, or constraints (recommended but optional)
- Clear articulation of what you're trying to achieve
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
What It Is
7 Powers is a framework for understanding sustainable competitive advantage. The core insight: Business value comes from possessing an attribute that produces higher returns than competitors AND a barrier that prevents competitors from arbitraging it away.
Power = Benefit + Barrier
Warren Buffett famously said: "In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable moats." Power is understanding what makes something a castle (the benefit) versus a shack, and what makes the moat unbreachable (the barrier).
The key shift: Move from asking "What's our competitive advantage?" to asking "What economic structure creates durable differential returns?"
When to Use It
Use 7 Powers when you need to:
- Evaluate a business's long-term defensibility (investment decisions, competitive analysis)
- Design a startup for durability (not just product-market fit)
- Understand why incumbents can't respond to your disruptive move
- Prioritize strategic initiatives based on what builds power
- Identify whether you actually have a moat or just operational excellence
- Plan second acts (new business lines that could develop power)
- Win market share battles in high-growth phases
When Not to Use It
- You don't have product-market fit yet
- The business is purely commodity with no differentiation possible
- You want to justify a strategy you've already decided on
- You're optimizing operations (power is about structure, not execution)
Resources
Books:
- 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer
- Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
- Competition Demystified by Bruce Greenwald
Further Reading
FAQ
What does the seven-powers skill do?
Use when asked to "7 Powers", "build a competitive moat", "analyze defensibility", "find sustainable advantage", "economic moats", or "Hamilton Helmer framework". Helps identify durable competitive advantages. The 7 Powers framework (created by Hamilton Helmer) reveals the economic structures that protect business value from competition.
How do I install seven-powers?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/pmprompt/claude-plugin-product-management --skill seven-powers in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/seven-powers/ (personal) or .claude/skills/seven-powers/ (project).
Which AI agents can use seven-powers?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is seven-powers safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains seven-powers?
It is published by pmprompt in pmprompt/claude-plugin-product-management. It has 355 recorded installs.
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