# VIRAL GROWTH ROADMAP

**Initiative:** INITIATIVE-011A  
**Date:** 2026-06-23  
**Horizon:** 365 days (June 2026 → June 2027)

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## Initiatives Ranked by ROI

| Rank | Initiative | Effort | Impact | ROI |
|------|-----------|--------|--------|-----|
| 1 | Interactive Skill Explorer (web) | HIGH | CRITICAL | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2 | Show HN launch post | LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3 | Goal-to-Blueprint Generator V1 | LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4 | Contributor Scoreboard | LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5 | 50 Good First Issues seeded | LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 6 | GitHub Discussions enabled | VERY LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 7 | 10 Learning Paths launched | MEDIUM | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 8 | ReAct vs LATS benchmark post (HN + Reddit + LinkedIn) | LOW | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 9 | Battle-Test 100 Mission launch | MEDIUM | HIGH | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 10 | PyPI page optimization | VERY LOW | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 11 | YouTube founder explainer video | MEDIUM | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 12 | Dev.to article series | LOW | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 13 | Reddit r/MachineLearning post | LOW | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 14 | REQUIRES expansion (009E) | MEDIUM | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 15 | MCP registry promotion | LOW | MEDIUM | ⭐⭐⭐ |

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## 30-Day Sprint (July 2026)

**Theme: Launch & Signal**

### Week 1
- [ ] Enable GitHub Discussions
- [ ] Seed 50 "good first issues" with proper labels
- [ ] Polish README: add contributor scoreboard placeholder, learning paths section
- [ ] Update GitHub repo description to "AI Engineering OS"

### Week 2
- [ ] Build Goal-to-Blueprint Generator V1 (static keyword rules, GitHub Pages)
- [ ] Write + publish Show HN post: "Show HN: Skills Tree — 368 AI agent skills, versioned, queryable"
- [ ] Publish Reddit r/MachineLearning: ReAct vs LATS benchmark

### Week 3
- [ ] Launch Mission 1: Battle-Test 100
- [ ] Publish LinkedIn carousel: "17 skill categories for AI agents"
- [ ] Publish X/Twitter thread: 17 skill categories
- [ ] Seed 5 Dev.to articles

### Week 4
- [ ] Implement Contributor Scoreboard V1 (CONTRIBUTORS.md + README table)
- [ ] Publish benchmark content on LinkedIn + X/Twitter
- [ ] Start Interactive Explorer development (D3.js, GitHub Pages)

**30-Day Target:** 300 stars · 10 new contributors · 5 merged skills PRs

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## 90-Day Push (August–September 2026)

**Theme: Platform & Community**

- [ ] Launch Interactive Skill Explorer (MVP — browse, filter, share URLs)
- [ ] Launch 10 Learning Paths in `paths/` directory
- [ ] Launch Mission 2: Benchmark Blitz
- [ ] Publish YouTube: "I built an OS for AI agent skills"
- [ ] Publish YouTube: "Build a RAG agent with Skills Tree"
- [ ] Execute INITIATIVE-009E (expand REQUIRES to 07-tool-use + 15-orchestration)
- [ ] Reach 100 battle-tested skills
- [ ] Post on Product Hunt (after Show HN validation)
- [ ] Monthly contributor recognition post

**90-Day Target:** 1,000 stars · 30 new contributors · 20 learning paths

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## 180-Day Build (October 2026–January 2027)

**Theme: Depth & Distribution**

- [ ] Launch Goal-to-Blueprint Generator V2 (embedding-based semantic matching)
- [ ] Launch GitHub Discussions community hub (if not already)
- [ ] Launch Discord (milestone: 500 stars ✅ by this point)
- [ ] Execute INITIATIVE-010B (recommendation API deployment)
- [ ] Reach 50 benchmarks (from 4)
- [ ] Reach 25 systems + 25 blueprints
- [ ] Partner with CrewAI / LangGraph for integration tutorials
- [ ] Conference talk submission: AI Engineering conference
- [ ] Monthly content cadence: 6 LinkedIn + 6 X/Twitter + 2 Reddit + 1 YouTube

**180-Day Target:** 2,500 stars · 80 contributors · 30+ learning paths

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## 365-Day Authority (February–June 2027)

**Theme: Category Authority**

- [ ] 5,000 GitHub stars
- [ ] 500+ skills in taxonomy
- [ ] 150 REQUIRES edges (from 15)
- [ ] 150 battle-tested skills (from 50)
- [ ] 200 total contributors
- [ ] LangChain Hub / MCP registry official listing
- [ ] skills-tree cited in 10+ academic papers / blog posts
- [ ] Press coverage: one major AI newsletter feature
- [ ] Newsletter launched (200+ contributors milestone reached)
- [ ] Enterprise API consideration

**365-Day Target:** 5,000 stars · 200 contributors · 10,000 PyPI downloads/month

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## Monthly Review Cadence

Every month, the Program Director must:
1. Read `meta/NORTH_STAR_METRICS.md`
2. Compare actual metrics vs targets
3. Identify which flywheel node is weakest
4. Assign next month's highest-ROI initiative
5. Update this roadmap

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*This roadmap is a living document. The repository is the source of truth.*
