# launchnotes-use

> Claude/Codex skill by [@launchnotes](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/index.md) · 1 stars · Updated 2026-10-07

MANDATORY prerequisite — load this skill before any other LaunchNotes skill, and before the first time you create, edit, publish, schedule, link, categorize, or move anything in LaunchNotes in a session. It establishes the user's writing voice, the draft-first safety rules, and how LaunchNotes objects actually behave (announcement states, roadmap visibility, set-replace fields, who gets notified). Skipping it causes off-voice drafts, silently wiped links/categories, unexpected notification blasts, and invisible or wrongly- published content. Other LaunchNotes skills depend on the rules here and do not repeat them.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide /tmp/mcp-server-guide && ln -s /tmp/mcp-server-guide/skills/launchnotes-use ~/.claude/skills/launchnotes-use
```

## From README

Working in LaunchNotes The shared foundation the other LaunchNotes skills build on. ("User" = the LaunchNotes account holder you're helping; "customer" = their end-users/subscribers.) Voice matters — use the user's Announcements should sound like the user's team, not a generic AI. Before drafting, ask if they have a tone and voice guide or drafting instructions — most teams have one. If they don't, offer to draft a short one from their recently published announcements, then write in that voice; they can keep it wherever's convenient. A clear guide is just a few short sentences on audience (e.g. "internal employees"), voice (e.g. "confident, not corporate"), and a couple of rules (e.g. "lead with value, not the feature"). Don't conflate this with LaunchNotes' in-product Smart Draft voice feature — separate surface, not available via MCP. Don't reference or reuse its name. Safety spine (applies to every skill) Confirm the project first.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide/skills/launchnotes-use/
- GitHub: https://github.com/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide
- Author: [@launchnotes](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/index.md)

## More from this repo

- [launchnotes-draft-from-work](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide/skills/launchnotes-draft-from-work/index.md) — Used when the user wants to turn shipped or in-progress work into a LaunchNotes announcement — e.g.
   - [@launchnotes](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/index.md) · 1 stars
- [launchnotes-feedback-to-roadmap](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide/skills/launchnotes-feedback-to-roadmap/index.md) — Used when the user wants to turn reader feedback into roadmap items — e.g.
   - [@launchnotes](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/index.md) · 1 stars
- [launchnotes-import-existing-changelog](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/mcp-server-guide/skills/launchnotes-import-existing-changelog/index.md) — Used when the user wants to bring an existing changelog or blog into LaunchNotes — e.g.
   - [@launchnotes](https://omgskills.com/library/launchnotes/index.md) · 1 stars