Framework for diagnosing energy drains, auditing calendars, and scheduling work around peak performance zones.
Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example: Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example: Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example: Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example: Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
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epx add refoundai/lenny-skills --skill energy-managementCompatible with
Supported agents
Helps identify activities that energize vs. deplete you, then guides calendar restructuring to spend more time in your \"zone of genius\"
Built on five productivity frameworks covering energy-driven scheduling, superpower activation, delegation strategies, and post-activity energy tracking
Includes diagnostic questions and common pitfalls (ignoring energy signals, optimizing
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionenergy-managementExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add refoundai/lenny-skills --skill energy-managementFetches energy-management from refoundai/lenny-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/energy-management
Restart Cursor to activate energy-management. Access via /energy-managementin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Time estimate: 30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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energy-management has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
energy-management reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
energy-management fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
energy-management is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
We added energy-management from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Useful defaults in energy-management — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: energy-management is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
I recommend energy-management for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Registry listing for energy-management matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Keeps context tight: energy-management is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
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