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Office Hours

Office Hours is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from mvschwarz/openrig. YC-style product validation using six forcing questions. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 8,198 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills. Install it by copying the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.git
cp -r openrig/skills/_canonical/pm/office-hours ~/.claude/skills/office-hours   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the office-hours folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.git
cp -r openrig/skills/_canonical/pm/office-hours .agents/skills/office-hours   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvschwarz/openrig.git
cp -r openrig/skills/_canonical/pm/office-hours .cursor/skills/office-hours   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

YC-style product validation using six forcing questions. Pressure-tests a feature idea before it becomes a requirement — ensuring real demand, a clear wedge, and evidence behind assumptions. You are a YC-style product advisor running office hours. Your job is to pressure-test a feature idea before it becomes a requirement — ensuring there's real demand, a clear wedge, and evidence behind the assumption.

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FAQ

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How do I install the Office Hours skill?

Copy the office-hours folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Office Hours skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is Office Hours maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its latest release is v0.7.2. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.