Seller launch checklist
Eren Suner | Skillfully | September 30, 2026
Source: https://www.skillfully.sh/blog/how-to-sell-skill-md
Copy and adapt this worksheet for your own launch. Illustrative operating checklist; not a certification or a report of completed testing.

Offer / version: ____________________  Owner: ____________________
Review date: _______________________  Intended buyer: ____________

1. PROMISE
[ ] Name one task, required input, useful output and explicit limits.
[ ] Write the first-run instructions as the buyer will see them.
[ ] State supported clients and versions actually tested.
Evidence / unresolved questions: __________________________________

2. PACKAGE AND PERMISSIONS
[ ] Clean-copy installation works without private paths or credentials.
[ ] SKILL.md references resolve; required accounts/costs are disclosed.
[ ] Include synthetic example input, expected output, README and change log.
[ ] State use/sharing rights, included updates and support scope.
Evidence / unresolved questions: __________________________________

3. EVALUATION
[ ] Prepare ordinary, missing-information and contradictory-input cases.
[ ] Define acceptable output before running the cases.
[ ] Record client/model/version, inputs, outputs and reviewer judgments.
[ ] The skill asks for missing facts instead of inventing them.
Evidence / unresolved questions: __________________________________

4. SELLER AND BUYER JOURNEY
[ ] Confirm seller geography/product eligibility and actual payout setup.
[ ] Record current platform/payment fees, reserves and payout threshold.
[ ] In an authorized test or sandbox, verify purchase record and correct delivery.
[ ] Verify returning access, support route, cancellation/refund behavior.
[ ] Keep untestable steps explicitly unresolved; do not claim they passed.
Evidence / unresolved questions: __________________________________

5. ECONOMICS AND CONTINUING OBLIGATION
Price: __________  Platform/payment cost: __________
Expected support minutes per buyer: __________  Cost per hour: __________
Included updates: _______________  Ongoing service costs: _______________
[ ] A subscription has a specific recurring buyer benefit and maintained service.
[ ] A one-time sale clearly defines the edition and included support/updates.

6. PILOT AND STOP RULE
Pilot audience and number: ________________________________________
First useful result and observation method: ________________________
Stop if: _________________________________________________________
[ ] Pause recruitment for broken access, material invented facts, or unsustainable support.
[ ] Record unresolved launch gaps and who owns each next action.

Decision: [ ] Continue pilot  [ ] Fix and retest  [ ] Ready for defined scope
Decision owner / date: ____________________________________________