Altitude-Horizon Framework
Diagnoses PM-to-Director scope and time-horizon gaps using altitude thinking.
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 12, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 19119b9
Tested verbatim install (clean git clone + cp, valid strict-YAML frontmatter, referenced examples/sample.md present), a 6-prompt trigger battery (4/4 should-fire, 2/2 should-not, minor false-positive risk on broad 'leadership-level gaps' phrasing), and an output task diagnosing a PM-to-Director scenario (Context Cascade + Hero Syndrome friction + mitigation). A/B: the skill arm and the no-skill base arm produced near-equivalent structured diagnoses because the task's Context Cascade template scaffolded both; the skill added precise framework taxonomy (named transition zone, altitude language) but no materially more useful diagnosis, so output scored 5.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 4/5
- Output vs. baseline 5/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Altitude-Horizon Framework does
Understand the PM-to-Director transition through altitude and horizon thinking. Use when diagnosing scope, time-horizon, or leadership-level gaps.
How to install Altitude-Horizon Framework
git clone https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills
cd Product-Manager-Skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/altitude-horizon-framework ~/.claude/skills/altitude-horizon-framework
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Altitude-Horizon Framework
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/altitude-horizon-frameworkDiagnoses PM-to-Director scope and time-horizon gaps using altitude thinking.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Diagnose my scope gap for a director-level role -
Assess my time-horizon thinking as a PM -
Where am I underperforming at the director altitude
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Altitude-Horizon Framework skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Altitude-Horizon Framework work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 12, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Tested verbatim install (clean git clone + cp, valid strict-YAML frontmatter, referenced examples/sample.md present), a 6-prompt trigger battery (4/4 should-fire, 2/2 should-not, minor false-positive risk on broad 'leadership-level gaps' phrasing), and an output task diagnosing a PM-to-Director scenario (Context Cascade + Hero Syndrome friction + mitigation). A/B: the skill arm and the no-skill base arm produced near-equivalent structured diagnoses because the task's Context Cascade template scaffolded both; the skill added precise framework taxonomy (named transition zone, altitude language) but no materially more useful diagnosis, so output scored 5.
- What is the Altitude-Horizon Framework SkillProof Score?
- 7.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Altitude-Horizon Framework?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Altitude-Horizon Framework with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.