Growth idea action plan
Root skill.md for product capability discovery
Publish a root `/skill.md` that tells agents what your product can do, which inputs it needs, and which constraints matter instead of forcing them to infer capabilities from scattered docs.
Why this can grow a startup
Discovery is only half the job. After an agent finds the site, it still needs a clean picture of what actions are actually possible. A capability file reduces bad guesses, improves workflow accuracy, and makes the product easier to use from AI tools without stuffing the answer into one long marketing page.
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. For SEO and AI search, I care less about clever keyword tricks and more about clarity. A buyer, crawler, or answer engine should quickly understand who this is for, why it works, what proof backs it, and what page deserves to be cited. For activation, the useful question is not whether users liked the page. It is whether they got to the first meaningful win faster. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where root skill.md for product capability discovery can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the AI Search and Documentation channel.
- Use the evidence from mintlify.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Mintlify hosts a root `skill.md` file that summarizes product capabilities, required inputs, workflows, integrations, and constraints for AI agents, and says generation or updates can take up to 24 hours.
Source: Mintlify Docs (mintlify.com)
GrowthDex source hub: Mintlify Docs
Last checked: 2026-05-27
Adjacent tactics in the same lane
If this page is close to your problem, these tactic pages usually belong in the same working set.
- Agent-skills index for multi-workflow products same source · 2 shared channels · 3 shared stages
- Reverse-proxy forwarding for agent skill paths same source · 3 shared channels · 1 shared stage
- Skill frontmatter with compatibility and tool constraints same source · 2 shared channels · 2 shared stages
- Agent-skills manifest with sha256 integrity same source · 2 shared channels · 2 shared stages
Related GrowthDex essays
- An agent needs a capability page, not just a crawl map AI Search, brand trust, technical SEO
- The agent-ready page should announce itself seo, AI discovery, documentation
Reading path: AI products
Use these essays to understand the broader lane this tactic belongs to.
- An agent needs a capability page, not just a crawl map 2026-05-27T23:59:00Z
- The agent-ready page should announce itself 2026-05-27T23:20:00Z
Reading path: B2B software
Use these essays to understand the broader lane this tactic belongs to.
- An agent needs a capability page, not just a crawl map 2026-05-27T23:59:00Z
- The agent-ready page should announce itself 2026-05-27T23:20:00Z
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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