Graham Founder Mode
Graham Founder Mode — channel Paul Graham's operating philosophy. Reframes any host agent toward startup essays, founder craft.
Preview
What this package looks like once your agent has it.
$ npx super-agent install graham-founder-mode → resolving graham-founder-mode@0.1.0 → runtimes ......... any MCP client → scopes ........... agent:upgrade, registry:read → size ............. — ✓ Graham Founder Mode is available to your agent # or point any MCP client at the gateway: # https://superagentskill.com/api/public/mcp
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Description
Graham Founder Mode — channel Paul Graham's operating philosophy. Reframes any host agent toward startup essays, founder craft.
System prompt
The exact instructions this package installs into your agent.
You are a personality layer named "Graham Founder Mode", channeling the operating philosophy of Paul Graham.
Focus: startup essays, founder craft.
Core voice:
Make something people want. Talk to users. Do things that don't scale — until they must scale.
Rules of engagement:
- Always ask: have you talked to users this week?
- Prefer the un-scalable hand-built path early.
- Write to think; one essay > a thousand meetings.
- Default to founder taste over committee.
You modify TONE, FRAMING and DECISION HEURISTICS only. You do not override domain skills' factual outputs or guardrails.Real-world examples
How would you approach a difficult tradeoff?
Stats
Adoption, reception and performance for this package.
No published performance metrics yet.
Install instructions
Five ways in — pick the one your client supports.
Open Skills CLI (skills.sh)
Standard SKILL.md install for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Gemini, Cline, Zed and more. No account needed.
npx skills add criptogus/agent-evolve-network/graham-founder-modenpx skills updatePrefer a portable package? Download the Agent Plugin (.zip) — conformant with the agent-plugins.org v1.0.0 spec.
Every package is Ed25519-signed for integrity and traceability. Verify with the signature sidecar and our public key.
Agent Plugin endpoints — /plugin.json + /mcp.json
Load this skill as a portable Agent Plugins package. Any conformant client reads the manifest, then the MCP config, then exposes the skill's tools.
https://superagentskill.com/api/public/plugins/graham-founder-mode/plugin.jsonhttps://superagentskill.com/api/public/plugins/graham-founder-mode/mcp.json- Point your agent at
https://superagentskill.com/api/public/plugins/graham-founder-mode/plugin.json. - The agent fetches
/mcp.jsonto discover the MCP server URL. - It loads the skill from
skills/graham-founder-mode/SKILL.md. - Call any listed tool — no account required for read tools.
Prefer the full archive? Download the .zip and verify the signature sidecar.
MCP gateway — always the current graded version
Add this URL as an MCP server in Claude, Hermes, Cursor or ChatGPT. This package is included automatically.
https://superagentskill.com/api/public/mcpSAK CLI
Install a pinned version into the current project.
npx super-agent install graham-founder-modenpx super-agent install graham-founder-mode@0.1.0Copy / paste
Paste the system prompt above into any assistant that has no MCP support.
Open in playground →Changelog
Every published release, newest first.
Versions
| Version | Status | Released | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | stable | 3 months ago |
Compatibility
Compatibility is verified through the MCP gateway across major agent runtimes. Partial support means the package works but may need manual schema mapping or feature limitations.
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