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Get Started Free →Personal leadership development for founders and first-time CEOs. Covers founder archetype identification, delegation frameworks, energy management, CEO calendar audits, leadership style evolution, blind spot identification, imposter syndrome, founder mental health, and succession planning.
SkillScore59/100
Test results 59
3/3 safety checks passed
32%59%of test cases passed +27 pts
Passed 13 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 7 of 22 without it.
6 fixed7 passed either way9 still failing0 broke
One test taskI am a founder who thrives on driving revenue, building partner relationships, and communicating company vision, but I struggle with detail work and administrative follow-through. Which archetype describes me, and who should I hire?
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coach
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.
/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai/decimalai:install leoyeai-founder-coachThe plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.
No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md.claude/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)
async def main():
async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
],
).choices[0].messageThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
contents="Hello!",
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openaifrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support",
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachimport asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-frameworkfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachfrom decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("leoyeai-founder-coach")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add leoyeai-founder-coachNo Python or account. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md.agents/skills/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Raw files: /s/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.md · /s/leoyeai-founder-coach.json
Fetch the file and give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/leoyeai-founder-coach/SKILL.mdcurl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/leoyeai-founder-coach.jsonThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
You don't need a DecimalAI account.
Saved prompts and skills, pinned versions, and traces of this skill in your runs. DecimalAI does not run your agent.
Claude Code reads files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
On Claude Agent SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI Agents: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Anthropic: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Gemini API: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On LangChain: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On CrewAI: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(crewai=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Google ADK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Pydantic AI: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Deep Agents: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(langchain=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Microsoft Agent Framework: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Strands: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
Editors read files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
Anywhere else: record a use with decimalai.log_skill_activation() inside a trace.
Your company can only grow as fast as you do. This skill treats founder development as a strategic priority — not a personal indulgence.
founder, CEO, founder mode, delegation, burnout, imposter syndrome, leadership growth, energy management, calendar audit, executive team, board management, succession planning, IC to manager, leadership style, founder trap, blind spots, personal OKRs, CEO reflection
The founder is always the constraint. Not intentionally — it's structural. You built the company. You know everything. Decisions flow through you. This works until it doesn't.
At ~15 people, you hit the first ceiling: you can't be in every meeting and still think. At ~50 people, the second: your style starts creating culture problems. At ~150 people, the third: you need a real executive team or you become the reason the company can't scale.
The earlier you address this, the better.
Most founders are primarily one archetype. Knowing yours predicts what you'll struggle with.
| Archetype | Strength | Blind spot | What they need |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builder | Product, engineering, technical depth | Go-to-market, storytelling, people | A seller / GTM partner |
| Seller | Revenue, relationships, vision communication | Operations, follow-through, process | An operator / COO |
| Operator | Execution, process, reliability | Vision, product intuition, risk | A visionary / strategic co-founder |
| Visionary | Strategy, narrative, pattern-recognition | Execution, details, grounding | An integrator / COO |
Self-assessment questions:
Most founders are Builder or Visionary. Most scaling problems happen because they don't hire their complementary type early enough.
Founders fail to delegate for four reasons:
| High Skill | Low Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| High Will | Delegate fully | Coach and develop |
| Low Will | Motivate or reassign | Manage out or redesign role |
Rules:
Not all delegation is equal. Build up gradually:
Start at level 2–3. Move people up as trust is established. Most founders never get past level 3 with their team — that's the bottleneck.
Delegate first (high volume, low stakes):
Delegate next (skill-buildable):
Delegate last (strategic, irreversible):
Founders manage energy, not just time. Time is fixed. Energy is renewable — but only if you manage it.
Map your week by energy, not tasks. See references/founder-toolkit.md for the full template.
Categories:
Common founder energy patterns:
The rule: Maximize green. Eliminate or delegate red. Accept yellow as the price of leadership.
Protect deep work time. 2–4 hours of uninterrupted thinking time, 3–5 days per week. Schedule it. Defend it. This is where strategy happens.
Batch shallow work. Email, Slack, administrative tasks — twice a day maximum.
Single-task during recovery. If you're depleted, don't try to do your best work. Do tasks that don't require your best.
Identify your peak window. Most people have 4–6 peak hours per day. Schedule your hardest work in those windows.
The calendar is the most honest document in a founder's life. It shows what you actually prioritize, not what you say you prioritize.
Pull the last 4 weeks of calendar data. Categorize every meeting/block:
| Category | Description | Target % |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Thinking, planning, direction-setting | 20–25% |
| People | 1:1s, coaching, recruiting | 20–25% |
| External | Customers, investors, partners | 20% |
| Execution | Direct work, decisions | 15% |
| Admin | Email, scheduling, overhead | < 15% |
| Recovery | Exercise, meals, thinking | 10–15% |
Red flags in the audit:
| Stage | CEO should spend most time on... |
|---|---|
| Seed | Product and customers. Directly. |
| Series A | Hiring the executive team. Recruiting is your job. |
| Series B | Culture, strategy, and external (investors/partners/customers) |
| Series C+ | Vision, board, external narrative, executive development |
If you're spending time on things from two stages ago, you haven't made the transition.
The job changes at every stage. Most founders don't change with it.
IC → Manager (0 to ~10 people): You need to teach and build trust. People are watching how you treat failure. The skill: give clear context, set expectations, check in frequently.
Manager → Leader (~10 to ~50 people): You can't manage everyone directly. You need people who manage people. The skill: hire managers you trust, let them manage.
Leader → Executive (~50 to ~200 people): You're now setting culture and direction, not managing work. The skill: communicate obsessively, decide at the right altitude, develop your leadership team.
Executive → Institutional CEO (200+): You're a symbol as much as a manager. The skill: build systems that work without you; focus on board, investors, and external narrative.
The hardest transition: Manager → Leader. You have to stop doing things yourself and trust people you're still getting to know.
Everyone has them. Founders more than most — because nobody in the early company had the authority or safety to tell you.
It doesn't go away. It evolves. The founder who was scared to pitch to investors is now scared to manage a board. The founder who was scared to hire is now scared to fire.
The reframe: Imposter syndrome is proportional to stretch. If you never feel it, you're not growing.
Practical tools:
Burnout isn't weakness. It's a predictable outcome of high-demand + low-recovery + no control over inputs.
Early: Irritability, difficulty sleeping, decisions feel harder than they should, loss of enthusiasm for the mission. Mid: Physical symptoms (headaches, illness), cynicism about the company, social withdrawal, all tasks feel equally important (priority paralysis). Late: Can't function, decisions have stopped, team notices before you do.
If you're in late burnout: Stop performing. Get support. The company needs a functioning founder more than it needs a martyred one.
Paul Graham's "Founder Mode" essay made the case that great founders stay deeply involved in operations — skip middle management and go direct. It resonated because it's sometimes true.
When founder mode helps:
When founder mode hurts:
The test: Are you going deep because the situation requires it, or because you're uncomfortable with the loss of control? The first is leadership. The second is the trap.
Building a company that works without you is not disloyalty — it's the ultimate expression of leadership.
Succession is not just about exit. It's about resilience. What happens if you're sick? On sabbatical? Acquired?
Succession readiness levels:
Most founders are at Level 0. Level 2 is a reasonable target. Level 3 is a strategic asset.
references/leadership-growth.md — Maxwell levels, situational leadership, founder-to-CEO transitionreferences/founder-toolkit.md — Weekly reflection, energy audit, delegation matrix, 1:1 templatesAutomatically, when a task matches. Use when a founder feels like the bottleneck, struggles to delegate, is burning out, transitioning from IC to executive, managing a board, or when user mentions founder mode, CEO growth, leadership developmen
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