# community-building

**Build developer communities that thrive.**

## What It Does

Guides you through building and managing developer communities on Discord, Slack, and forums. Covers channel structure, onboarding, engagement programs, handling toxicity, and community-led growth.

## When to Use

- Starting a developer community
- Improving an existing community
- Increasing engagement
- Dealing with moderation challenges
- When you say "developer community," "Discord server," "Slack community," or "community engagement"

## Quick Start

```
/community-building

I'm starting a Discord community for our CLI tool.
Target: DevOps engineers using Kubernetes.
Goal: Build engaged community for support and feedback.
```

The skill will:
1. Load your developer audience context
2. Design channel structure
3. Create onboarding experience
4. Plan engagement programs
5. Set up moderation guidelines

## Key Frameworks

### Platform Selection

| Platform | Best For |
|----------|----------|
| Discord | Developer tools, OSS, real-time |
| Slack | Enterprise, B2B SaaS |
| GitHub Discussions | OSS, async, searchable |
| Discourse | Long-form, SEO-friendly |

### Channel Structure

```
INFORMATION: welcome, announcements, rules
GENERAL: general, off-topic, show-what-you-built
SUPPORT: help, troubleshooting, feature-requests
COMMUNITY: jobs, events, content
```

### Engagement Programs

| Day | Prompt |
|-----|--------|
| Monday | "What are you working on?" |
| Wednesday | Technical question |
| Friday | "Share what you shipped" |

### Code of Conduct Enforcement

1. Warning (first offense, good faith)
2. Temp mute (repeated issues)
3. Temp ban (serious violations)
4. Permanent ban (egregious/repeated)

## Files

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `SKILL.md` | Full skill instructions |

## Included Guidance

- Channel structure templates
- Onboarding message templates
- Code of conduct template
- Moderation playbook
- De-escalation techniques
- Engagement metrics

## Health Metrics

| Metric | Healthy | Warning |
|--------|---------|---------|
| Response time | <24h | >72h |
| Unanswered questions | <10% | >25% |
| New member retention | >40% | <20% |

## Tools

- **[Octolens](https://octolens.com)** — Monitor community mentions across platforms
- **MEE6 / Carl-bot** — Discord moderation
- **Luma** — Event management

## Related Skills

- `developer-audience-context` — Know your members
- `open-source-marketing` — OSS community
- `developer-advocacy` — Personal brand in community