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103 lines
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# community-building
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**Build developer communities that thrive.**
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## What It Does
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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.
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## When to Use
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- Starting a developer community
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- Improving an existing community
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- Increasing engagement
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- Dealing with moderation challenges
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- When you say "developer community," "Discord server," "Slack community," or "community engagement"
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## Quick Start
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/community-building
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I'm starting a Discord community for our CLI tool.
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Target: DevOps engineers using Kubernetes.
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Goal: Build engaged community for support and feedback.
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The skill will:
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1. Load your developer audience context
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2. Design channel structure
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3. Create onboarding experience
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4. Plan engagement programs
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5. Set up moderation guidelines
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## Key Frameworks
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### Platform Selection
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| Platform | Best For |
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| Discord | Developer tools, OSS, real-time |
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| Slack | Enterprise, B2B SaaS |
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| GitHub Discussions | OSS, async, searchable |
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| Discourse | Long-form, SEO-friendly |
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### Channel Structure
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INFORMATION: welcome, announcements, rules
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GENERAL: general, off-topic, show-what-you-built
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SUPPORT: help, troubleshooting, feature-requests
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COMMUNITY: jobs, events, content
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### Engagement Programs
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| Day | Prompt |
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|-----|--------|
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| Monday | "What are you working on?" |
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| Wednesday | Technical question |
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| Friday | "Share what you shipped" |
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### Code of Conduct Enforcement
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1. Warning (first offense, good faith)
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2. Temp mute (repeated issues)
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3. Temp ban (serious violations)
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4. Permanent ban (egregious/repeated)
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## Files
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| File | Description |
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|------|-------------|
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| `SKILL.md` | Full skill instructions |
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## Included Guidance
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- Channel structure templates
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- Onboarding message templates
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- Code of conduct template
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- Moderation playbook
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- De-escalation techniques
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- Engagement metrics
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## Health Metrics
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| Metric | Healthy | Warning |
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|--------|---------|---------|
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| Response time | <24h | >72h |
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| Unanswered questions | <10% | >25% |
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| New member retention | >40% | <20% |
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## Tools
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- **[Octolens](https://octolens.com)** — Monitor community mentions across platforms
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- **MEE6 / Carl-bot** — Discord moderation
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- **Luma** — Event management
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## Related Skills
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- `developer-audience-context` — Know your members
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- `open-source-marketing` — OSS community
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- `developer-advocacy` — Personal brand in community
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