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See [`mcp-server\u002F`](.\u002Fmcp-server\u002F).\n\n---\n\n## What this is\n\nA coach. It walks you through every YC application question one at a time. It pushes back when your answers are vague, asks for evidence from your codebase and customer notes, and refines what you wrote so it sounds like you on your sharpest day.\n\n## What this isn't\n\nA generator. This skill will not write your YC application for you, and it will refuse if you ask. Generated applications are easy for YC partners to spot and they hurt your chances. The point of this skill is to help you say what you actually mean, with the specifics that make YC partners lean in.\n\n---\n\n## Why use this instead of just asking Claude or ChatGPT directly\n\nThree things make this different:\n\n**It uses your local context.** Your README, your pitch deck if you have one, your analytics exports, your customer interview notes, your actual code. The skill grounds every answer in real evidence from your project, not in vibes.\n\n**It's built on real YC application data.** The reference material distills patterns from hundreds of YC applications reviewed by real YC alumni through YC Roaster. It knows the difference between answers that get interviews and answers that get rejected.\n\n**It pushes back.** A generic LLM will help you sound polished. This one is tuned to demand specifics, kill hedging language, and call out claims you can't defend in person.\n\n---\n\n## Installation\n\nFrom your project's root directory:\n\n```bash\nmkdir -p .claude\u002Fskills\ncp -r path\u002Fto\u002Fyc-application-coach .claude\u002Fskills\u002F\n```\n\nOr clone directly into your skills folder:\n\n```bash\ngit clone https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fgjarrosson\u002Fyc-roaster-application-coach .claude\u002Fskills\u002Fyc-application-coach\n```\n\n---\n\n## Usage\n\nIn your project directory, start Claude Code and say something like:\n\n> \"Help me with my YC application\"\n\nor\n\n> \"I'm applying to YC W27, walk me through it\"\n\nClaude will detect the skill and start working through the application with you, one question at a time. Plan for 60–120 minutes for a first pass. You can stop and resume across multiple sessions.\n\nAt the start of a session, the skill will run `scripts\u002Fprepare_yc_context.py` automatically to gather context from your project. You can also run it manually first:\n\n```bash\npython .claude\u002Fskills\u002Fyc-application-coach\u002Fscripts\u002Fprepare_yc_context.py\n```\n\nRequires Python 3.10+ with no external dependencies.\n\n---\n\n## What you'll need\n\nYou don't need everything below, but the more you have in your project, the better the coaching gets:\n\n- A README that describes what your company does\n- A pitch deck (any format — PDF, markdown, or in the repo)\n- Customer interview notes, even rough ones\n- Analytics exports (CSV or JSON) if you have any traction\n- Your actual codebase\n\nThe skill works fine with just a README. It works much better with all of the above.\n\n---\n\n## What you'll get\n\nA markdown file at `yc-application-draft.md` in your project root containing your full, refined application. You own this file. Iterate on it as long as you want. When you're ready, paste the answers into YC's official application form.\n\n---\n\n## How a session works\n\n1. The skill runs the context script to understand your project\n2. You choose which section to start with, or go through them in order\n3. For each YC question: paste your draft, the skill probes the weakest part, you answer, it produces a refined version\n4. At the end: all confirmed answers compile into `yc-application-draft.md` at your project root\n5. You read the draft out loud, identify anything you can't defend in a YC interview, and revise\n\nTypical time per section: 10–20 minutes if you engage seriously with the probing questions.\n\n---\n\n## After you finish\n\nTwo things worth doing before you submit:\n\n**1. Read your full application out loud.** Every claim should be something you can defend in a 10-minute YC interview with no notes. If a sentence sounds smooth but you can't back it up, cut it.\n\n**2. Get a real human to review it.** Submit your draft to [YC Roaster](https:\u002F\u002Fycroaster.com) for free feedback from an actual YC alum. The skill is a coach. The website is the second opinion.\n\n---\n\n## Honest disclaimers\n\nThis skill does not guarantee acceptance into YC. Nothing does. Acceptance rates are around 1% and depend on factors no application can fix — team, traction, timing, market. What this skill does is help you avoid the avoidable mistakes that get otherwise good companies rejected.\n\n**The skill is offline-only.** None of your application content is sent to Lobster Capital or stored anywhere outside your machine. If you later submit to YC Roaster, that's a separate decision and a separate flow.\n\nQuestion wording is based on YC's current application form and may shift between batches. Check the live YC application for the most up-to-date wording before submitting.\n\nThis skill is not affiliated with Y Combinator.\n\n---\n\n## Built by\n\nLobster Capital is a seed-stage venture firm focused exclusively on Y Combinator companies. We've worked with hundreds of YC founders and built this skill as a way to give pre-YC founders the kind of help they usually can't get until after they're already in the batch.\n\nQuestions, feedback, or interest in working with Lobster Capital: [admin@ycroaster.com](mailto:admin@ycroaster.com)\n\nIf this helped you get into YC, we'd love to hear about it.\n\n---\n\n## License\n\nMIT\n","该项目是一款旨在帮助创业者撰写更有力的YC（Y Combinator）申请材料的Claude Code技能。它通过逐个问题地指导用户完成YC申请，并在答案模糊时提出质疑，要求用户提供代码库和客户笔记等具体证据，从而优化用户的回答，使其更加精准有力。项目使用TypeScript编写，具备利用本地上下文信息的能力，包括README、pitch deck、分析数据导出、客户访谈记录以及实际代码等资源；基于真实的YC申请数据构建，能够识别有效与无效的回答模式；并且被调校为强调具体性，避免模棱两可的语言表达。适合那些希望提高YC申请成功率并愿意投入时间打磨申请材料的初创企业创始人或团队使用。",2,"2026-06-11 04:05:11","CREATED_QUERY"]