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Launch day

Sets up 5-minute catches across every source for a product name and URL 12 hours before a launch, and tears them down 48 hours after.

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What it does

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Twelve hours before launch, register a catch on the product name and one on the URL at a 5-minute interval across every available source.
  2. 2

    Step 2

    Route everything to a Slack channel, and to a Claude Code command that files anything bug-shaped.
  3. 3

    Step 3

    Forty-eight hours after, delete both catches. Catches that fire nothing cost nothing in between.
  4. 4

    Step 4

    This playbook ships as a SKILL.md in the dcouple/discatch-playbooks repo so skills.sh and agent skill directories pick it up.

Sources it watches

WWWWebNWSNewsHNHacker NewsDCDiscourseGHGitHubSOStack Overflow

Common questions

Is 5 minutes expensive?

Tighter intervals are the priciest, and the quote says exactly how much per firing. Two days of it is a known number before you start.

What sources should I watch on launch day?

All available ones. A launch generates conversation across Hacker News, Discourse forums, GitHub, the web, and news. Product Hunt has its own page if you are launching there.

What happens if nothing fires?

Nothing is charged. Catches that fire nothing cost nothing. The 5-minute interval still runs but only the alert unit is consumed when results appear.

Can my agent file bugs automatically?

Yes. Set the destination to a Claude Code or Codex command, or to a github_dispatch event. Your agent receives the results and decides whether to file.

Last reviewed by , founder, dcouple. Copy from docs/playbooks.md.