# Precise business metric definition (/data--metric-definition)

/data--metric-definition is a Claude Code skill in the Data section. Turns a vague metric like "active users" or "churn" into a document with formula, grain, filters, edge-case rulings and a named owner.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/data--metric-definition
- Section: [Data](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/data.md)
- Author: Santiago Gómez de la Torre
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/blob/main/skills/data/metric-definition.md
- Updated 10 Jul 2026

## How to ask for it

- `/data--metric-definition define monthly recurring revenue precisely`
- `/data--metric-definition clarify the formula and grain for churn rate`
- `/data--metric-definition document edge cases and owner for active users`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```

Claude Code plugin:

```
/plugin marketplace add sgomez-dev/claude-skills
/plugin install data-skills@claude-skills-collection
```

## Permissions

- Reads: `**/*.sql`, `**/models/**`, `**/*.yml`, `**/metrics/**`, `**/*.md`, `**/schema*`
- Writes: `metrics/*.md`, `metric_*.md`
- Runs: —
- Network: No
- Destructive: No

## Author's description

Define a business metric precisely: formula, grain, filters, edge cases, owner

- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)