Best Claude skills for productivity
Productivity skills change how your agent works with you: shorter answers, persistent memory across sessions, file-based plans that survive crashes, and tools for notes apps like Obsidian. Caveman, which cuts output tokens dramatically, is one of the most installed skills anywhere.
624 productivity skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
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Matt Pocock
Writing For Agents
Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
Pack321k33MScore 95 - 3#3
affaan-m
Agent Self Evaluation
Use after completing any non-trivial task. The agent self-rates its output on 5 axes — accuracy, completeness, clarity, actionability, conciseness — with concrete evidence per criterion…
Pack301k1.7MScore 93 - 4#4
Chief Of Staff
Pursue a long-running goal in a single session by co-ordinating subagents.
Pack321k33MScore 93 - 5#5
JuliusBrussee
Caveman Learn
Act on a Caveman learn report - review the ranked token sinks, apply cost-lowering fixes with per-edit consent, and report what those fixes returned. Use when asked to lower an agent's…
Pack119k4.8MScore 90 - 6#6
Agent Architecture Audit
Full-stack diagnostic for agent and LLM applications. Audits the 12-layer agent stack for wrapper regression, memory pollution, tool discipline failures, hidden repair loops, and rendering…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89 - 7#7
Agent Payment X402
Add x402 payment execution to AI agents with per-task budgets, spending controls, and non-custodial wallets. Supports Base through agentwallet-sdk, X Layer through OKX Payments / OKX Agent…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89 - 8#8
Caveman Compress
Compress a memory file such as CLAUDE.md or a todo list into caveman format to save input tokens, keeping a readable backup. Sends the file's text to the configured model provider. Trigger…
Pack119k4.8MScore 89 - 9#9
Caveman Setup
Wire a repository through the Caveman Cloud gateway so every LLM request is measured, with no behavior change. Use for "set up caveman" or adding LLM spend observability.
Pack119k4.8MScore 88 - 10#10
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
Corey Haines
Cold Email
When the user wants to write or run B2B cold outbound, or asks whether an opener, reason to reach out, or email works or why nobody replies: cold emails, follow-ups, sending domains…
Pack60k6.3MScore 88
What makes a great productivity skill.
Measurable savings (tokens, time) rather than vague promises.
Plain files you own (Markdown) instead of lock-in.
Easy to turn off when you need detail.
All 624 productivity skills.
OpenSenseNovasn-ppt-entry
Use when a user asks to create a presentation, slide deck, PPT, or PPTX from a query and optional files, or to resume an existing SenseNova presentation task.
jezweb
Claude Skills
jezwebproject-health
All-in-one project configuration and health management. Sets up new projects (settings.local.json, CLAUDE.md, .gitignore), audits existing projects (permissions, context quality, MCP…
Callstackreact-native-tv-best-practices
Reviews React Native TV apps for focus/D-pad navigation, 10-foot UI layout, TV playback/DRM integration, low-memory TV performance, and TV accessibility. Use when building, debugging, or…
rebelytics
One Skill To Rule Them All
rebelyticstask-observer
Monitors task execution for skill improvement opportunities: logs patterns, user corrections and methodology worth preserving to the workspace, turns them into skill updates in a weekly…
appeekyapp-marketing-context
When the user wants to create or update their app marketing context document. Also use when the user mentions "app context", "marketing brief", "app positioning", or when starting any ASO…
borghei
Claude Skills
borgheiboard-meeting
Multi-agent board meeting protocol running a structured 6-phase deliberation with isolated C-suite contributions to prevent groupthink. Use when making major strategic decisions or…
foryourhealth111-pixelcontext-fundamentals
This skill should be used when the user asks to "understand context", "explain context windows", "design agent architecture", "debug context issues", "optimize context usage", or discusses…
davidondrej
Skills
davidondrejcua-driver
Use Cua Driver for desktop or browser tasks that are awkward or unavailable through Bash/APIs, or when the user explicitly wants GUI interaction: app testing, visual bug reproduction, form…
anbeimeemail-concierge
Local AI email assistant that automates unread-mail processing, offline-safe classification and reply drafting, local draft editing/approval queues, calendar conflict checks, voice…
composio-communityfile-organizer
Intelligently organizes your files and folders across your computer by understanding context, finding duplicates, suggesting better structures, and automating cleanup tasks. Reduces…
product-on-purpose
Pm Skills
product-on-purposefoundation-meeting-agenda
Produces an attendee-facing agenda that sets what will be discussed, who owns each topic, and how time will be spent. Supports ten meeting type variants (standup, planning, review…
product-on-purpose
Pm Skills
product-on-purposefoundation-meeting-brief
Produces a private strategic preparation document for the user before a meeting that matters. Captures stakes, stakeholder positions and reads, ranked desired outcomes, key messages…
product-on-purpose
Pm Skills
product-on-purposefoundation-meeting-recap
Produces a topic-segmented post-meeting summary for attendees with decisions highlighted and actions captured inline per topic (plus a consolidated action view at the end). Auto-populates…
davidondrej
Skills
davidondrejgit-worktree
Use Git worktrees to isolate parallel coding tasks. Use when setting up a task checkout, working in a shared repo, or managing existing worktrees.
composio-communitymeeting-insights-analyzer
Analyzes meeting transcripts and recordings to uncover behavioral patterns, communication insights, and actionable feedback. Identifies when you avoid conflict, use filler words, dominate…
Microsoft
Skills For Fabric
Microsoftproject-osmos
Orchestrate Project Osmos Fabric/OneLake outcomes as one task, with medallion builds and task-splitting advice. Manage status, messages, cancellation, Resume and deletion, plus offline…
mohitagw15856ab-test-planner
Design statistically rigorous A/B tests for product features, UI changes, onboarding flows, and pricing experiments. Use when asked to set up an experiment, design an A/B test, calculate…
EL4CTEOblender-core
Foundation for any Blender 5.2+ task an agent drives - running bpy via MCP (live) or headless CLI, context overrides, locale-safe node lookup, enum discovery, 5.x API changes, verification…
jezweb
Claude Skills
jezwebdesign-loop
Autonomous multi-page site builder using a baton-passing loop. Each iteration reads a task from .design/next-prompt.md, generates a page in HTML/Tailwind, integrates it into the site…
composio-communitynotion-knowledge-capture
Capture conversations and decisions into structured Notion pages; use when turning chats/notes into wiki entries, how-tos, decisions, or FAQs with proper linking.
foryourhealth111-pixeldask
Parallel/distributed computing. Scale pandas/NumPy beyond memory, parallel DataFrames/Arrays, multi-file processing, task graphs, for larger-than-RAM datasets and parallel workflows.
dpearson2699
Swift IOS Skills
dpearson2699debugging-instruments
Debug iOS apps and profile performance using LLDB, the interactive Memory Graph Debugger, and Instruments. Use for crashes, retain-cycle inspection, hangs, build failures, and generic CPU…
gooseworks-aiemail-lifecycle
Lifecycle email, SMS and push: audits the list and deliverability, then writes the flows this kind of business needs first, loadable as-is in your own tool, plus segments, cadence and this…
arnabbagxd
Brand Building Skills
arnabbagxdemail-marketing
Build and run a full email marketing channel — list building, deliverability, segmentation, newsletter strategy, campaign types, A/B testing, and email design. Use when the user says "email…
briiirussell
Cybersecurity Skills
briiirussellnative-code-review
Review C, C++ and Rust source for memory-safety bugs: out-of-bounds reads and writes, integer overflow or truncation that feeds a size, use-after-free and double free, format strings…
jamditis
Claude Skills Journalism
jamditisokf-wiki
Builds an Open Knowledge Format (OKF) knowledge base from existing docs, notes, or a repo. Use to scaffold an OKF wiki.
jamditis
Claude Skills Journalism
jamditisweb-design-picker
Use when creating distinct website directions, a client review picker, asset catalog, previews, and Cloudflare-ready handoffs.
kajisho5writing-defect-reports
Establish a finding before you publish it, and correct it after — headlines that overstate what actually reproduces at the layer a user sees, reporting code that no entry point can reach or…
mohitagw15856accessible-travel-planner
Plan a trip that actually works with a disability or access need — confirm real accessibility (not just 'accessible' labels), book the assistance in advance, plan for equipment and…
glebisagent-roundtable
Run a multi-agent audit of a feature, PR/diff, or task spec in which Codex, Command Code (cmd), Gemini, OpenCode and Claude debate over ACP for a configurable number of rounds and converge…
GarethManning
Education Agent Skills
GarethManningai-facilitated-collaborative-learning-designer
Design AI-supported collaborative tasks that structure group interaction and address participation problems. Use when students struggle to collaborate effectively on group tasks.
GarethManning
Education Agent Skills
GarethManningbackwards-design-unit-planner
Plan a unit using backwards design from desired outcomes through assessment evidence to learning activities. Use when starting a new unit or redesigning an existing one from standards.
Corey Haines
Makerskills
Corey Hainescompany-brain
Your team's shared, AI-ready knowledge base — people, companies, meetings, SOPs, and decisions structured so an agent can answer on your team's behalf. Team-scope sibling to second-brain —…
nexscope-aiecommerce-email-marketing-builder
E-commerce email marketing system builder. Creates complete email automation flows with full copywriting, subject lines, ESP setup instructions, segmentation rules, and annual campaign…
Owl-Listener
Designer Skills
Owl-Listenerhandoff-spec
Write the implementation handoff — measurements, behaviours, assets, states, and edge cases. Use when engineering picks up the work. For verifying the result afterwards use…
Corey Haines
Makerskills
Corey Hainesingest
When you paste raw human input — a call transcript (Grain, Zoom, Granola, Fathom), a text or email from a client/partner/friend, a voice-memo dump, or meeting notes — and want it converted…
Productivity skills, explained.
Also searched as: productivity skills, obsidian skills, planning skill, memory skill claude, caveman skill.
What are the best Claude skills for productivity?
Right now the top-ranked productivity skills on Alyn are Teach (Matt Pocock), Writing For Agents (Matt Pocock), Agent Self Evaluation (affaan-m). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
What is the Caveman skill?
A viral skill and proxy by JuliusBrussee that makes coding agents answer in far fewer tokens. Its motto: "why use many token when few token do trick."
Are there official Obsidian skills?
kepano/obsidian-skills is published by Obsidian's CEO and covers Markdown, Bases, JSON Canvas and the Obsidian CLI.
How do I install a productivity skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.
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