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.
nowork-studio
Notfair Plugin
nowork-studiocontent-planner
Build a dated editorial calendar from connected or supplied Search Console data. Prioritize striking-distance queries, content gaps, CTR refreshes, and cannibalization issues. Return…
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytedbs
dontbesilent 商业工具箱主入口。双模式：任务前路由（你的问题该用哪个 skill）+ 任务后导航（刚做完诊断，下一步该干什么）。 触发方式：/dbs、/商业、「帮我看看」、「下一步怎么走」 Main entry point for dontbesilent business toolkit. Dual mode: pre-task routing +…
growthenginenowoslawski
Coldoutboundskills
growthenginenowoslawskiemail-deliverability-audit
Diagnostic audit for a running cold email program. Checks domain authentication (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), inbox health/reputation from Smartlead, bounce rate by inbox type, and optionally runs a…
gooseworks-aiemail-lifecycle-flow-writer
Step of the email-lifecycle playbook: writes one lifecycle flow as a build sheet for the brand's email tool, every message finished in the brand voice. Run email-lifecycle instead; not for…
growthenginenowoslawski
Coldoutboundskills
growthenginenowoslawskiicp-onboarding
Conversational intake for cold email campaigns. Interviews the user about their business, ICP (Ideal Customer Profile), offer, lead magnets, and hard vs soft filters. Outputs a structured…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290manus
Delegate complex, long-running tasks to Manus AI agent for autonomous execution. Use when user says 'use manus', 'delegate to manus', 'send to manus', 'have manus do', 'ask manus', 'check…
benchflow-ai
Skillsbench
benchflow-aipubchem-database
Query PubChem via PUG-REST API/PubChemPy (110M+ compounds). Search by name/CID/SMILES, retrieve properties, similarity/substructure searches, bioactivity, for cheminformatics.
benchflow-ai
Skillsbench
benchflow-airdkit
Cheminformatics toolkit for fine-grained molecular control. SMILES/SDF parsing, descriptors (MW, LogP, TPSA), fingerprints, substructure search, 2D/3D generation, similarity, reactions. For…
dongshuyansession-handoff-prompt
Create a concise continuation prompt that a fresh agent session can paste in to resume a long or degraded session. Use when the user asks for a handoff prompt, restart prompt, continuation…
aipoch
Medical Research Skills
aipochtarget-journal-matcher
Matches your study to appropriate journals based on topic, design, and evidence strength. Use when deciding where to submit a manuscript, comparing journal options by impact factor vs scope…
benchflow-ai
Skillsbench
benchflow-aitask-creator
SkillsBench task authoring — walk a contributor from idea to submission-ready task following CONTRIBUTING.md and the task-implementation rubric. Use when the user wants to create a new…
dongshuyantask-forest
Maintains a repo-local task forest or task DAG for the current workspace. Use when the user asks to initialize or update a task forest, close a session, summarize evolving project work…
boraoztunc
Skills
boraoztuncbeam-glow-states
Create React loading, processing, selected, current, focus, and pressed states with the border-beam package's animated edge glow. Use when a card, button, input, tab, option, task panel, or…
boraoztunc
Skills
boraoztuncbetter-accessibility
Accessibility engineering for product interfaces, from focus states and keyboard support to ARIA, forms, and screen readers. Use when building or reviewing UI components, modals, menus…
datadrivenconstructioncapacity-planning
Plan organizational capacity for construction projects. Forecast resource needs, identify capacity gaps, and support strategic planning for project pursuit and staffing.
briiirussell
Cybersecurity Skills
briiirusselldisk-forensics
Analyze disk images, file systems, and memory captures for digital evidence recovery in forensic investigations and CTF challenges. Use when the user mentions 'disk forensics,' 'forensic…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290gmail
Interact with Gmail - search emails, read messages, send emails, create drafts, and manage labels. Use when user asks to: search email, read email, send email, create email draft, mark as…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290grok-build
Orchestrate coding work by delegating well-specified implementation tasks to xAI's Grok Build CLI (grok) running headlessly, while the coding assistant plans, writes the task specs, reviews…
sergebulaevig-carousel-planner
Plan an Instagram carousel slide by slide, up to 10 slides, with a hook slide that opens a loop, value slides that front-load the payoff, and a payoff slide that earns the save and follow…
rshankras
Claude Code Apple Skills
rshankrasios-development
Comprehensive iOS development guidance including Swift best practices, SwiftUI patterns, UI/UX review against HIG, and app planning. Use for iOS code review, best practices, accessibility…
datadrivenconstructionlabor-productivity-analytics
Analyze construction labor productivity using data analytics. Track worker performance, identify inefficiencies, predict resource needs, and optimize crew allocation for maximum efficiency.
runkidsskillshare
Manage skills, agents, extras, hooks, plugins, and MCP connection settings with the Skillshare CLI. Use when the user asks to configure or run Skillshare, install or sync resources across…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQcold-email
Expert cold email strategist for B2B outbound campaigns. Use when the user asks about cold email writing, email sequences, email deliverability, domain warmup, SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup, email…
foryourhealth111-pixelcontext-hunter
Discover codebase patterns, conventions, and unwritten rules before making changes. Use when implementing features, fixing bugs, or refactoring code.
iflytekdaily-standup-journal
Generate concise daily standups, reflection prompts, and weekly retrospectives for individuals or teams. Use for planning a day, surfacing blockers, reviewing user-provided entries, or…
managedcodeentity-framework6
Maintain or migrate EF6-based applications with realistic guidance on what to keep, what to modernize, and when EF Core is or is not the right next step. USE FOR: EF6 codebases; runtime…
sergebulaevig-content-planner
Generate a weekly Instagram content plan from a theme, audience, and content pillars. Produces a per-day mix of Reels, carousels, single images, and stories, each with a hook formula…
iflytekledger-tasks-yylo
Comprehensive guide for using YYLO Ledger task management without bypassing controller routing, lifecycle state, or mutation receipts. Covers task commands, dependency management, best…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQlist-building
Expert B2B list building orchestrator for outbound sales campaigns. Use when the user asks about building lead lists, Sales Navigator search, boolean filters, ICP definition, ICP scoring…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQlist-building-prospeo
ColdIQ x Prospeo edition. Expert B2B list building orchestrator for outbound sales campaigns, with Prospeo as the data layer. Use when the user asks about building lead lists, Prospeo…
iflytekmeeting-note-summarizer
Turn meeting notes or transcripts into factual summaries, decisions, questions, and action items. Use when a user wants a concise recap or needs explicit owners and deadlines extracted…
axtonliuobsidian-canvas-creator
Create Obsidian Canvas files from text content, supporting both MindMap and freeform layouts. Use this skill when users want to visualize content as an interactive canvas, create mind maps…
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIproduct-marketing-context
When the user wants to create or update their product marketing context document. Also use when the user mentions 'product context,' 'service context,' 'marketing context,' 'set up…
minhnv0807product-marketing-context-global
Use when starting work on a new product, client, or market — this skill creates the file `.agents/product-marketing-context-global.md` that 60+ other global skills read before they write…
aipoch
Medical Research Skills
aipochrevision-strategy-planner
Builds prioritized manuscript revision plans for major or minor revisions by separating comments that require experiments, analyses, clarification, restructuring, or wording changes.
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingscientific-visualization
Meta-skill for publication-ready figures. Use when creating journal submission figures requiring multi-panel layouts, significance annotations, error bars, colorblind-safe palettes, and…
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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