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.
dongshuyantask-clarifier
Deep need-clarification skill. Use only when the user explicitly invokes $task-clarifier. Once activated, keep clarifying until three goals are met: the user understands their own needs…
quodsoler
Unreal Engine Skills
quodsolerue-project-context
Use when creating, refreshing or repairing `.agents/ue-project-context.md`, the project document every other UE skill reads first. Also use when the user says 'project context', 'set up…
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardagent-routing
Decide which model, effort level, and cascade shape each subagent gets, and how to keep improvement loops safe (evaluator-as-selector, stop on regression). Routes on measured…
HughYauarming-thought
求是方法论的入口与总原则。在每次新的顶层会话开始时加载一次，用「实事求是」约束全部判断，并只在明确适用时把任务路由到对应的方法论 skill；被派遣执行单一具体任务的子 agent 直接跳过。 English: Entry point and governing principle of the Qiushi methodology. Load once at the…
mikehasa
Golive Skill
mikehasagolive
Take an agent-written app from repo to live production on the user's OWN accounts, with providers they choose (hosting, database, auth, payments, email, domain/DNS). The human connects…
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytegrok-build-cli
Invoke the locally installed Grok Build CLI from Codex and return Grok's response. Use whenever the user asks Codex to call, consult, run, or delegate a prompt to Grok or Grok Build…
dzhnghandoff-spec
Hand a spec that is mid-implementation to another machine or another agent.
HughYauinvestigation-first
调查研究：在下判断、做决策、给建议之前，先用第一手材料弄清现状，产出「事实 / 推断 / 未知」三栏调查结论。当上下文不完整、证据薄弱、领域陌生、用户说"先别动手"、或你发现自己在凭印象作答时触发；已充分调查后的执行阶段不要重复触发。 English: Investigate before judging. Gather firsthand facts and produce…
Jakeschincariol
Linkedin Agent Skill
Jakeschincariolli-inbox
Triage the LinkedIn inbox - sort connection requests and DMs into leads, recruiters, peers and spam, and draft the replies worth sending. Use when the user says "my inbox is a mess"…
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devnew-work
Create and manage todo tracking documents for features, bugs, and multi-step tasks. Use when starting new work that benefits from a persistent record of decisions, progress, and context.
HughYauworkflows
工作流组合：当一个任务明显需要多件思想武器接力时，提供四种标准组合模式（新项目启动、复杂问题攻坚、方案迭代优化、阶段复盘），定义调用顺序、每步交接物和终止条件。触发信号包括从零启动、疑难攻坚、迭代优化、阶段复盘；单一 skill 就够用时不触发。 English: Workflow patterns. When a task clearly needs several…
Jakeschincariol
Arena Skill
Jakeschincariolarena
Make 100 versions of Claude fight to the death over one task. Spins up N sub-agents (default 100, --quick for 16), gives every one the exact same task plus a different strategy card…
irinabuht12-ossemail-sequence-writer
Write complete nurture email sequences with subject lines, preview text, and body copy using proven copywriting formulas. Use when given ICP, offer, and objections to generate full email…
onvoyage-ai
GTM Engineer Skills
onvoyage-aigeo-content-planning
Reads existing brand DNA, keywords.csv, and prompts.csv, then produces a plan.csv — a strictly-schema'd content architecture telling the next pipeline step which pages to create, for which…
OSideMedia
Higgsfield AI Prompt Skill
OSideMediahiggsfield-recall
Use this skill AUTOMATICALLY before writing any Higgsfield prompt. Query the memory databases for relevant past failures and pre-apply known fixes before the user even hits generate…
kerpopulejev-memory
Use on passages a search just returned (memory, vault, session history, wiki, web) before reading them in. Jev ranks them, drops the irrelevant, and flags prompt injection hidden in the…
kerpopulejev-model-routing
Use to pick the cheapest good-enough model or effort for a turn or a delegated task (lanes small to escalate), to decide continue/retry/verify/escalate/complete after each cycle, or to tune…
kwakseongjaeomd-apply
프로젝트 DESIGN.md를 UI/시각 작업의 brand context로 적용. 컴포넌트·색상·폰트·레이아웃 수정 같은 구체적 요청과 톤·분위기 표현 — KR '좀 더 따뜻하게', EN 'make it warmer/cooler', 日本語「もう少し暖かく」, 繁體中文「更溫暖一點」 — 모두에 트리거. DESIGN.md 부재 시 omd:init…
rrezartprebreza
Spring Boot Skills
rrezartprebrezascheduled-tasks
Use when creating or reviewing @Scheduled jobs, cron/time-zone configuration, overlapping runs or multi-instance scheduling. Not for Spring Batch chunk/restart mechanics or arbitrary async…
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devworking-on
Set a tracking document as the source of truth for the current feature or task. Use when starting work on a feature, bug fix, or multi-step task that benefits from a persistent record of…
brycewang-stanfordaaai-reproducibility
Use when strengthening an AAAI paper's reproducibility checklist (placed after references), experimental traceability, seed and hyperparameter reporting, compute and cost disclosure…
brycewang-stanfordaaai-submission
Use when auditing an AAAI main technical track submission for OpenReview readiness, double-blind anonymity, page limits, reproducibility checklist, supplementary material, author limits…
Ootto-AIai-brain
Give Claude a permanent, searchable long-term memory using an Obsidian vault as the store. At the end of a session, summarize what mattered and save it as a Markdown note in your "AI Brain"…
brycewang-stanfordamann-evidence-standards
Use when appraising the cumulative evidence and ensuring balance in an Academy of Management Annals (Annals) review — weighing conflicting findings by credibility, steelmanning rival…
staskhcalendar
Report scheduled US economic events (CPI, NFP, FOMC, GDP, PCE, ISM, jobless claims...) with times in ET, impact, actual/consensus/previous. Use when user asks about the economic calendar…
glebisdaydream
Multi-agent system that mines the Obsidian vault for non-obvious connections between notes, mimicking the brain's default mode network. Samples random note pairs, synthesizes connections…
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitoremail-automation-builder
Build multi-sequence email automation flows with branching logic. Triggers on: "build email automation", "create email funnel", "email automation flow", "welcome series with branches"…
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitoremail-drip-sequence
Write an email drip sequence for affiliate marketing. Triggers on: "write me an email sequence", "create a drip campaign", "email nurture sequence", "affiliate email funnel", "welcome email…
kerpopulejev-frontier-work
Use when a task is already judged hard — pick which paid frontier seat takes it, then keep Jev watching the delegated run so it interrupts you only when the run needs a decision.
AlpacaLabsLLCmeeting-minutes
Turn supplied meeting notes or transcripts into sourced minutes, keeping discussion, statements, confirmed/proposed decisions and proposed actions distinct.
explorium-ai
GTM Skills
explorium-aibrowser-extension-builder
Browser extension builder skill for Claude Code and Codex: scaffolds a local, unpacked Chrome extension that reveals verified B2B contact info (email, phone, job title, company) directly on…
Ootto-AIcampaign-brief
Use when a social campaign needs a decision-ready brief before anyone writes posts, books creators, or spends budget. Trigger phrases include "brief this launch", "turn this into a campaign…
Jakeschincariol
Console Skill
Jakeschincariolconsole-saves
Save Manager. Brings your old memory card saves over, backs them up and syncs them to the cloud so you continue on any device. Reads PS2 memory card images (PCSX2 .ps2 and .mcd, raw 8 MB…
Ootto-AIcross-platform-distribution
Use when an approved campaign, launch, research finding, or asset needs a deliberate plan across several social channels. Trigger phrases include "adapt this for LinkedIn and X", "where…
chubbyguan
Chubbyskills
chubbyguanlearning-notes-automation
学习笔记自动化：视频/播客转录 → 知识点提取 → 闪卡生成 → 知识图谱更新。触发词：学习笔记、闪卡、Anki、知识提取、视频学习
mxyhiledger-tasks-yylo
Durable in-repo task state for coding agents — Kanban tasks with stable IDs, evidence-backed status marks, blocked-by dependencies, and next-ready selection. Use when starting, selecting…
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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