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.
Spielewoyap-planner
Report the compatibility redirect to `ap-roadmap-author`; this retired role cannot perform new work.
cookjohncnki-advanced-search
Perform advanced search on CNKI with field filters like author, title, journal, date range, source category (SCI/EI/CSSCI/北大核心). Use when user needs precise filtered search beyond simple…
cookjohncnki-journal-toc
Browse journal issues, view table of contents, and download original TOC PDF from CNKI. Use when user wants to see papers in a specific journal issue or download the original cover/TOC…
lingxling
Awesome Skills Cn
lingxlingfile-organizer
Intelligently organizes your files and folders across your computer by understanding context, finding duplicates, suggesting better structures, and automating cleanup tasks. Reduces…
badlogic
Pi Skills
badlogicgccli
Google Calendar CLI for listing calendars, viewing/creating/updating events, and checking availability.
sno-aihandoff
Transfer full task ownership to a fresh agent with a verified brief and explicit release. Use for replacing the current executor, including a directly assigned task with no work card; not…
sno-aiheartbeat
Set recurring checks or completion watches with `sno heartbeat` and its persistent log reader. Use for periodic reports or unattended long runs. Not for calendar scheduling or commands…
lingxling
Awesome Skills Cn
lingxlingmeeting-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…
lingzhi227
Agent Research Skills
lingzhi227research-planning
Design research plans and paper architectures. Given a research topic or idea, generate structured plans with methodology outlines, paper structure, dependency-ordered task lists, UML…
appariciojunior
Video Editor Skills
appariciojuniorrough-cut
Editorial rules for choosing what to keep in talking-head footage (retakes, false starts, spoken notes to the editor, fillers) and the keep-list / moments formats that a planner script…
cookjohncnki-journal-index
Query journal indexing/inclusion status on CNKI - check which databases include a journal (北大核心, CSSCI, CSCD, SCI, EI, etc.), get impact factors and evaluation data. Use when user asks…
Neeeophytee
Finding Unknowns Skills
Neeeophyteecontext-audit
Audit the instructions an agent already carries — CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, skills, tool descriptions — for contradictions, over-constraint, and duplication, then propose a cut list. Use when…
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers Skills
Jesse VincentSubagent-Driven Development
Execute implementation plan by dispatching fresh subagent for each task, with code review between tasks
sno-aie2e-environment-preflight
Check external services, hosts, browser sessions, model endpoints, and agents before an end-to-end run. MANUAL-ONLY: load when a caller names it. NEVER auto-load from context for ordinary…
Neeeophytee
Finding Unknowns Skills
Neeeophyteeimplementation-notes
Keep a running implementation-notes.md during a build, logging every deviation from the plan and every discovered edge case. Use whenever implementing against an agreed plan or spec…
Neeeophytee
Finding Unknowns Skills
Neeeophyteeimplementation-plan
Write an implementation plan that leads with the decisions the user is most likely to change, and buries the mechanical work at the bottom. Use when planning is requested before a build…
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingjira-task
Creates Jira tasks following Prowler's standard format. Trigger: When user asks to create a Jira task, ticket, or issue.
alirezarezvani
Claude Code Skill Factory
alirezarezvaniscrum-master-agent
Comprehensive Scrum Master assistant for sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, capacity planning, and daily standups with intelligent context-aware reporting
JourniOne-aitravel-journal-creator
当用户提出旅行需求时自动使用，包括找旅行灵感、推荐目的地、安排或调整行程、规划主题路线、整理旅行照片回忆或已有路书。无需用户点名 Skill；用 JourniOne 逐步规划每天怎么玩，确认后生成带地图、能分享的 Travel Journal，日期机酒按需补充。
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers Skills
Jesse VincentWriting Plans
Create detailed implementation plans with bite-sized tasks for engineers with zero codebase context
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangearned-media-outreach
When the user wants to get press coverage, appear on podcasts, or build relationships with journalists and content creators. Also use when the user mentions "podcast guesting", "press…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangemail-marketing
When the user needs to design, write, or optimize email sequences -- including welcome series, nurture campaigns, re-engagement flows, onboarding emails, or newsletter strategy.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangfundraising-email
When the user wants to write an email to an investor — cold outreach, warm intro request, follow-up after a meeting, monthly investor update, or thank-you note. Also activates for "intro…
BrianRWagner
AI Marketing Claude Code Skills
BrianRWagnermeeting-prep-cc
Generate a pre-meeting prep brief in Claude Code. Researches participants, pulls vault context, builds agenda, surfaces sharp questions. Use when user says "prep for this meeting," "I have…
tudoumashu
AI Memory Skillpack
tudoumashuproject-mastery-coach
Train strict project ownership from repo-local docs/ai memory and central LLM Wiki project entities. Use when Codex or Claude Code should initialize a learning question bank, quiz or grade…
rohitg00verification-gates
Creates explicit validation checkpoints (verification gates) between project phases to catch errors early and ensure quality before proceeding. Use when the user asks about quality gates…
rohitg00design-first
Guides the creation of technical design documents before writing code, producing architecture diagrams, data models, API interface definitions, implementation plans, and multi-option…
rohitg00handoff-protocols
Manages work transitions between team members or agents by creating structured handoff documents, summarizing project status, documenting key decisions, blockers, and open questions, and…
YurunChenrepo-docs
Build and maintain a Markdown guide that helps humans understand a repository through real behavior, concepts, and evidence. Use when a user asks to understand a repo, generate or update…
pablo-mano
Obsidian CLI Skill
pablo-manoobsidian-cli
Use this skill whenever the user wants Claude to directly interact with their Obsidian vault — reading a note or daily note, writing or appending content, searching vault contents, counting…
tudoumashu
AI Memory Skillpack
tudoumashullm-wiki
Query and maintain the user's local LLM Wiki from any Codex or Claude Code conversation or project. Use when the user asks to search personal knowledge, recall prior research or decisions…
YurunChenrepo-docs-zh
Generate and maintain repo-docs with Chinese as the primary reader language while preserving source identifiers for lookup. Use when the user asks for Chinese repo docs, mentions…
lishix520
Academic Paper Skills
lishix520academic-paper-composer
Systematic writing framework for philosophy and interdisciplinary academic papers from optimized outline to submission-ready manuscript. Use when users want to: (1) write a paper from a…
lishix520
Academic Paper Skills
lishix520academic-paper-strategist
Systematic strategic planning framework for philosophy and interdisciplinary academic papers targeting preprint platforms (PhilArchive, arXiv, PhilSci-Archive). Use when users want to: (1)…
tudoumashu
AI Memory Skillpack
tudoumashuai-project-memory
Maintain bounded, durable AI project memory in a repository's docs/ai/ pack. Use when Codex or Claude Code needs to create, read, update, or audit project memory (project-card…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-ads
You are the advertising engine for /market ads <url. You generate complete ad campaigns across platforms with full copy variations, audience targeting strategies, budget recommendations…
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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