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Best Claude skills for writing

Writing skills give your agent an editor's discipline: a clear structure, a voice that matches yours and the habit of cutting filler. From blog writers that research current sources to screenwriting and book translation, these skills cover long and short form.

665 writing skills · ranked live · November 2026

The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.

  1. #1
    Matt Pocock

    Writing For Agents

    Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.

    Pack321k33MScore 95
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  2. #2
    Matt Pocock

    Writing Shape

    Writing, exploit: shape raw material into an article, paragraph by paragraph.

    Pack321k33MScore 94
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  3. Jesse Vincent

    Superpowers

    #3
    Jesse Vincent

    Writing Skills

    Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment

    Pack316k3.9MScore 94
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  4. Anthropic

    Skills

    #4
    Anthropic

    Docx

    Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 93
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  5. #5
    Matt Pocock

    Writing Beats

    Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it.

    Pack321k33MScore 93
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  6. Anthropic

    Skills

    #6
    Anthropic

    Pptx

    Use this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations; reading, parsing, or…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 91
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  7. Anthropic

    Skills

    #7
    Anthropic

    Xlsx

    Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .csv, or…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 91
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  8. Corey Haines

    Marketingskills

    #8
    Corey Haines

    Reverse Engineer Marketing

    When the user wants to know how another company grew and what to copy, or asks what a competitor did and when: a dated log of their moves against their traffic from public data, archives…

    Pack60k6.3MScore 90
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  9. Jesse Vincent

    Superpowers

    #9
    Jesse Vincent

    Writing Plans

    Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code

    Pack316k3.9MScore 90
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  10. #10
    affaan-m

    Agent Security Hardening

    Security hardening guidance for AI agent frameworks that process untrusted content, invoke tools, write workspace files, manage runtime identifiers, or handle credentials. Use when building…

    Pack301k1.7MScore 89
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What makes a great writing skill.

  • Voice and style rules you can adapt to your own writing.

  • A research or sourcing step for factual pieces.

  • Editing passes that remove AI tells.

All 665 writing skills.

59
petrkindlmann

playwright-automation

Write production-grade Playwright tests in TypeScript: Page Object Model, fixtures, auto-waiting, user-facing locators, parallel execution, CI integration, sharding, and installed-version…

Pack26170kTesting

bitwize-music-studio

Claude AI Music Skills

59
bitwize-music-studio

promo-writer

Generates platform-specific social media copy from album themes, track concepts, and lyrics. Use when promo/ templates need to be populated before release.

Pack65314kWriting

Nanako0129

Sepia

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Nanako0129

sepia-hemingway

Use when a user asks to write or revise fiction in the Hemingway manner, or asks for strong de-AI on a story; applies Sepia's built-in Hemingway voice profile.

Pack3.8k7.6kAnti-slop

jtydhr88

Screenwriting Skills

59
jtydhr88

succession-series-writing

Writing a Succession-style ensemble series (继承之战群像剧写法) — distilled from Jesse Armstrong's complete shooting scripts for all four seasons, 39 episodes (Faber 2023), with his introductions…

Pack2k6.7kWriting
58
mohitagw15856

ab-test-readout

Analyse a finished A/B test and write the readout — the result, whether it's statistically and practically significant, what it means, and the ship/no-ship call. Use when asked to analyse…

Pack1.5k11kTesting
58
mohitagw15856

ad-copy

Write platform-native paid ad copy with multiple angles to test. Use when asked to write ad copy, Google/Facebook/LinkedIn/Instagram ads, PPC headlines, or paid social creative copy…

Pack1.5k11kWriting

Adkid-Zephyr

Anti Defensive Writing Skill

58
Adkid-Zephyr

anti-defensive-writing-en

Stops defensive writing across the entire paper lifecycle — writing, revising, cutting, and organizing experiments. Treats the paper as a press conference, not a project summary, lab log…

Pack5.7k385Writing

rshankras

Claude Code Apple Skills

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rshankras

app-description-writer

Generate compelling App Store descriptions that convert browsers into users. Use when writing initial descriptions, improving existing copy, or drafting promotional text and What's New for…

Pack88114kWriting

aipoch

Medical Research Skills

58
aipoch

arxiv-preflight

Run a submission-readiness preflight on a manuscript before arXiv upload. Use when the user is preparing an arXiv submission, asks to check a paper before uploading, mentions hallucinated…

Pack2k898Research

OneWave-AI

Claude Skills

58
OneWave-AI

brand-voice-analyzer

Analyzes a company's content to extract and codify their brand voice into a comprehensive style guide. Reads website copy, blog posts, emails, and social media to identify tone, vocabulary…

Pack42372kDesign

aipoch

Medical Research Skills

58
aipoch

conference-abstract-writer

Condenses a full study into conference-submission abstract format. Use when adapting a manuscript abstract or study summary to meet a specific conference's word limit, structured format…

Pack2k898Research

nowork-studio

Notfair Plugin

58
nowork-studio

content-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…

Pack4.1k6.5kWriting

ScrapeCreators

Social Media Research Skills

58
ScrapeCreators

content-repurposing

Use when the user wants to turn public social videos, transcripts, posts, or creator research into reusable content assets such as LinkedIn posts, X threads, short-form scripts…

Pack6.2k22kWriting

nowork-studio

Notfair Plugin

58
nowork-studio

content-writer

Write SEO-optimized blog posts, landing pages, and content improvements following Google's E-E-A-T and Helpful Content guidelines. Handles new content creation from a keyword or topic, and…

Pack4.1k6.5kWriting

rshankras

Claude Code Apple Skills

58
rshankras

design

Design skills for Apple platform UI — Liquid Glass, animations, game feel (haptics, sound, celebrations), UI prototyping, UX writing, SF Symbols, typography, and design-system rules that…

Pack88114kDesign

aipoch

Medical Research Skills

58
aipoch

discussion-composer

Composes a Discussion around key findings, mechanisms, clinical relevance, and limitations. Use when writing or improving a Discussion section for any biomedical manuscript — including…

Pack2k898Research

nowork-studio

Notfair Plugin

58
nowork-studio

google-ads-copy

Generate and A/B test Google Ads copy. Use when asked to write ad copy, headlines, descriptions, create ad variants, test ad messaging, improve CTR, or generate RSA (Responsive Search Ad)…

Pack4.1k6.5kMarketing
58
alchaincyf

huashu-article-edit

标准化文章编辑流程,确保修改范围明确、进度可追踪、变更有记录。当用户说"编辑文章"、"修改文章"、"调整内容"、"改一下这篇"时使用此技能。

Pack2.3k16kWriting
58
alchaincyf

huashu-article-to-x

长文精简为X平台内容(200-500字),保留核心观点和个人风格。当用户提到"转微博"、"发小红书"、"社交媒体"、"缩短文章"时使用。

Pack2.3k16kWriting

jamditis

Claude Skills Journalism

58
jamditis

newsletter-publishing

Email newsletter workflows. Use when creating newsletters, building subscriber lists, designing templates, or tracking engagement.

Pack45221kWriting

jamditis

Claude Skills Journalism

58
jamditis

newsroom-style

Enforces AP Style and newsroom conventions. Use when writing news, editing drafts, creating headlines, or tightening copy.

Pack45221kProductivity

aiskillstore

Marketplace

58
aiskillstore

pptx

Presentation creation, editing, and analysis. When Claude needs to work with presentations (.pptx files) for: (1) Creating new presentations, (2) Modifying or editing content, (3) Working…

Pack4767.4kPresentations

Nanako0129

Sepia

58
Nanako0129

sepia-recreate

Use when a user explicitly requests Sepia recreate for a full rewrite.

Pack3.8k7.6kAnti-slop

aiskillstore

Marketplace

58
aiskillstore

skill-development

This skill should be used when the user wants to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill content", or needs guidance on…

Pack4767.4kWriting

Jakeschincariol

Trader Skill

58
Jakeschincariol

trader-copycat

The Reverse Engineer. Reads a famous investor's public SEC filings (the quarterly 13F-HR, plus Form 4 if you want the insider trades) and rebuilds their portfolio as weights you can copy…

Pack1.6k1.3kFinance

quodsoler

Unreal Engine Skills

58
quodsoler

ue-editor-tools

Use when extending the Unreal Editor from C++ with detail customizations, editor utility widgets, menus, editor modes, asset definitions or editor subsystems. Also use when the user…

Pack44738kWriting

Jakeschincariol

Youtube Agent Skill

58
Jakeschincariol

yt-seo

Write the description, tags and search-facing text for a YouTube video, aimed at the query a real person types. Use for "write my description", "tags", "SEO", "help this video get found"…

Pack5.5k10kSEO & GEO

boraoztunc

Skills

57
boraoztunc

apple-design

Apple's approach to interface design and fluid, physical motion, translated for the web. Use when building or reviewing gesture-driven UI, spring animations, drag/swipe/sheet interactions…

Pack46212kDesign

MoizIbnYousaf

AI Agent Skills

57
MoizIbnYousaf

code-documentation

Writing effective code documentation - API docs, README files, inline comments, and technical guides. Use for documenting codebases, APIs, or writing developer guides.

Pack1.2k13kWriting

MoizIbnYousaf

AI Agent Skills

57
MoizIbnYousaf

content-research-writer

Assists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, iterating on outlines, and providing real-time feedback on each section. Transforms your…

Pack1.2k13kWriting

waynesutton

Builder Skills

57
waynesutton

create-prd

Writes a short PRD in prds/.md before non trivial work: problem, root cause for bugs, proposed solution, files to change, edge cases, verification steps, and a completion log, with UTC…

Pack40438kProduct management

Pluviobyte

Rnskill

57
Pluviobyte

dbs-ai-check

dontbesilent AI 写作特征识别。扫描文案中的 AI 生成痕迹,输出检测报告。默认只诊断不改。 触发方式:/dbs-ai-check、/AI检测、「帮我看看有没有 AI 味」「检测一下 AI 特征」 AI writing fingerprint detection. Scans copy for AI-generated patterns and outputs…

Pack1.7k12kAnti-slop
57
sergebulaev

ig-caption-writer

Draft an Instagram caption with the hook in the first 125 characters, a skimmable body, and one clear CTA, using a 2026 hook formula chosen by goal (saves, shares, comments, follows). Runs…

Pack8061.8kVideo
57
sergebulaev

ig-humanizer

Remove the AI tells readers react to in an Instagram caption or carousel slide: 2026 vocabulary by density, reveal bridges, staccato stacks, stacked triads, performed sincerity, emoji…

Pack8061.8kAnti-slop

larashero3-dotcom

Writing Dna Skill

57
larashero3-dotcom

lieflat-less-ai-tone

按 SKILL.md 明确列出的规则识别并改写写作中的 AI 痕迹。只能处理清单内的问题;未命中规则的文字必须原样保留,也不能改变文章框架。适用于写作完成后的成稿清理。 Remove AI writing tells using an explicit whitelist of rules; leaves unmatched text untouched.

Pack3.1k380Writing

charlie947

Motion Graphics Skills

57
charlie947

motion-prompt-writer

Write a complete 8-part Claude Motion prompt (The bar, Format, The one rule, Look, Motion, Never, Before you finish, The scene) for one short looping motion graphic, in your own brand…

Pack63141kFrontend

Writing skills, explained.

Also searched as: writing skills claude, copywriting skill, blog writing skill, humanizer.

What are the best Claude skills for writing?

Right now the top-ranked writing skills on Alyn are Writing For Agents (Matt Pocock), Writing Shape (Matt Pocock), Writing Skills (Jesse Vincent). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.

Which skill makes Claude write like a human?

Humanizer, avoid-ai-writing and sepia focus specifically on removing AI writing patterns. See the anti-slop category too.

Can a skill learn my writing style?

Some skills distill a writing style from samples you provide and save it as reference material for future drafts.

How do I install a writing 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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