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.
265 productivity skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
- 1#1
- 2#2
Matt Pocock
Writing For Agents
Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.
321k33MScore 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…
301k1.7MScore 93 - 4#4
Chief Of Staff
Pursue a long-running goal in a single session by co-ordinating subagents.
321k33MScore 93 - 5#5
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropic
Claude API
Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration. TRIGGER — read BEFORE opening the…
192k3.8MScore 91 - 6#6
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…
119k4.8MScore 90 - 7#7
Ck
Persistent per-project memory for Claude Code (Context Keeper) driven by deterministic Node.js /ck commands: init, save, resume, info, list, forget, and v1-to-v2 migrate, plus a…
301k1.7MScore 90 - 8#8
Anthropic
Skills
Academy Guide
Stop and check this skill before finishing any reply to a question about how to use Claude or a Claude product — it recommends matching courses, tutorials, and use cases from Claude Academy…
192k3.8MScore 89 - 9#9
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…
301k1.7MScore 89 - 10#10
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…
119k4.8MScore 89
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 265 productivity skills.
Hugging Face
Skills
Hugging Facehuggingface-best
Use when the user asks about finding the best, top, or recommended model for a task, wants to know what AI model to use, or wants to compare models by benchmark scores. Triggers on: "best…
mksglurelease
Release context-mode v2 from the v2 branch. Runs the checks and the live test, shows the next version and notes, then starts the release workflow and watches it.
career-ops-hq
Career Ops
career-ops-hqcareer-ops-plugin-notion
How to mirror the career-ops tracker to a Notion database and read records back as job leads.
browser-actbrowser-act
Browser automation CLI for AI agents. NEVER run browser-act commands directly via Bash — always invoke this skill first. Use browser-act when a user mentions it by name, includes or asks to…
mksgluctx-doctor
Check that context-mode is installed and working, as a table.
mksgluctx-stats
Show how much context context-mode saved, as a detailed report.
AgriciDanielblog-brief
Create a content brief for ONE planned post: target and secondary keywords, search intent, template choice, competitor gaps from the live SERP, sourced statistics to include, section plan…
AgriciDanielblog-calendar
Build a dated monthly or quarterly editorial calendar: which posts to publish or review when, content mix, templates, distribution timing, and a material-change review queue. Use when the…
nidhinjsprompt-master
Generates optimized prompts for AI tools. Activates only when the user explicitly asks to write, fix, improve, or adapt a prompt for a specific AI tool (LLM, Cursor, Midjourney, image AI…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
kostja94email-marketing
When the user wants to plan email marketing, EDM, newsletter strategy, or email deliverability. Also use when the user mentions "email marketing," "EDM," "newsletter," "SPF," "DKIM,"…
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…
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.
GarethManning
Education Agent Skills
GarethManningdifferentiation-adapter
Adapt a classroom task for specific learner needs while preserving the core learning objective intact. Use when differentiating for SEND, EAL, gifted, ADHD, dyslexia, or anxiety.
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…
nexscope-aiecommerce-ppc-strategy-planner
Cross-platform PPC strategy planner for ecommerce businesses. Analyzes your product and margins, recommends the right advertising platforms (Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads), calculates…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
kostja94keyword-clustering
Groups candidate keywords by user task and tests whether one page can satisfy them. Use for same-page decisions, mixed intent and adjacent queries.
Callstackwriting-user-docs
House style for user-facing documentation — voice, scope, structure, and what to leave out. Use this skill whenever writing, editing, or reviewing anything a user reads to learn how to use…
lawve-ai
Awesome Legal Skills
lawve-aiarcheologue-gallica
Archéologie des sources juridiques anciennes via Gallica (BNF, API stables, sans clé) : débats parlementaires du JO depuis 1871 (genèse des lois de la IIIe République), notes d'arrêt et…
Paramchoudhary
ResumeSkills
Paramchoudharycold-email-writer
Write personalized cold outreach emails to hiring managers and founders — specific, human, not a pitch deck
growthenginenowoslawski
Coldoutboundskills
growthenginenowoslawskicold-email-starter-kit
Complete beginner-friendly cold email toolkit. Walks from zero to launched campaign — domain purchase, inbox setup, list building, copywriting, enrichment, and sending via Smartlead or…
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…
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…
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…
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…
lawve-ai
Awesome Legal Skills
lawve-aidivorce-ct-stephane-boghossian
Claude skill that turns Claude into a Connecticut-specific divorce planner — nine operating modes from pre-flight intake to post-judgment modification, modeled on Untangle.us's feature…
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…
kwakseongjaeego-browser
When you need a browser, read this Skill by default. Use it to open and operate websites, fill forms, click buttons, take screenshots, extract page data, sign in, and perform other browser…
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…
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.
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitorsqueeze-page-builder
Build email capture landing pages (squeeze pages) as single self-contained HTML files. Triggers on: "build a squeeze page", "email capture page", "lead magnet page", "create an opt-in…
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…
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…
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"…
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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