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.
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- 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.
growthenginenowoslawski
Coldoutboundskills
growthenginenowoslawskideliverability-test-public
Compare reply rates, bounce rates, and positive reply rates broken down by inbox type (SMTP / Gmail / Outlook) for a Smartlead account. Use when you want to know "which inbox type delivers…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQemail-metrics-benchmarks
Email metrics to track, 2X levers, and structure checklist for cold outreach. Use when analyzing campaign performance, setting benchmarks, or optimizing email metrics.
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQbridgebound-history-16
16 history-based Bridgebound triggers from Flip The Script - Demo Pipeline, Closed-Lost, Executive Churn, Email Engagement, and Reciprocity. Use when re-engaging past prospects…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQcold-email-4-sequence
Standard 4-email cold outreach sequence framework. Use when building cold email campaigns, creating outreach sequences, or structuring multi-touch email cadences for B2B prospecting.
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQemail-1-variations-7
7 Email 1 variations from ColdIQ core framework plus Email 2 and Email 3 templates. Use when crafting the first email in a sequence, testing different opening structures, or building…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQemail-writing-frameworks
5 proven email writing frameworks for cold outreach - Do the Maths, Short-Trigger, Challenge of Similar Companies, Neutral Insight, and Leader Responsibilities. Use when writing cold…
explorium-ai
GTM Skills
explorium-aipersonalize-email
Cold email personalization skill for Claude Code and Codex: assemble an intent and firmographic signal pack for one prospect so a downstream LLM can compose a truly personalized outbound…
explorium-ai
GTM Skills
explorium-aiaccount-contact-shortlist
Contact data skill for Claude Code and Codex: build a ranked shortlist of decision-makers and contacts at a target company for outbound prospecting, deal acceleration, or renewal/expansion…
explorium-ai
GTM Skills
explorium-aienrich-contact
Contact enrichment skill for Claude Code and Codex: look up a B2B prospect's full professional profile including work email, phone number, LinkedIn profile, title, seniority, department…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangroadmap-planning
When the user needs to organize product initiatives into a prioritized, time-sequenced plan with outcomes and dependencies.
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-social
You are the social media engine for /market social <topic/url. You generate a complete 30-day content calendar with platform-specific posts, hooks, hashtags, and a content repurposing…
zubair-trabzada
AI Sales Team Claude
zubair-trabzadasales-outreach
You are the cold outreach engine for /sales outreach <prospect. You generate complete, personalized, ready-to-send cold email sequences with integrated LinkedIn touchpoints. Every email is…
zubair-trabzada
AI Sales Team Claude
zubair-trabzadasales-prep
You generate comprehensive meeting preparation briefs that give salespeople everything they need before walking into a prospect meeting. The brief combines company research, attendee…
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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