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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.

307 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.

    321k33MScore 95
    Details
  2. #2
    Matt Pocock

    Writing Shape

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

    321k33MScore 94
    Details
  3. Jesse Vincent

    Superpowers

    #3
    Jesse Vincent

    Writing Skills

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

    316k3.9MScore 94
    Details
  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…

    192k3.8MScore 93
    Details
  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.

    321k33MScore 93
    Details
  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…

    192k3.8MScore 91
    Details
  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…

    192k3.8MScore 91
    Details
  8. Jesse Vincent

    Superpowers

    #8
    Jesse Vincent

    Writing Plans

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

    316k3.9MScore 90
    Details
  9. #9
    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…

    301k1.7MScore 89
    Details
  10. Corey Haines

    Marketingskills

    #10
    Corey Haines

    Ad Creative

    When the user wants to write or judge ad creative, or asks which ad, hook, or angle to run or kill: headlines, primary text, and variations for Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok, fresh…

    60k6.3MScore 88
    Details

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 307 writing skills.

66
AgriciDaniel

blog-geo

Audit one blog post file for AI-citation readiness (self-contained, sourced passages, entity clarity, structure, crawler access) and score it with an internal 0-100 heuristic plus…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-locale-audit

Read-only audit of a folder of existing multilingual blog posts: translation coverage, parity, hreflang and canonical consistency, meta-tag parity, and stale translations, with a…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-localize

Deep cultural adaptation of an already translated blog post for one target market: local examples, CTAs, legal references, statistic sources, and formality (Sie/du, tu/vous). Built-in…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-multilingual

One-command multilingual blog creation. Writes a blog post, translates it into user-specified languages, applies cultural adaptation, and emits hreflang tags, sitemap entries, and a…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-outline

SERP-informed outline generation with H2/H3 heading hierarchy, competitive content gap analysis, section-by-section word count targets, chart and image placement markers, optional FAQ…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-repurpose

Turn an existing blog post into draft text for other channels: X threads, LinkedIn posts, Threads/Bluesky, short-video scripts, YouTube scripts, Reddit posts, newsletter excerpts, podcast…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-rewrite

Rewrite and optimize existing blog posts for Google SEO (E-E-A-T, helpful content) and AI citation visibility as one SEO discipline. For AI-citation-only audit (no Google work), use…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-schema

Generate JSON-LD for ONE blog post (BlogPosting with Person, Organization, BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, VideoObject; FAQPage only as optional entity markup) in a single @graph, and check it…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-seo-check

Post-writing SEO validation with pass/fail checklist covering title tag clarity and uniqueness, meta description quality, heading hierarchy, internal/external link audit with anchor text…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-strategy

Build a blog-level strategy for a niche or business: audience segments, 3-5 content pillars with hub-and-spoke clusters, competitive gaps, measurement plan, and a 90-day roadmap. Use when…

2.7k80kWriting
66
AgriciDaniel

blog-taxonomy

Suggest tags and categories for a blog post from its content, audit a site's tag and category health, and, only after the user approves a shown plan, sync tags and categories to WordPress…

2.7k80kWriting

conorbronsdon

Avoid AI Writing

65
conorbronsdon

ai-writing-detector

Use when the user asks to detect, scan, audit, score, or flag AI-writing patterns without rewriting the text, including requests for a deterministic local detector result when the host can…

5.6k5.4kAnti-slop
65
AgriciDaniel

blog-style

Measure writing-style statistics (sentence length, vocabulary, transitions, phrasing) from 5 to 10 posts you or your client wrote, and produce a voice profile for VOICE.md, blog-persona…

2.7k80kWriting

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

directory-submission

When the user wants to submit a product or app to directories, curated lists, launch platforms, or app stores—and needs ready-to-paste copy per platform. Reads root {project}.md when…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

email-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,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

entity-seo

When the user wants to optimize for entity recognition, Knowledge Graph, or entity-based SEO. Also use when the user mentions "entity SEO," "entity optimization," "Knowledge Graph,"…

1.1k231kSEO & GEO

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

grokipedia-recommendations

When the user wants to add recommendations, links, or content to Grokipedia. Also use when the user mentions "Grokipedia," "GEO wiki," "AI encyclopedia," "suggest Grokipedia article,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

linkedin-posts

When the user wants to create LinkedIn post copy or optimize for LinkedIn. Also use when the user mentions "LinkedIn post," "LinkedIn article," "professional post," "post to LinkedIn,"…

1.1k231kSocial media

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

programmatic-seo

When the user wants to create SEO pages at scale using templates and data—including AI-assisted, grounded copy for per-URL differentiation (vs rigid mail-merge templates). Also use when the…

1.1k231kSEO & GEO

kostja94

Marketing Skills

65
kostja94

visual-content

When the user wants to plan, create, or repurpose visual content (images, infographics, social post images) across channels. Also use when the user mentions "content images," "social media…

1.1k231kWriting

kostja94

Marketing Skills

64
kostja94

copywriting

When the user wants to write or optimize short-form marketing copy—headlines, CTAs, ad copy, landing page copy, email copy. Also use when the user mentions "copywriting," "headline," "CTA…

1.1k231kWriting

conorbronsdon

Avoid AI Writing

64
conorbronsdon

file-edit-in-place

Use when the user names a local file and explicitly asks to clean, rewrite, humanize, or remove AI-writing patterns in that file itself, with minimal targeted edits and post-edit…

5.6k5.4kAnti-slop

kostja94

Marketing Skills

64
kostja94

twitter-x-posts

When the user wants to create X (Twitter) post copy, threads, or optimize for X platform. Also use when the user mentions "X post," "X thread," "Twitter post," "Twitter thread," "tweet,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

conorbronsdon

Avoid AI Writing

64
conorbronsdon

voice-preserving-rewriter

Use when the user asks to rewrite, humanize, clean up, or remove AI-isms from text while preserving the writer's voice, facts, intent, structure, register, and protected material.

5.6k5.4kAnti-slop

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

creator-program

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize creator program strategy. Also use when the user mentions "creator program," "creator partnership," "content co-creation," "creator…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

employee-generated-content

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize employee-generated content (EGC) or employee advocacy. Also use when the user mentions "EGC," "employee advocacy," "employee content,"…

1.1k231kWriting

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

influencer-marketing

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize influencer marketing strategy. Also use when the user mentions "influencer marketing," "KOL," "creator partnership," "brand ambassador,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

podcast-marketing

When the user wants to plan, create, or market a podcast. Also use when the user mentions "podcast," "podcast strategy," "podcast SEO," "show notes," "podcast distribution," "Spotify…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

product-hunt-launch

When the user wants to launch on Product Hunt, prepare a PH submission, or plan launch day (hunter, first comment, timing, upvotes). Also use when the user mentions "Product Hunt," "launch…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

63
kostja94

video-marketing

When the user wants to plan video marketing, create video scripts, or optimize for short-form or long-form video. Also use when the user mentions "video marketing," "video script,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

conorbronsdon

Avoid AI Writing

62
conorbronsdon

false-positive-reviewer

Use when a user asks what AI-writing flags mean, whether detector output proves AI authorship, or wants a careful interpretation of possible false positives, especially for academic…

5.6k5.4kCode review

kostja94

Marketing Skills

62
kostja94

pinterest-posts

When the user wants to create Pinterest Pins, optimize Pin descriptions, or grow Pinterest presence. Also use when the user mentions "Pinterest," "Pin," "Pinterest SEO," "Pinterest…

1.1k231kMarketing

kostja94

Marketing Skills

62
kostja94

reddit-posts

When the user wants to create Reddit post copy, comments, or optimize for Reddit. Also use when the user mentions "Reddit post," "subreddit," "r/," "Reddit marketing," "post to Reddit,"…

1.1k231kSocial media

kostja94

Marketing Skills

61
kostja94

medium-posts

When the user wants to write, publish, republish, or optimize posts on Medium.com (canonical tags, distribution, Medium SEO). Also use when the user mentions "Medium," "Medium article,"…

1.1k231kMarketing

Paramchoudhary

ResumeSkills

60
Paramchoudhary

portfolio-case-study-writer

Transform resume bullets into detailed portfolio case studies

3.1k244kWriting

Paramchoudhary

ResumeSkills

60
Paramchoudhary

resume-bullet-writer

Transform weak resume bullets into achievement-focused statements with metrics and impact

3.1k244kCareer

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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