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 - 2#2

Matt Pocock
Writing Shape
Writing, exploit: shape raw material into an article, paragraph by paragraph.
321k33MScore 94 - 3#3
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincent
Writing Skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
316k3.9MScore 94 - 4#4
Anthropic
Skills
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 - 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 - 6#6
Anthropic
Skills
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 - 7#7
Anthropic
Skills
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 - 8#8
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincent
Writing Plans
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
316k3.9MScore 90 - 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 - 10#10
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
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
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
conorbronsdon
Avoid AI Writing
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…
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
conorbronsdon
Avoid AI Writing
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
conorbronsdon
Avoid AI Writing
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.
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
conorbronsdon
Avoid AI Writing
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
kostja94
Marketing Skills
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,"…
Paramchoudhary
ResumeSkills
portfolio-case-study-writer
Transform resume bullets into detailed portfolio case studies
Paramchoudhary
ResumeSkills
resume-bullet-writer
Transform weak resume bullets into achievement-focused statements with metrics and impact
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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