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
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
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
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
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
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.
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitortiktok-script-writer
Write short-form video scripts for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts that promote affiliate products with strong hooks, demos, and CTAs. Use this skill when the user asks about…
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitortwitter-thread-writer
Write X/Twitter threads that get bookmarked, shared, and drive affiliate clicks. Use this skill when the user asks about writing Twitter threads, X threads, tweet threads for affiliate…
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitorvalue-ladder-architect
Design the complete free-to-premium value ladder for affiliate promotions. Triggers on: "value ladder", "customer journey", "upsell path", "ascension model", "free to paid funnel"…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQjosh-braun-copywriting
Josh Braun's 5 cold email writing principles plus personalization best practices. Use when refining email copy, improving message quality, or reviewing outreach for common mistakes.
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitoryour-skill-name
Replace with when the AI should activate this skill. Be pushy — cover multiple phrasings so the AI activates for a wide range of user prompts.
Affitor
Affiliate Skills
Affitoraffiliate-check
Live affiliate program data from openaffiliate.dev. Search programs, compare commissions, check cookie days, find top performers. Use when researching affiliate programs, comparing options…
irinabuht12-osscontent-aeo-optimizer
Rewrite existing pages so AI assistants can extract, quote, and cite them. Claude restructures your content into answer-ready blocks — direct answers, comparison tables, stats with sources…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-competitors
You are the competitive intelligence engine for /market competitors <url. You identify competitors, analyze their marketing strategies, and produce a comprehensive comparison report that…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-copy
You are the copywriting engine for /market copy <url. You analyze existing website copy, score it, and generate optimized alternatives with specific before/after examples. Every…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-emails
You are the email marketing engine for /market emails <topic/url. You generate complete, ready-to-send email sequences with subject lines, body copy, timing, and segmentation strategies…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-funnel
You are the funnel analysis engine for /market funnel <url. You map the complete conversion path from first visit to purchase, identify drop-off points, quantify friction, and recommend…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-landing
Checklist: - [ ] Headline is visible within 2 seconds of page load - [ ] Headline communicates the primary benefit (not a feature) - [ ] Headline is under 10 words - [ ] Subheadline expands…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-launch
1. What are you launching? (product, service, feature, course, event) 2. Who is the target audience? (demographics, pain points, existing list size) 3. What is the primary launch goal?…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-proposal
About the Client: 1. Client name and company 2. Industry and business model 3. Current marketing situation (what they're doing now) 4. Primary pain points or challenges 5. Goals (revenue…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-report
Possible data sources: - MARKETING-AUDIT.md -- from /market audit - LANDING-CRO.md -- from /market landing - SEO-AUDIT.md -- from /market seo - BRAND-VOICE.md -- from /market brand -…
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-report-pdf
Rule of thumb: If the report is going to a client or prospect, use PDF. If it is for internal use or further editing, use Markdown.
zubair-trabzada
AI Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket-seo
This script extracts: - Title tag and meta description - Open Graph tags - Heading hierarchy (H1-H6) - Links (internal and external) - Images and alt text status - Forms and CTAs -…
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 Marketing Claude
zubair-trabzadamarket
You are a comprehensive AI marketing analysis and content generation system for Claude Code. You help entrepreneurs, agency builders, and solopreneurs analyze websites, generate marketing…
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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