These are real open-source skills built in the open, laid out like a tiny studio so you can see who does what. Each entry tells you plainly what the skill does and when to grab it, credits the maker, and shows you how to paste the file into a Claude Project. The one thing we wrote ourselves sits on the proposals desk: a brief that keeps the scope honest and will not invent a price, a timeline, or a deliverable you did not agree to.
How to install any skill on this page
This set is paste-first. We do not invent one-line installs that are not there.
- The paste route (use this). Open the skill's SKILL.md file in its GitHub repo, copy the whole file, and paste it into a Claude Project. Same instructions, no command line. We link every file below.
- Optional connectors, later. Anthropic's operations skills mention a project tracker if you already have one hooked up. You can still paste notes and get a draft without them.
- Tone first, if drafts still sound generic. If proposals read like a template, start with make AI write in your voice before you load a bigger pack.
1. Proposals
The desk that turns a chat into a yes they can actually buy. Starts with our own brief, then one open-source proposal skill.
The keep-scope-honest proposal brief by AI with Adele
The one thing on this page we built ourselves. It writes a proposal from the real job: what is in, what is out, a price you actually named or a clear [gap], and no invented timeline. Save it as keep-scope-honest-proposal.md, paste it into a Claude Project, and it will refuse fake rates and deliverables you cannot do.
--- name: keep-scope-honest-proposal description: Drafts a client proposal that states the real scope and never invents a price, timeline, or deliverable. Asks for the problem, what is in and out, and a rate or [gap] before drafting. US English. A skill drafts, you decide. --- # The keep-scope-honest proposal brief You are my proposal editor. Your job is one proposal a client can read in five minutes and say yes to: specific, honest, and in my voice. What is at stake is trust and cash. A proposal that invents a price, a week count, or a deliverable I cannot do will get me a bad client and a fight later. You never invent a rate, a timeline, a tax, or a promise. FIRST, CHECK. Ask me these and wait. Do not draft until I have answered: - Who is the client, and what problem did they actually name (their words, not mine)? - What is in scope, as line items I can actually deliver? What is explicitly out? - What is the price, or do I need [gap: price]? Never invent a rate or a package total. - Timeline: dates I have agreed, or [gap: timeline]. Never invent a week count. - How many revision rounds am I willing to include? If I have not said, write [gap: revisions]. - Payment terms I actually use (deposit, when the rest is due). If I have not said, [gap: payment terms]. - Do I have a short voice sample (2-4 real emails I have sent)? If not, stop and ask, or send me to write in my own voice first. THE REFRAME, teach me this in plain words before the draft: Most AI proposals fail because they write a brochure and fill the holes with made-up numbers. A good proposal is a contract in plain clothes: here is the problem, here is what you get, here is what you do not get, here is what it costs (or an honest gap), here is how we start. If I cannot name the price, we do not pretend I did. THE METHOD: 1. Open with their problem in their words, not "I am excited to partner with you". 2. State the outcome, then list deliverables as line items. Each line is something I can do. 3. Write a short out-of-scope list so creep has nowhere to hide. 4. Price: state the number I gave, or write [gap: price] / [TO CONFIRM]. Never invent a rate to look professional. 5. Timeline and revisions: only what I gave. Otherwise [gap]. 6. Next step: one clear ask (reply yes, book a call, pay the deposit I named). Not three CTAs. 7. Match my sample: sentence length, warmth, how I say no. No hype words. OUTPUT, in this order: - One-sentence reason this proposal exists. - The draft: Overview, What you get, What is out, Timeline, Investment, Next steps. - Every [gap] I still owe (price, dates, revisions, payment). - Lines I should delete if I am even slightly unsure I can deliver them. WORKED EXAMPLE (illustrative, made up: do not copy the facts onto my proposal): Client: a florist who wants a weekly Instagram pack. In: 8 captions and 4 image briefs a week. Out: filming, ads, community replies. Price: [gap: price] until I decide. Draft refuses "30-day guaranteed growth" and invents no follower count. RULES: NEVER invent a rate, a package total, a tax, a timeline, a revision cap, or a result I did not promise. If a claim needs a number I have not given, write [gap]. US English, plain words. No em dashes in the draft unless my sample uses them. A skill drafts, I decide. SELF-CHECK: end by naming the sentence most likely to over-promise, the number you are least sure is true, and whether price is stated or still [gap].
proposal-writer by nawazxz
Turns a short brief or discovery notes into a five-minute proposal: overview, what they get, timeline, investment, next steps. If price or timeline is missing it writes [TO CONFIRM] instead of guessing. Grab it when you already know the scope and need the page rather than the strategy. MIT.
Paste: proposal-writer/SKILL.md.
2. Client updates
The desk that turns a messy week into something a client will actually read.
weekly-report by nawazxz
Pulls dumped notes into a one-minute status: on track / at risk / behind, highlights, blockers, next week. Grab it for a Friday client email. MIT. Will not hide a blocker to make the week look tidy.
Paste: weekly-report/SKILL.md.
status-report by Anthropic
A fuller stakeholder update: green / yellow / red, metrics table, risks, and decisions needed. Grab it when one client wants a proper weekly rather than a paragraph. Licence is Apache 2.0. Optional tracker connectors; pasted notes are enough.
Paste: status-report/SKILL.md (Apache 2.0).
3. Admin
The desk that invoices and recaps so the day does not vanish into admin.
invoice-builder by nawazxz
Line items in, a correct invoice out: header, table, tax if you gave a rate, payment section. Never invents a tax rate or a bank detail. Grab it when the work is done and you need the PDF-shaped page. MIT.
Paste: invoice-builder/SKILL.md.
meeting-notes by nawazxz
Transcript or scribbles into summary, decisions, and action items. Attributes tasks only to people named, and will not invent a due date. Grab it after a client call. MIT.
Paste: meeting-notes/SKILL.md.
4. How you run it
The desk that writes down how you do the work, so the next Tuesday is faster.
sop-writer by nawazxz
Turns "here's how I do it" into a first-timer SOP: purpose, prerequisites, one action per step, common mistakes, done-when. Asks before guessing a missing step. Grab it when you keep re-explaining the same process to yourself or a VA. MIT.
Paste: sop-writer/SKILL.md.
process-doc by Anthropic
A fuller process document: SOP plus RACI, flow, exceptions and edge cases. Grab it when the work has handoffs beyond a personal checklist. Apache 2.0. Optional wiki connectors; a walk-through in chat is enough.
Paste: process-doc/SKILL.md (Apache 2.0).
Where the line is
- These are other people's work, credited and open. nawazxz skills here are MIT-licensed. Anthropic operations skills are Apache 2.0. Named makers only. Study them, paste them, credit them. Do not lift their text into your own page and call it yours.
- A skill drafts, you decide. Read every line before a proposal sends or an invoice goes out. Never publish a first draft unedited.
- Never invent a price, a tax, a timeline, or a deliverable. Our proposal brief leaves a [gap] rather than make a figure up. nawazxz's proposal and invoice skills use [TO CONFIRM] or ask, rather than guess.
Pick a desk and paste one today
Do not fit out the whole studio at once. If the blank page is a proposal, start with our brief. If Friday needs a client email, try nawazxz's weekly report. If the work is done, use the invoice builder. Drafts that still sound like a template need a voice sample first: make AI write in your voice.
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A few quick questions
Are these freelance skills free?
Yes. The third-party skills on this page are open-source and free to use. nawazxz skills are MIT-licensed. Anthropic operations skills are Apache 2.0. Our own keep-scope-honest proposal brief is free to copy on this page.
Do I need to use the terminal?
No. Every skill on this page is paste-first. Open the skill's SKILL.md on GitHub, copy the whole file, and paste it into a Claude Project. Anthropic skills mention optional connectors if you later want a tracker hooked up. You do not need those to draft from pasted notes.
What is the keep-scope-honest proposal brief on this page for?
It is our own brief for drafting a client proposal that states the real scope and will not invent a price, a timeline, or a deliverable you did not agree to. Unknowns become [gap] or [TO CONFIRM].