Set these up once and use them all year. Each one below is ready to copy, paste into Claude and start using today.
A skill is a set of instructions you give Claude once. Your preferences, your rules, your format. After that it handles the task the same way every time, so you’re not re-explaining your life in every chat.
Replace everything in [brackets] with your real info. The more specific you are, the better it gets. Then save it one of two ways.
After that, just say the trigger phrase, like "meal plan this week" or "pet check." Claude picks the skill from its description, and you can always name it to be sure.
It plans a full week of meals and builds a grocery list sorted by store section. Everything adjusts to who’s home, what’s in your fridge and what you’re in the mood for.
How I Use It
Every Sunday I say "meal plan this week." The more specific you are about what your household won’t eat, the better every plan gets.
This builds your training plan and adjusts it week by week around your goals, schedule, injuries and equipment. Missed a day? It moves the work around instead of letting you fall off.
How I Use It
Be honest about injuries and experience. That’s what keeps the plan safe. I check in weekly by saying "fitness check-in" and telling it how the week went.
It keeps track of the people in your life, flags birthdays coming up and gives you gift ideas based on who they are and your budget. It also logs what you gave, so you never repeat a gift.
How I Use It
Start with your 10 to 15 closest people and add more anytime with "add [name] to my birthday list." Once a month I say "upcoming birthdays." Claude won’t ping you on its own, so put the big dates in your calendar too.
Give it a destination and a budget. It plans the whole trip, from flight and hotel options to a day-by-day itinerary and a packing list based on the forecast.
How I Use It
Once it knows I hate early flights and love boutique hotels, I never say it again. I just say "plan a trip to Lisbon, first week of September, $3K budget." It finds the options, and I confirm prices and book on the airline or hotel’s own site.
This tracks vet visits, vaccines, medications and care schedules for every pet in your house, keeps a health log, and flags anything coming due.
How I Use It
Fill in each pet’s details once. I say "pet check" monthly, and "vet visit for [name]" before appointments so I walk in with the meds, symptoms and questions ready. It’s an organizer, not a vet.