🧰 Your skill kit

Six skills you keep

Each level from 1 to 6 leaves you with one skill: a short instruction you save in your own assistant and run on your own work. Together they take a job from a loose idea to a checked result. They are plain text and they work in any assistant.

Your trade

The examples and the first line of each skill speak to it.

0 of 6 marked saved. Saved skills also go in your work folder.

Level 1 skill · Interview

Interview me first

Before a bigger job or a decision, it asks you the questions you would skip.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the grilling skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 1 →

Level 2 skill · Brief

Write the one page brief

Turns what you agreed into one page you can hand to any chat as standing context.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the to-spec skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 2 →

Level 3 skill · Jobs

Cut it into small jobs

Cuts the brief into jobs that each work alone, and marks which ones need your OK.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the to-tickets skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 3 →

Level 4 skill · Do

Do one job and check it

Runs one job from the list, checks it, and stops at anything that needs your OK.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the implement skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 4 →

Level 5 skill · Check

Check the work two ways

In a new chat, checks the work against your brief and against your own rules, one list each.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the code-review skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 5 →

Level 6 skill · Look back

Look back and fix the setup

After a job or a week, it suggests changes to your setup so the next run goes better.

Where to save it

Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real job and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the retro skill in an open source set at github.com/mattpocock/skills ↗. The wording and examples are rewritten for a small business. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Comes with Level 6 →