ADHD Output Style
An output-style skill that reshapes Claude's answers into short numbered steps with visible progress and minimal token overhead.
What it does
Reformats every response for a reader with limited working memory who needs low-friction starts and visible progress:
- Leads with the action or the answer, never with setup or context
- Breaks multi-step work into numbered lists, one action per step
- Restates progress each turn ("step 3 of 5"), assuming prior context is lost
- Uses concrete estimates ("~2 min", "3 files") instead of vague ones
- Caps lists at five items, splitting longer ones into priority tiers
- Cuts preambles, recaps, and closing pleasantries → fewer output tokens
- Reports errors factually: cause, then fix, no alarmed language
- Adds a
★ Insightblock before/after code with 2–3 codebase-specific teaching points
Guardrails are included: full walkthroughs on request, confirmation before destructive actions, a diagnostic pause after repeated failed debugging, and one clarifying question on genuine ambiguity.
Who it's for
- Developers who lose the thread in long, dense answers
- Anyone trying to cut response length and token spend
- Practitioners who only want "what do I do next?"
- Juniors who want terse answers but still a bit of learning
Examples
- Fix a failing test: "ADHD output — fix this failing test" → five numbered edits with file names and a sub-two-minute next action.
- Long refactor across turns: every reply opens with "step 2 of 4", so you instantly know where you left off.
- Learn while coding: the main answer stays terse while the
★ Insightblock holds 2–3 project-specific takeaways.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.
Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings/HEAD/plugins/adhd-output-style/skills/adhd-output-style/SKILL.md What I want: (describe your task here)
If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.
↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.
Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code
Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the plugins/adhd-output-style/skills/adhd-output-style folder from the GitHub repo fcakyon/claude-codex-settings into my ~/.claude/skills/adhd-output-style/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-codex-settings/plugins/adhd-output-style/skills/adhd-output-style ~/.claude/skills/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal.
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings.git - Create the skills folder:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills - Copy the skill:
cp -r claude-codex-settings/plugins/adhd-output-style/skills/adhd-output-style ~/.claude/skills/ - Verify with
ls ~/.claude/skills/adhd-output-style— you should seeSKILL.md. - Restart Claude Code and ask for "adhd-output-style" or "short numbered steps" to trigger it.