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i-have-adhd (ADHD-Friendly Output Mode)

An output-style skill that reshapes Claude's answers around the next action, numbered steps, and per-turn state restatement so you can actually start.

UtilitiesBeginner★ 20,813⑂ 1,295AI score 10/10Last updated: Aug 10, 2026

What it does

  • Forces the first line to be an action you can take right now (command, file path, snippet) — no context-setting preamble.
  • Turns multi-step work into numbered lists, one bounded action per step, capped at five items.
  • Restates progress every turn: "Step 3 of 5 done: schema updated. Next: backfill the column."
  • Suppresses tangents; side issues become a separate one-line offer after the main task is finished.
  • Requires specific time estimates ("about 15 minutes if tests cover this, an afternoon if not").
  • Makes finished work visible in concrete terms instead of burying it in a recap.
  • Bans openers, closers, and recaps, with a pre-send checklist that deletes hedging adverbs and idioms.
  • Includes sane override rules: full explanations on request, confirmation before destructive actions (rm -rf, force push, schema migration), a break-the-loop rule after three failed debug turns, and deference to the agent harness's system prompt.

Who it's for

  • Anyone with ADHD who loses the thread in long, prose-heavy AI answers.
  • Busy engineers, writers, and PMs who just want the decision and the next step.
  • People running multi-step workflows who keep losing track of where they are.
  • Stack-agnostic: useful in any Claude Code session.

Examples

  1. Bug fix: "Login returns 401" → first line gives the edit at src/auth.ts:42 plus npm test -- auth.spec.ts; cause and fix in one line below.
  2. Project setup: you get five numbered steps, and after each one Claude reports "3/5 done, next: connect the DB."
  3. Comparing options: "What are my deployment options?" → recommendation first, then 2–4 ranked options with one-line trade-offs.
  4. Turning it off: say "stop adhd mode" when you want a long, teaching-style explanation.

· · · 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/ayghri/i-have-adhd/HEAD/skills/i-have-adhd/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)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
↓ Download 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 skills/i-have-adhd folder from the GitHub repo ayghri/i-have-adhd into my ~/.claude/skills/ayghri-i-have-adhd/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd.git /tmp/i-have-adhd && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/i-have-adhd/skills/i-have-adhd ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd.git
  3. Create the skills directory if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r i-have-adhd/skills/i-have-adhd ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Restart Claude Code.
  6. Type /i-have-adhd in chat to turn the mode on (the skill sets disable-model-invocation: true, so it only runs when you invoke it).
  7. Say "stop adhd mode" or "normal mode" to return to the default style.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT