Behavior Design
Turns a goal into the smallest observable behavior system — cue, SOP, evidence, recovery, and review cadence — that survives low-motivation days.
UtilitiesIntermediate★ 138⑂ 20AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 21, 2026
What it does
- Restates an outcome as an observable leading behavior plus a separate lagging measure.
- Builds an H1–H5 system: Goal → Habit (anchor, cue, location, and minimum/normal/stretch effort levels) → SOP (
trigger → action → evidence → recovery → stop) → Review cadence → Evidence-based identity reinforcement. - Uses explicit failure states:
NEEDS_INPUTwhen actor/target/boundary is missing,INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCEwhen no baseline exists,VERIFY_FAILEDwhen the behavior isn't observable or linked to the outcome. - Rejects willpower-dependent or coercive plans, reduces friction before adding motivation, and changes only one variable per review.
Who it's for
- Anyone whose habit attempts keep collapsing after a few days.
- Coaches, managers, and PMs translating goals or OKRs into weekly runnable routines.
- People who want habit and learning routines tracked with evidence instead of self-judgment.
Example uses
- "Study English 30 minutes daily" → a 2-minute minimum anchored right after the morning coffee, with a recovery rule and a Sunday review.
- "Publish blog posts consistently" → leading behavior (two 30-minute drafting blocks per week) separated from the lagging metric (posts per month), adjusting one variable at each review.
- Compliance is high but results stall → the skill flags the goal–behavior link as unverified and proposes testing a different leading behavior.
· · · 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/Mark393295827/third-brain-v7-skills/HEAD/skills/behavior-design/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 skills/behavior-design folder from the GitHub repo Mark393295827/third-brain-v7-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/behavior-design/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/Mark393295827/third-brain-v7-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r third-brain-v7-skills/skills/behavior-design ~/.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/Mark393295827/third-brain-v7-skills.git - Create the skills folder:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills - Copy the skill:
cp -r third-brain-v7-skills/skills/behavior-design ~/.claude/skills/ - Restart Claude Code, then ask something like "Use behavior-design to build a morning workout habit for me."
- Answer its probe (actor, current behavior, constraints, review horizon) to get the full H1–H5 plan.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT