Productivity Skills

Document creation, planning workflows, project management integrations, and collaboration tools to boost your productivity with Claude Code.

What are Productivity Skills?

Productivity skills are specialized Claude Code skills that help you create documents, manage projects, plan workflows, and collaborate more effectively. They include official Anthropic skills for creating Word documents, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets, as well as community skills for integrating with project management tools like Linear and Notion.

Document Skills Comparison

Skill Format Create Edit Extract Author
DOCX Word (.docx) Anthropic
PDF PDF (.pdf) Anthropic
PPTX PowerPoint (.pptx) Anthropic
XLSX Excel (.xlsx) Anthropic
EPUB eBook (.epub) smerchek

Planning Skills Comparison

Skill Best For Key Features Author
Superpowers Full workflow Brainstorming, plan writing, execution obra
Skill Creator Building skills Interactive Q&A, templates Anthropic
Linear Issue tracking Create/manage issues, projects wrsmith108

All Productivity Skills

DOCX Skill Official

Create, edit, and analyze Word documents with support for tracked changes, comments, formatting preservation, and text extraction.

By Anthropic
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
PDF Skill Official

Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms.

By Anthropic
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
PPTX Skill Official

Create, edit, and analyze PowerPoint presentations with support for layouts, templates, charts, and automated slide generation.

By Anthropic
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
XLSX Skill Official

Create, edit, and analyze Excel spreadsheets with support for formulas, formatting, data analysis, and visualization.

By Anthropic
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Doc Co-authoring Official

Collaborative document editing and co-authoring workflows for team document creation.

By Anthropic
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
Skill Creator Official

Interactive skill creation tool that guides you through building new skills with Q&A. Create your own skills easily.

By Anthropic
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Internal Comms Official

Write internal communications like status reports, newsletters, FAQs, and announcements with consistent formatting.

By Anthropic
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
Superpowers Popular

Core skills library with 20+ battle-tested skills including brainstorming, plan writing, plan execution, and collaboration patterns.

By Jesse Vincent (obra)
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Generate and explore ideas systematically with structured brainstorming workflows. Part of Superpowers.

By obra
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Create strategic documentation and project plans with structured templates and best practices.

By obra
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Implement and run strategic plans with step-by-step execution guidance and progress tracking.

By obra
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Manage Linear issues, projects, and teams directly from Claude Code with full API integration.

By wrsmith108
git clone https://github.com/wrsmith108/linear-claude-skill ~/.claude/skills/

AI-powered PowerPoint generation with document analysis and styled images for professional presentations.

By op7418
git clone https://github.com/op7418/NanoBanana-PPT-Skills ~/.claude/skills/

Convert markdown documents and chat summaries into professional EPUB ebook files.

By smerchek
git clone https://github.com/smerchek/claude-epub-skill ~/.claude/skills/

Gives each Claude Code terminal window a dynamic title describing the work being done.

By bluzername
git clone https://github.com/bluzername/claude-code-terminal-title ~/.claude/skills/

Generate and manage AGENTS.md files for AI agent configuration in your projects.

By Sentry
/plugin marketplace add getsentry/skills

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Claude Code productivity skills?
Productivity skills are specialized instructions that teach Claude Code how to perform document creation, planning, project management, and workflow automation tasks. They include official skills like DOCX, PDF, PPTX, and XLSX from Anthropic, as well as community skills for Linear, Notion, and other productivity tools.
How do I install productivity skills in Claude Code?
Install productivity skills using the command: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills for official document skills, or /plugin marketplace add [author]/[repo] for community skills. You can also clone skills to ~/.claude/skills/ directory.
What document formats can Claude Code create?
With the official document skills, Claude Code can create and edit Word documents (DOCX), PowerPoint presentations (PPTX), Excel spreadsheets (XLSX), and PDF files. These skills support formatting, charts, formulas, and complex layouts. Community skills also add support for EPUB ebooks.
Which productivity skill should I start with?
Start with the official document skills (/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills) for document creation. For planning and workflow management, try obra's Superpowers collection which includes brainstorming, plan writing, and execution skills.
Can I use these skills with Claude.ai and the API?
Yes! Skills work across Claude Code CLI, Claude.ai web interface (for paid plans), and the Claude API. The skill format is standardized across all Claude platforms. See Anthropic's documentation for platform-specific installation instructions.