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jwynia/agent-skills
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A skill your agent uses when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run…
Install Deep Work
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-work --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .claude/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .claude/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-workType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-work --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .agents/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .agents/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-work --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .cursor/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .cursor/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git --path productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-work --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .gemini/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .gemini/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-workInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .github/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .github/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills deep-work --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work .opencode/skills/deep-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-work" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work into .opencode/skills/deep-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-work", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
deep-work- GitHub stars
- 28k
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 632 words
- Files
- 9 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 342
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run…
- Works in 4 steps: Classify and budget the shallow → Block the day → Log the session, keep the streak → …
- Someone wants to plan a deep work day
- SKILL.md covers What this does, Step 1 — Classify and budget…, Step 2 — Block the day and Step 3 — Log the session, keep…, plus 6 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
What it does
Deep Work is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Use when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run an end-of-day shutdown ritual, or says "/deep-work" or "/time-block". Classifies tasks deep vs shallow, builds an energy-first time-blocked schedule that refuses deep demand past the 4-hour ceiling, batches shallow work into at most two windows, and logs focus sessions against a weekly target.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 11 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/example_time_block_plan.md`, `assets/shutdown_checklist.md` and `references/deep_work_canon.md`).
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Focus and ADHD support and Task breakdown. The repository describes itself as: 380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 8… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Someone wants to plan a deep work day
- Time-block their calendar
- Cut shallow work
- Protect focus hours
Example prompts
- “/deep-work”
- “/time-block”
- “/deep-work”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19392f7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Deep Work loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 121 tokens; SKILL.md has 632 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from alirezarezvani/claude-skills at commit 19392f7, republished under its MIT licence (© alirezarezvani). 632 words, ~1,512 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/deep-work/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 8 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- deep-work
- description
- Use when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run an end-of-day shutdown ritual, or says "/deep-work" or "/time-block". Classifies tasks deep vs shallow, builds an energy-first time-blocked schedule that refuses deep demand past the 4-hour ceiling, batches shallow work into at most two windows, and logs focus sessions against a weekly target.
- argument-hint
- [today's task list]
- license
- MIT
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.build_pattern
- Path-B method skill — Cal Newport time-block discipline preserved + deterministic scheduling scripts added
- metadata.distinct_from
- andreessen 3x5 card (picks WHAT to do today; deep-work plans WHEN and HOW with attention protected); project-management capacity planning (team capacity; this…
Deep Work — Time-Block the Day, Budget the Shallow
Portability: Reasoning-led skill with 3 stdlib Python scripts. No external APIs, no LLM calls in scripts. Works in Claude Code CLI and Claude.ai web. The scripts fix the arithmetic; you keep the judgment.
What this does
A calendar full of reactions is not a plan. This skill turns a raw task list into a day where attention is the protected resource: deep tasks get the earliest hours in blocks of at least 90 minutes, shallow work is batched into at most two windows, buffers absorb attention residue, and the schedule flatly refuses more than 4 hours of deep demand — the trained daily ceiling. A local ledger of focus sessions keeps the weekly deep-hours target measured, not felt.
Step 1 — Classify and budget the shallow
Ask for today's task list with rough minutes per task (or take it from $ARGUMENTS). The auditor
classifies each task deep vs shallow (keyword heuristics; an explicit :deep/:shallow suffix always
wins), computes the shallow share against the budget, and prints the forcing question for every
shallow item — how long would it take to train a smart recent graduate to do this?
python scripts/shallow_work_auditor.py \
--task "Write investor update:60" --task "Email triage:45" \
--task "Analyze churn cohort:90:deep" --budget 50OVER-BUDGET (exit 2) means cut, batch, or delegate before any schedule is built.
Step 2 — Block the day
Feed the surviving tasks to the planner with the day's hard start and hard end (fixed-schedule productivity: the end time does not move). Deep first and earliest, 10-minute buffers, shallow in two batches (late morning + end of day), an optional fixed lunch:
python scripts/time_block_planner.py --start 08:30 --end 17:00 --lunch 12:30 \
--task "Write product spec:120:deep" --task "Email sweep:30:shallow"Two refusals, both exit 2: deep demand past the 4-hour cap (the planner names what to defer), and shallow overflow past --end (the planner names what to drop — the day never silently extends).
Step 3 — Log the session, keep the streak
After each real focus block, log it. status shows this week's deep hours against the target (default 15); streak counts consecutive days with at least one session:
python scripts/focus_session_logger.py log --minutes 90 --label "Write product spec"
python scripts/focus_session_logger.py status --target 15Step 4 — Shutdown ritual
End the day with the shutdown checklist (assets/shutdown_checklist.md): capture every open loop, glance at tomorrow, say the closing phrase. An incompletely closed day steals tomorrow's first block.
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Scripts
| Script | Role |
|---|---|
scripts/shallow_work_auditor.py | Deep/shallow classification + shallow share vs budget → WITHIN-BUDGET / OVER-BUDGET (exit 2) + the recent-graduate forcing question per shallow item. |
scripts/time_block_planner.py | Energy-first schedule: deep blocks ≥90 min earliest, 4-hour deep cap (refuses, exit 2), ≤2 shallow batches, 10-min buffers, fixed lunch, overflow refusal. |
scripts/focus_session_logger.py | JSON ledger of focus sessions: log / status (weekly hours vs target) / streak; atomic writes. |
References
references/deep_work_canon.md— deep vs shallow, the deep work hypothesis, the 4-hour ceiling, attention residue (6 sources)references/time_blocking_method.md— plan every minute, block sizes, buffers, guilt-free revision, fixed-schedule productivity (6 sources)references/shallow_work_budget.md— the 30-50% band, saying no, batching, the recent-graduate heuristic, why the shutdown ritual works (6 sources)
Assets
assets/example_time_block_plan.md— a full worked day (audit → plan → mid-day revision → shutdown)assets/shutdown_checklist.md— end-of-day shutdown ritual template
Rules
- Depth first, earliest. Deep blocks take the best hours; shallow work gets what is left, never the reverse.
- Respect the refusals. More than 4 deep hours is fake depth; overflow past the hard stop is a broken budget, not extra output.
- Batch, never sprinkle. Shallow work lives in at most two windows; a sprinkled inbox costs a full refocus each time.
- Revise, don't abandon. A broken block means redraw the rest of the day, not "the plan failed."
- Close the day. No shutdown ritual, no evening — open loops steal tomorrow's first block.
Distinct From (don't reach for the wrong skill)
productivity/andreessen— the 3x5 card picks WHAT matters today. Deep-work plans WHEN and HOW, with attention protected. Run the card first, then block the day here.project-managementcapacity planning — team-level capacity and sprint math. This is one person's attention across one day and one week.
Version: 1.0.0 Build pattern: Path-B method skill — Newport discipline preserved + deterministic scheduling scripts added.
© alirezarezvani, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 8 other files (scripts, references, assets) in productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work of alirezarezvani/claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- assets/example_time_block_plan.md
- assets/shutdown_checklist.md
- references/deep_work_canon.md
- references/shallow_work_budget.md
- references/time_blocking_method.md
- scripts/focus_session_logger.py
- scripts/shallow_work_auditor.py
- scripts/time_block_planner.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19392f7
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Work this skillalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Task Breakdownjwynia/agent-skills | 165 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ADHD-Friendly Output Stylebeefiker/superloopy | 111 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Procrastination Busterhidai25/eval-view | 137 | 1 repos | ~837 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| I Have AdhdTanStack/ai | 3.2k | 5 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ScheduleTinyAGI/tinyagi | 3.6k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Deep Work
What does Deep Work do?
A skill your agent uses when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run…. Deep Work is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Use when someone wants to plan a deep work day, time-block their calendar or task list, budget or cut shallow work, protect focus hours, track deep-work sessions and streaks, run an end-of-day shutdown ritual, or says "/deep-work" or "/time-block".
When should I use Deep Work?
Deep Work fits situations like: someone wants to plan a deep work day; time-block their calendar; cut shallow work; protect focus hours.
How do I install Deep Work in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .claude/skills/deep-work in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Deep Work in Codex?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (productivity/deep-work/skills/deep-work in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .agents/skills/deep-work in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Deep Work in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill deep-work -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deep-work, .gemini/skills/deep-work, .github/skills/deep-work and .opencode/skills/deep-work in your project.
What does Deep Work need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Deep Work needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Deep Work access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Deep Work safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Deep Work use?
Deep Work is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Deep Work use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 4.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Deep Work?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep Work: Task Breakdown (jwynia/agent-skills, 165 stars), ADHD-Friendly Output Style (beefiker/superloopy, 111 stars), Procrastination Buster (hidai25/eval-view, 137 stars) and I Have Adhd (TanStack/ai, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Deep Work?
alirezarezvani (a GitHub user) maintains it in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which has 27,788 GitHub stars. The repository holds 342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.
Source: alirezarezvani/claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.