Messages Ops
affaan-m/ECC
Evidence-first live messaging workflow for ECC. An agent skill from affaan-m/ECC.
Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text.
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Install Awkward Message Helper
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helper --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .claude/skills/awkward-message-helper && 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 "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .claude/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helperType 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helper --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .agents/skills/awkward-message-helper && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .agents/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helper --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .cursor/skills/awkward-message-helper && 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 "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .cursor/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/awkward-message-helper--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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helper --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .gemini/skills/awkward-message-helper && 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 "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .gemini/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helperInstalls 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .github/skills/awkward-message-helper && 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 "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .github/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills awkward-message-helper --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/awkward-message-helper .opencode/skills/awkward-message-helper && 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 "awkward-message-helper" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/awkward-message-helper into .opencode/skills/awkward-message-helper/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "awkward-message-helper", 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
awkward-message-helper- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~887 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 485 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text.
- Works in 5 steps: Name it directly. Hinting drags it out;… → Lead with the relationship, not the… → One ask, stated plainly. Bundling… → …
- Asked to help send an awkward text
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Honest, Not Harsh and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Awkward Message Helper is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text. Use when asked to help send an awkward text, how to say something uncomfortable to a friend, word a difficult personal message, or bring up something touchy. Produces a couple of calibrated options, the one line to open with, and the send/wait/call judgement call — warm, honest, and not a doormat.
Its SKILL.md is about 890 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to help send an awkward text
- How to say something uncomfortable to a friend
- Word a difficult personal message
- Bring up something touchy
Example prompts
- “/awkward-message-helper”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Name it directly. Hinting drags it out; a clear, kind sentence ends the dread for both of you.
- Lead with the relationship, not the grievance (unless it's a pattern) — "I value us, and…" lowers defences.
- One ask, stated plainly. Bundling grievances muddies it; pick the thing that matters now.
- Own your part where it's real — a small honest acknowledgement disarms; a fake one backfires.
- Know when to stop typing. Anything with real emotional charge is often a call, not a paragraph.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Awkward Message Helper loads about 887 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 123 tokens; SKILL.md has 485 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 485 words, ~887 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/awkward-message-helper/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- awkward-message-helper
- description
- Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text. Use when asked to help send an awkward text, how to say something uncomfortable to a friend, word a difficult personal message, or bring up something touchy. Produces a couple of calibrated options, the one line to open with, and the send/wait/call judgement call — warm, honest, and not a doormat.
Awkward Message Helper
The message sits in your head for days because any version feels wrong — too confrontational, too soft, too much. This gives you a few options that are honest without being harsh, name the thing directly (avoidance makes it worse), and respect the relationship and your own position. It also tells you when a text is the wrong medium and you should call.
What This Skill Produces
- 2–3 options across a warm→direct range, so you pick the one that fits
- The opener — the first line that sets the right tone (most of the awkwardness is in how you start)
- The medium call — text vs. call vs. in-person, and why
- The boundary line — if you're being taken advantage of, the version that holds your ground kindly
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- The situation — what happened and what you need to say/ask
- The relationship — how close, and the history that matters here
- Your goal — get the money, exit the plan, repair the rift, get a reply — the message bends to the goal
- Your read — is this a one-off or a pattern? (Patterns need firmer.)
Framework: Honest, Not Harsh
- Name it directly. Hinting drags it out; a clear, kind sentence ends the dread for both of you.
- Lead with the relationship, not the grievance (unless it's a pattern) — "I value us, and…" lowers defences.
- One ask, stated plainly. Bundling grievances muddies it; pick the thing that matters now.
- Own your part where it's real — a small honest acknowledgement disarms; a fake one backfires.
- Know when to stop typing. Anything with real emotional charge is often a call, not a paragraph.
Output Format
Show full SKILL.md (206 more words)Show less
[Situation] · to [relationship] · goal: [x]
Best medium: text / call / in person — why.
Option A (warm): … Option B (direct): … Option C (holds the boundary, if needed): …
Open with: "…" Don't: [the move that would make it worse here]
Quality Checks
- The message names the actual thing, no vague hinting
- Options span warm→direct so the user can match their read
- The medium recommendation fits the emotional charge (high charge → call)
- If it's a pattern, a boundary-holding option is included
- Honest without being cruel; self-respecting without being cold
Anti-Patterns
- Burying the point in so much cushioning the person misses the ask.
- Kitchen-sinking every past grievance into one message.
- Doormat mode — softening to the point of giving up a fair ask.
- Recommending a text for something that clearly needs a voice.
- A fake apology to smooth it over — reads as manipulation.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "How do I ask a friend to pay me back the $200 without it being weird?"
- "I need to back out of a trip I already said yes to — help me word it."
- "We had a fight last week; help me check in first."
- "He read my message and didn't reply — what do I send?"
- "My roommate keeps skipping their chores — how do I bring it up?"
© mohitagw15856, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/awkward-message-helper of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
Compare with similar skills
Awkward Message Helper next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awkward Message Helper this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~887 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Messages Opsaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 1 repos | ~724 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Channel Message Flowsopenclaw/openclaw | 392k | — | ~306 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Commit Message Storytellergithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Personalize MessageOthmane-Khadri/YALC-the-GTM-operating-system | 318 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Agent Messagingdavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | — | ~807 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Awkward Message Helper
What does Awkward Message Helper do?
Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text. Awkward Message Helper is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text.
When should I use Awkward Message Helper?
Awkward Message Helper fits situations like: asked to help send an awkward text; how to say something uncomfortable to a friend; word a difficult personal message; bring up something touchy.
How do I install Awkward Message Helper in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/awkward-message-helper in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/awkward-message-helper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Awkward Message Helper in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/awkward-message-helper in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/awkward-message-helper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Awkward Message Helper 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill awkward-message-helper -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/awkward-message-helper, .gemini/skills/awkward-message-helper, .github/skills/awkward-message-helper and .opencode/skills/awkward-message-helper in your project.
What does Awkward Message Helper need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Awkward Message Helper is instructions for the agent only.
Does Awkward Message Helper 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 Awkward Message Helper 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Awkward Message Helper use?
Awkward Message Helper is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Awkward Message Helper use?
About 887 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Awkward Message Helper?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Awkward Message Helper: Messages Ops (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Channel Message Flows (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Commit Message Storyteller (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Personalize Message (Othmane-Khadri/YALC-the-GTM-operating-system, 318 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Awkward Message Helper?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-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.