Agent skill

Condolence Message Helper

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help.

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Install Condolence Message Helper

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill condolence-message-helper -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills condolence-message-helper --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/condolence-message-helper .claude/skills/condolence-message-helper && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
condolence-message-helper
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
537 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help.

  • Works in 5 steps: Acknowledge the loss plainly. Name it… → Share something specific. If you knew… → Don't minimize or fix. Avoid "at least,"… → …
  • Asked what to say when someone dies
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Acknowledge,… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Condolence Message Helper is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help. Use when asked what to say when someone dies, write a sympathy/condolence message, my friend lost their [person], or I don't know what to say. Produces a heartfelt message tuned to your relationship and the situation, drawn from a specific memory or quality where possible, an honest acknowledgment (not toxic-positive platitudes), an offer of concrete…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 what to say when someone dies
  • Write a sympathy/condolence message
  • My friend lost their [person]
  • I dont know what to say

Example prompts

  • “/condolence-message-helper”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Acknowledge the loss plainly. Name it and the pain simply ("I'm so sorry — this is a huge loss"). Don't reach for silver linings or…
  2. Share something specific. If you knew the person, a brief real memory or quality ("I'll always remember her laugh") comforts far more than…
  3. Don't minimize or fix. Avoid "at least," "everything happens for a reason," "they're in a better place," and unsolicited advice — presence…
  4. Offer concrete help. Replace "let me know if you need anything" with a specific, low-burden offer they don't have to organize.
  5. Match tone and closeness. Keep it as long or short as your relationship warrants, and be mindful of faith, culture, and any complicated…

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

Condolence Message Helper loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 147 tokens; SKILL.md has 537 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~147
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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). 537 words, ~1,068 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/condolence-message-helper/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
condolence-message-helper
description
Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help. Use when asked what to say when someone dies, write a sympathy/condolence message, my friend lost their [person], or I don't know what to say. Produces a heartfelt message tuned to your relationship and the situation, drawn from a specific memory or quality where possible, an honest acknowledgment (not toxic-positive platitudes), an offer of concrete support, and guidance on what to avoid saying.

Condolence Message Helper

When someone's grieving, most people freeze — afraid of saying the wrong thing, so they say something hollow or nothing at all. What actually comforts is simple: acknowledge the loss, share something real about the person if you knew them, and offer concrete support. This helps you write that, tuned to your relationship, and steers you away from the well-meant clichés that sting.

What This Skill Produces

  • A sincere message — warm and personal, matched to how close you are to the grieving person (and whether you knew the deceased)
  • A specific touch — a memory or quality of the person who died, if you knew them (this means the most)
  • Honest acknowledgment — naming the loss and the pain simply, without minimizing or "everything happens for a reason"
  • A concrete offer — real, specific help ("I'll bring dinner Thursday") over a vague "let me know if you need anything"
  • What to avoid — the clichés and missteps that unintentionally hurt

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • Who died / what happened — and your relationship to the person grieving
  • Did you know the deceased — and any memory or quality you'd share
  • The channel — card, text, message, or spoken; and how soon
  • Your closeness — close friend, colleague, acquaintance (tunes tone/length)
  • Any sensitivities — cause of death, faith/culture, complicated relationships

Framework: Acknowledge, Remember, Offer — Simply

  1. Acknowledge the loss plainly. Name it and the pain simply ("I'm so sorry — this is a huge loss"). Don't reach for silver linings or explanations.
  2. Share something specific. If you knew the person, a brief real memory or quality ("I'll always remember her laugh") comforts far more than generic praise.
  3. Don't minimize or fix. Avoid "at least," "everything happens for a reason," "they're in a better place," and unsolicited advice — presence beats platitudes.
  4. Offer concrete help. Replace "let me know if you need anything" with a specific, low-burden offer they don't have to organize.
  5. Match tone and closeness. Keep it as long or short as your relationship warrants, and be mindful of faith, culture, and any complicated history.
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Output Format

Condolence message: [who died] · your relationship: [x] · [channel]

Message

[Plain acknowledgment of the loss] … [a specific memory/quality if you knew them] … [a concrete offer of support] … [a warm close].

Concrete offer instead of "let me know": "[specific, low-burden help]". Avoid saying: [the clichés/missteps for this situation]. Tone note: [adjust for closeness / faith / sensitivities].

Quality Checks

  • Acknowledges the loss simply, without minimizing
  • Includes a specific memory/quality if the writer knew the deceased
  • Avoids "at least" / silver-lining clichés
  • Offers concrete, low-burden support over a vague "let me know"
  • Tone matches the relationship and any sensitivities
  • Lists what to avoid saying

Anti-Patterns

  • Clichés that minimize — "at least," "better place," "everything happens for a reason."
  • Making it about you or your own losses.
  • Unsolicited advice on grieving.
  • Vague "let me know if you need anything."
  • Generic praise when a specific memory was possible.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "My friend's mum just died and I don't know what to say."
  • "Write a sympathy message for a colleague who lost their spouse."
  • "What do I write in a condolence card?"
  • "A friend had a miscarriage — what can I say that helps?"
  • "Help me message someone whose pet just died."

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/condolence-message-helper of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Condolence Message Helper

What does Condolence Message Helper do?

Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help. Condolence Message Helper is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help.

When should I use Condolence Message Helper?

Condolence Message Helper fits situations like: asked what to say when someone dies; write a sympathy/condolence message; my friend lost their [person]; I dont know what to say.

How do I install Condolence Message Helper in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill condolence-message-helper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/condolence-message-helper in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/condolence-message-helper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Condolence Message Helper in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill condolence-message-helper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/condolence-message-helper in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/condolence-message-helper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Condolence 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 condolence-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/condolence-message-helper, .gemini/skills/condolence-message-helper, .github/skills/condolence-message-helper and .opencode/skills/condolence-message-helper in your project.

What does Condolence Message Helper need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Condolence Message Helper is instructions for the agent only.

Does Condolence 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 Condolence 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 Condolence Message Helper use?

Condolence 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 Condolence Message Helper use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Condolence 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.