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Agent skill

Readme Benefit Writer

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

A skill your agent uses when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users…

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Install Readme Benefit Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill readme-benefit-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills readme-benefit-writer --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/readme-benefit-writer .claude/skills/readme-benefit-writer && 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
readme-benefit-writer
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
560 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users…

  • Works in 7 steps: One-line pitch → Why → What you get → …
  • Asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care
  • SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Output Structure, Quality Checks and Anti-Patterns, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Readme Benefit Writer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Use when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users get rather than what the code does. Rewrites an existing README so every feature is stated as a user benefit in plain sentences, and produces a one-line pitch, a Why section, a benefit-led feature list, a quick start, a Your data section and a contribution pointer. For a README written from scratch with badges, usage and install…

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation. 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 rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care
  • Turn a feature list into benefits
  • Make a side projects README convincing
  • Explain what users get rather than what the code does

Example prompts

  • “/readme-benefit-writer”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. One-line pitch
  2. Why
  3. What you get
  4. Quick start
  5. Your data
  6. Contributing
  7. Change log for the author

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

Readme Benefit Writer loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 140 tokens; SKILL.md has 560 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~140
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~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). 560 words, ~1,012 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/readme-benefit-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
readme-benefit-writer
description
Use when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users get rather than what the code does. Rewrites an existing README so every feature is stated as a user benefit in plain sentences, and produces a one-line pitch, a Why section, a benefit-led feature list, a quick start, a Your data section and a contribution pointer. For a README written from scratch with badges, usage and install sections, use readme-writer.
version
1.0.0

README Benefit Writer

Most side-project READMEs describe the code ("built with React, uses SQLite, supports webhooks") when a stranger wants to know what changes for them ("your notes stay on your laptop and sync when you are back online"). This skill rewrites an existing README so each feature is stated as a benefit to a named user, in plain sentences, without losing the facts a developer needs.

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • The current README (or the repo's description and feature list)
  • Who it is for: the one kind of person most likely to install it
  • What they do today instead: the tool, spreadsheet or habit this replaces
  • Where data goes: what is stored, where, and whether anything leaves the user's machine
  • How to contribute: CONTRIBUTING file, issue labels, or "not accepting PRs yet"

Output Structure

Return the rewritten README in Markdown, in this order.

1. One-line pitch

One sentence, under 20 words: [Project] helps [user] [get outcome] without [current pain].

2. Why

Two to four sentences. Name the user, the current workaround and what it costs them, then what this project changes. No adjectives without evidence ("fast" needs a number; otherwise drop it).

3. What you get

A bullet list, three to seven items. Each bullet uses this pattern: **[Benefit in user terms].** [The feature that delivers it, in one plain sentence.] Example: **Find any note in under a second.** Full-text search runs locally over every note you have saved.

4. Quick start

The shortest path from nothing to the first useful result, as numbered steps with copyable commands, ending with what the user should see.

5. Your data

A short section answering, in plain sentences: what is stored, where it is stored, what (if anything) is sent over the network and to whom, and how to export or delete it. If nothing leaves the machine, say so plainly.

6. Contributing

One or two sentences and a link: where to start (a label such as good first issue), and how to ask a question.

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7. Change log for the author

After the README, a table of what changed and why: | Before | After | Why |

Quality Checks

  • The pitch is one sentence of 20 words or fewer and names the user
  • Every "What you get" bullet starts with a benefit in user terms, not a technology
  • Every benefit is backed by a named feature in the same bullet
  • No claim of speed, security or privacy appears without a stated basis
  • The Your data section says what is stored, where, and what leaves the machine
  • The quick start ends with what the user should see
  • No fact from the original README was lost without being listed in the change log

Anti-Patterns

  • Benefits without features. "Boost your productivity" tells a reader nothing; pair every benefit with what delivers it.
  • The tech stack as the pitch. Developers may care, but it belongs lower down.
  • Inventing numbers. If the author has no benchmark, write the benefit without one.
  • A privacy section that hedges. "We take privacy seriously" is not an answer; say where the data goes.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Rewrite my README so people understand why they would use this."
  • "Turn this feature list into benefits for the README."
  • "My side project's README is all tech stack. Fix it."
  • "Make this README convincing for someone who has never heard of the project."

© 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/readme-benefit-writer of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Readme Benefit Writer

What does Readme Benefit Writer do?

A skill your agent uses when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users…. Readme Benefit Writer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Use when asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care, turn a feature list into benefits, make a side project's README convincing, or explain what users get rather than what the code does.

When should I use Readme Benefit Writer?

Readme Benefit Writer fits situations like: asked to rewrite a README so strangers understand why they should care; turn a feature list into benefits; make a side projects README convincing; explain what users get rather than what the code does.

How do I install Readme Benefit Writer in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Readme Benefit Writer in Codex?

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

Can I use Readme Benefit Writer 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 readme-benefit-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/readme-benefit-writer, .gemini/skills/readme-benefit-writer, .github/skills/readme-benefit-writer and .opencode/skills/readme-benefit-writer in your project.

What does Readme Benefit Writer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Readme Benefit Writer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Readme Benefit Writer 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 Readme Benefit Writer 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 Readme Benefit Writer use?

Readme Benefit Writer 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 Readme Benefit Writer use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k 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 Readme Benefit Writer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Readme Benefit Writer: Diagram Design (cathrynlavery/diagram-design, 49k stars), Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), Doc Sync (JetBrains/ideavim, 10k stars) and Mailspring App Screenshots (Foundry376/Mailspring, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Readme Benefit Writer?

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.