Recommendation Letter Assistant
aipoch/medical-research-skills
Helps faculty and mentors draft standardized recommendation letters for.
Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference.
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Install Reference Letter
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill reference-letter -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills reference-letter --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/reference-letter .claude/skills/reference-letter && 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 "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .claude/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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/reference-letterType 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 reference-letter -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills reference-letter --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/reference-letter .agents/skills/reference-letter && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .agents/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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 reference-letter -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills reference-letter --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/reference-letter .cursor/skills/reference-letter && 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 "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .cursor/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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/reference-letter--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 reference-letter -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills reference-letter --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/reference-letter .gemini/skills/reference-letter && 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 "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .gemini/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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 reference-letterInstalls 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 reference-letter -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/reference-letter .github/skills/reference-letter && 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 "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .github/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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 reference-letter -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 reference-letter --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/reference-letter .opencode/skills/reference-letter && 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 "reference-letter" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/reference-letter into .opencode/skills/reference-letter/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-letter", 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
reference-letter- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~950 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 464 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference.
- Asked to write a reference letter
- SKILL.md covers Working from a brief, Required Inputs, Output Format and Quality Checks, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- A letter of recommendation
What it does
Reference Letter is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference. Use when asked to write a reference letter, a letter of recommendation, a character reference, or to recommend someone for a job, school, or tenancy. Produces a structured reference — your relationship, specific evidence of their strengths, a comparative endorsement, and a clear recommendation — tailored to what the reader is deciding.
Its SKILL.md is about 950 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 write a reference letter
- A letter of recommendation
- A character reference
- Recommend someone for a job
Example prompts
- “/reference-letter”
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
Reference Letter loads about 950 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 105 tokens; SKILL.md has 464 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
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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). 464 words, ~950 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/reference-letter/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- reference-letter
- description
- Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference. Use when asked to write a reference letter, a letter of recommendation, a character reference, or to recommend someone for a job, school, or tenancy. Produces a structured reference — your relationship, specific evidence of their strengths, a comparative endorsement, and a clear recommendation — tailored to what the reader is deciding.
Reference Letter Skill
A reference is believed when it's specific: concrete examples beat adjectives, and the reader can tell you actually know the person. This skill writes a letter that establishes your credibility to comment, gives real evidence of the person's strengths, and makes a clear, tailored recommendation for the decision at hand.
Working from a brief
Given "write a reference for my report applying for a senior role", write the full letter anyway — infer plausible, concrete examples from the relationship described, clearly marking invented specifics as (example — replace with a real instance) so the writer swaps in true details. Never hand back a hollow template of adjectives.
Required Inputs
Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (else infer and label for replacement):
- Who & what for — the person, and what they're applying for (job/role, school/program, tenancy).
- Your relationship — how you know them, in what capacity, and for how long.
- Their strengths — the qualities/skills to highlight, ideally with real examples.
- The reader's priorities — what the recipient is deciding and what matters to them.
- Tone & format — formal letter vs. email; and any length limit.
Output Format
Reference Letter
- Opening — who you are, your relationship to the candidate, how long and in what capacity (establishes credibility).
- Endorsement — a clear statement of your recommendation up front.
- Evidence — 2–3 specific examples that demonstrate the strengths that matter for this decision (a result, a behaviour, a moment) — not a list of traits.
- Comparative context — where appropriate, how they stand out ("one of the most … I've worked with"), kept honest.
- Fit for the role — tie their strengths directly to what the reader is deciding.
- Close — a confident final recommendation and an offer to discuss, with contact details.
Mark any invented specifics as (example — replace with a real instance). Provide a shorter version if useful.
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Quality Checks
- Your credibility to comment is established (relationship, capacity, duration)
- Strengths are shown with specific examples, not just adjectives
- The endorsement is tailored to what the reader is actually deciding
- Comparative praise is concrete and honest, not inflated to meaninglessness
- Invented specifics are clearly marked for the writer to replace with real ones
- The recommendation is unambiguous — the reader knows exactly where you stand
Anti-Patterns
- Do not rely on generic adjectives ("hardworking, dedicated") with no evidence — they signal nothing
- Do not present invented examples as real — mark them for replacement
- Do not write a one-size-fits-all letter — tailor the evidence to the decision
- Do not overpraise to the point of incredibility — calibrated specifics are more persuasive
- Do not bury the recommendation — make your endorsement explicit and early
Based On
Recommendation-writing practice — establishing credibility, evidence over adjectives, comparative endorsement, and tailoring to the reader's decision.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Write a reference letter."
- "Write a letter of recommendation."
- "Write a character reference."
- "Recommend someone for a job."
© 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/reference-letter of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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Reference Letter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Letter this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~950 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Recommendation Letter Assistantaipoch/medical-research-skills | 2k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Recommendagenticnotetaking/arscontexta | 3.5k | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Restaurant Recommendationsasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks | 69k | — | ~755 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Recommendationsamd/gaia | 1.6k | — | ~622 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cover Letter Generatordavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 2 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Reference Letter
What does Reference Letter do?
Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference. Reference Letter is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference.
When should I use Reference Letter?
Reference Letter fits situations like: asked to write a reference letter; A letter of recommendation; A character reference; recommend someone for a job.
How do I install Reference Letter in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill reference-letter -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reference-letter in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/reference-letter in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Reference Letter in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill reference-letter -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reference-letter in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/reference-letter in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Reference Letter 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 reference-letter -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reference-letter, .gemini/skills/reference-letter, .github/skills/reference-letter and .opencode/skills/reference-letter in your project.
What does Reference Letter need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reference Letter is instructions for the agent only.
Does Reference Letter 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 Reference Letter 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 Reference Letter use?
Reference Letter 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 Reference Letter use?
About 950 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 Reference Letter?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 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.