Agent skill

Support The Bereaved

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Know what to actually say and do for someone who's grieving — the real help instead of the empty 'let me know if you need anything.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do…

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Install Support The Bereaved

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill support-the-bereaved -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills support-the-bereaved --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/support-the-bereaved .claude/skills/support-the-bereaved && 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
support-the-bereaved
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
647 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Know what to actually say and do for someone who's grieving — the real help instead of the empty 'let me know if you need anything.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do…

  • Works in 6 steps: Acknowledge, don't fix. Grief isn't a… → Avoid the harmful comforts. "At least…,"… → Offer something specific. Replace "let… → …
  • Asked what do I say to someone whose parent died
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Acknowledge, Offer… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Support The Bereaved is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Know what to actually say and do for someone who's grieving — the real help instead of the empty 'let me know if you need anything.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do I support a grieving friend, what to write in a condolence, or how to help without making it worse. Produces words that land (and the phrases to avoid), specific concrete help to offer instead of vague availability, a condolence message in your voice, guidance on showing up over the long haul (not just week one), and…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 do I say to someone whose parent died
  • How do I support a grieving friend
  • What to write in a condolence
  • How to help without making it worse

Example prompts

  • “s grieving — the real help instead of the empty”
  • “/support-the-bereaved”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Acknowledge, don't fix. Grief isn't a problem to solve — "I'm so sorry, I'm here" beats any silver lining. Say the person's name; it's a…
  2. Avoid the harmful comforts. "At least…," "everything happens for a reason," and "they're in a better place" minimize — skip them.
  3. Offer something specific. Replace "let me know if you need anything" with a concrete, easy-to-accept offer — you carry the initiative, not…
  4. Show up for the long haul. Support floods in week one and vanishes by week four — being there at week 12 and on the anniversary is where…
  5. Keep it about them. Don't redirect to your own loss or need for reassurance; presence over performance.
  6. Know your limit. If they're sinking beyond a friend's reach, gently point to grief counseling or a support group — and to a crisis line if…

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

Support The Bereaved loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 174 tokens; SKILL.md has 647 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~174
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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). 647 words, ~1,215 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/support-the-bereaved/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
support-the-bereaved
description
Know what to actually say and do for someone who's grieving — the real help instead of the empty 'let me know if you need anything.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do I support a grieving friend, what to write in a condolence, or how to help without making it worse. Produces words that land (and the phrases to avoid), specific concrete help to offer instead of vague availability, a condolence message in your voice, guidance on showing up over the long haul (not just week one), and how to support without centering yourself — so your care actually reaches them. Points to grief resources when the person needs more than a friend can give.

Support the Bereaved

Most people freeze around grief and default to "let me know if you need anything" — which quietly puts the work on the griever and rarely gets used. This gives you better: words that actually land, specific help to offer instead of vague availability, a condolence in your own voice, and how to keep showing up after everyone else has moved on — so your care reaches them instead of just easing your own discomfort.

What This Skill Produces

  • Words that land — what to say (acknowledge, don't fix; name the person; "I'm so sorry" is enough) and the well-meant phrases to avoid ("everything happens for a reason," "at least…")
  • Concrete help, offered specifically — instead of "let me know," a specific offer they can accept ("I'm bringing dinner Tuesday — okay?"; "I'll take the kids Saturday")
  • A condolence message — a short, warm note in your voice, for a card, text, or in person
  • The long-haul plan — showing up at weeks 4, 12, and on the anniversary, when the casseroles have stopped and the grief hasn't
  • A don't-center-yourself guide — keeping the support about them, not your discomfort or your own losses
  • When to point to more — gently, if they're struggling beyond what a friend can hold, the grief resources that help

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • Who's grieving and who they lost — your relationship to them
  • How close you are — which shapes what help is appropriate to offer
  • The moment — just happened / the funeral / weeks or months on
  • What you can genuinely offer — time, food, errands, presence — so offers are real

Framework: Acknowledge, Offer Specifically, Stay

  1. Acknowledge, don't fix. Grief isn't a problem to solve — "I'm so sorry, I'm here" beats any silver lining. Say the person's name; it's a gift, not a risk.
  2. Avoid the harmful comforts. "At least…," "everything happens for a reason," and "they're in a better place" minimize — skip them.
  3. Offer something specific. Replace "let me know if you need anything" with a concrete, easy-to-accept offer — you carry the initiative, not them.
  4. Show up for the long haul. Support floods in week one and vanishes by week four — being there at week 12 and on the anniversary is where you matter most.
  5. Keep it about them. Don't redirect to your own loss or need for reassurance; presence over performance.
  6. Know your limit. If they're sinking beyond a friend's reach, gently point to grief counseling or a support group — and to a crisis line if there's any safety concern.
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Output Format

Supporting [who] after [loss]

Say: ["I'm so sorry" · name the person · "I'm here" · acknowledge, don't fix]. Avoid: ["at least…" · "everything happens for a reason" · "let me know if you need anything"]. Offer specifically: ["[concrete help] on [day] — okay?" — you carry the initiative]. Condolence message: "[short, warm, in your voice]." Long haul: [check in at week 4 · week 12 · the anniversary]. Keep it about them: [presence over your own discomfort]. If they're sinking: [gently point to grief counseling/group; crisis line if safety's a concern].

Quality Checks

  • Gives words that acknowledge rather than fix, and names the person
  • Lists the harmful phrases to avoid
  • Replaces vague availability with a specific, acceptable offer
  • Plans support beyond week one, including the anniversary
  • Keeps focus on the griever; points to more help when needed

Anti-Patterns

  • "Let me know if you need anything" — offloads the work onto them.
  • Silver-lining phrases that minimize the loss.
  • Avoiding the person's name or the subject entirely.
  • Vanishing after week one when grief is long.
  • Centering your own feelings or losses in their moment.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "What do I say to my friend whose dad just died?"
  • "How do I actually help someone who's grieving?"
  • "What should I write in a condolence card?"
  • "I want to support her but I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing."
  • "How do I keep showing up for him months later?"

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/support-the-bereaved of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Support The Bereaved

What does Support The Bereaved do?

Know what to actually say and do for someone who's grieving — the real help instead of the empty 'let me know if you need anything.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do…. Support The Bereaved is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.' Use when asked what do I say to someone whose parent died, how do I support a grieving friend, what to write in a condolence, or how to help without making it worse.

When should I use Support The Bereaved?

Support The Bereaved fits situations like: asked what do I say to someone whose parent died; how do I support a grieving friend; what to write in a condolence; how to help without making it worse.

How do I install Support The Bereaved in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Support The Bereaved in Codex?

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

Can I use Support The Bereaved 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 support-the-bereaved -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/support-the-bereaved, .gemini/skills/support-the-bereaved, .github/skills/support-the-bereaved and .opencode/skills/support-the-bereaved in your project.

What does Support The Bereaved need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Support The Bereaved is instructions for the agent only.

Does Support The Bereaved 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 Support The Bereaved 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 Support The Bereaved use?

Support The Bereaved 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 Support The Bereaved use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k 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 Support The Bereaved?

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.