Agent skill

The Year Of Firsts

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided.

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Install The Year Of Firsts

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-year-of-firsts -a claude-code

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

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

At a glance

Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided.

  • Works in 6 steps: Name the days ahead. Put the anticipated… → Give permission for each. Every hard day… → Ground the ambush waves. The… → …
  • That ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Anticipate, Permit,… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

The Year Of Firsts is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided. Use when asked how do I get through the holidays after a death, the first birthday without them, grief is hitting me in waves, or coping with the first year of loss. Produces a map of the anticipated hard days, keep/change/skip options for each, grounding for the ambush waves, ways to include their memory, and gentle markers for when…

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

  • That ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided
  • Asked how do I get through the holidays after a death
  • The first birthday without them
  • Grief is hitting me in waves

Example prompts

  • “/the-year-of-firsts”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Name the days ahead. Put the anticipated triggers on a calendar — dread shrinks when it's specific and planned-for rather than lurking.
  2. Give permission for each. Every hard day has three fine options — keep the tradition, change it, or skip it. There's no wrong grief…
  3. Ground the ambush waves. The out-of-nowhere waves are normal — a few simple practices (breathe, move, reach someone, let it move through)…
  4. Keep their memory in it. Including them — a toast, an empty chair honored, a shared story — often hurts less than avoidance.
  5. Don't do the hard days alone. Tell a support person in advance which days will be hard, so someone's there.
  6. Watch gently for stuck grief. If it's not moving at all after a long time, or safety is a concern, that's a sign to reach a counselor…

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

The Year Of Firsts loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 155 tokens; SKILL.md has 654 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~155
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). 654 words, ~1,209 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/the-year-of-firsts/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
the-year-of-firsts
description
Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided. Use when asked how do I get through the holidays after a death, the first birthday without them, grief is hitting me in waves, or coping with the first year of loss. Produces a map of the anticipated hard days, keep/change/skip options for each, grounding for the ambush waves, ways to include their memory, and gentle markers for when grief needs more support. Not therapy; points to grief counseling and support groups.

The Year of Firsts

The first year after a loss is a series of firsts — the first birthday, holiday, anniversary, and a hundred ordinary moments that ambush you. You can't avoid the grief, but you can meet it prepared instead of blindsided. This maps the hard days ahead, gives you permission and options for each, grounding for the waves that come from nowhere, and ways to keep their memory close — so the year is met with tenderness and a plan.

What This Skill Produces

  • A hard-days map — the anticipated triggers (anniversaries, their birthday, holidays, "firsts" like a first spring or first trip) laid out so none blindsides you
  • Permission and options per day — for each tradition or occasion: keep it, change it, or skip it this year — all valid, your choice
  • Grounding for the waves — simple practices for when grief ambushes you unexpectedly (breath, movement, reaching a person, letting it come)
  • Ways to include their memory — rituals big or small that keep them present rather than pretending they're gone
  • A support-people plan — who to tell in advance about hard days so you're not alone in them
  • Gentle "more help" markers — signs grief may need a counselor or group, offered without alarm

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • Who you lost — and roughly when, so we can map the calendar ahead
  • The hard days you're dreading — if you already know some
  • Your traditions — what occasions involved them, so we can plan each
  • Your support — who's around, so the plan isn't solitary

Framework: Anticipate, Permit, Ground, Remember

  1. Name the days ahead. Put the anticipated triggers on a calendar — dread shrinks when it's specific and planned-for rather than lurking.
  2. Give permission for each. Every hard day has three fine options — keep the tradition, change it, or skip it. There's no wrong grief; choice reduces guilt.
  3. Ground the ambush waves. The out-of-nowhere waves are normal — a few simple practices (breathe, move, reach someone, let it move through) make them survivable.
  4. Keep their memory in it. Including them — a toast, an empty chair honored, a shared story — often hurts less than avoidance.
  5. Don't do the hard days alone. Tell a support person in advance which days will be hard, so someone's there.
  6. Watch gently for stuck grief. If it's not moving at all after a long time, or safety is a concern, that's a sign to reach a counselor — offered kindly, not as a verdict.
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Output Format

The year of firsts: [who you lost]

Hard days ahead: [anniversary · their birthday · holidays · seasonal/first-time triggers]. For each — your options: [keep / change / skip — all valid]. When a wave hits: [breathe · move · reach a person · let it come — it passes]. Keep them close: [a ritual or two that includes their memory]. Tell someone in advance: [who to have beside you on the marked days]. If grief stays stuck: [gentle signs to reach a grief counselor or group].

Not therapy. Grief counseling, support groups, and (if there's any concern about safety) a crisis line are there — reaching out is strength, not weakness.

Quality Checks

  • Maps the specific anticipated hard days ahead
  • Gives keep/change/skip permission for each, guilt-free
  • Offers grounding for unexpected grief waves
  • Includes ways to honor the person's memory
  • Plans support in advance; flags stuck grief gently, with resources

Anti-Patterns

  • "You should be over it" timelines — grief has no schedule.
  • Forcing traditions unchanged when changing or skipping would be kinder.
  • Facing the marked days alone with no one told in advance.
  • Avoiding all mention of the person as if that helps.
  • Pathologizing normal grief — or missing genuine warning signs.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "How do I get through the holidays without them this year?"
  • "The first birthday without my mom is coming and I'm dreading it."
  • "Grief keeps hitting me in waves out of nowhere."
  • "How do I survive the first year after losing my partner?"
  • "Should we keep our traditions or change them this year?"

© 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/the-year-of-firsts of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about The Year Of Firsts

What does The Year Of Firsts do?

Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided. The Year Of Firsts is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Get through the first year after losing someone — the birthdays, holidays, and ordinary triggers that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided.

When should I use The Year Of Firsts?

The Year Of Firsts fits situations like: that ambush you — with a gentle plan for the hard days instead of being blindsided; asked how do I get through the holidays after a death; the first birthday without them; grief is hitting me in waves.

How do I install The Year Of Firsts in Claude Code?

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

How do I install The Year Of Firsts in Codex?

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

Can I use The Year Of Firsts 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 the-year-of-firsts -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/the-year-of-firsts, .gemini/skills/the-year-of-firsts, .github/skills/the-year-of-firsts and .opencode/skills/the-year-of-firsts in your project.

What does The Year Of Firsts need to run?

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

Does The Year Of Firsts 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 The Year Of Firsts 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 The Year Of Firsts use?

The Year Of Firsts 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 The Year Of Firsts use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 The Year Of Firsts?

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