Agent skill

Deep Work Mode

by PersonalJarvis in PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis

Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Deep Work Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis --skill deep-work-mode -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis deep-work-mode --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/PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/jarvis/skills/builtin/deep-work-mode .claude/skills/deep-work-mode && 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
deep-work-mode
GitHub stars
155
Token cost
~755 tokens
SKILL.md length
170 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration.

  • Works in 3 steps: Quiet the desktop. If a do-not-disturb… → Focus music. If the Spotify plugin is… → Status. If the Slack plugin is connected…
  • The user wants to focus
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Answer format
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Deep Work Mode is an agent skill from PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis. Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration. Use when the user wants to focus, start deep work, or enter concentration mode.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 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 Productivity & Automation, covering Focus and ADHD support. It works with Spotify. The repository describes itself as: Your AI assistant, built for the agentic era. Open source and local: talk to it, and it runs your agents, your coding CLIs, your browser and your apps. Windows, macOS, Linux. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to focus
  • Start deep work
  • Enter concentration mode

Example prompts

  • “Use the deep-work-mode skill to activate a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected…”
  • “/deep-work-mode”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Quiet the desktop. If a do-not-disturb or notification control
  2. Focus music. If the Spotify plugin is connected (tools namespaced
  3. Status. If the Slack plugin is connected (tools namespaced

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 145adb8. 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

Deep Work Mode loads about 755 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 170 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~67
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~755

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 PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis at commit 145adb8, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© PersonalJarvis). 170 words, ~755 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/deep-work-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
deep-work-mode
description
Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration. Use when the user wants to focus, start deep work, or enter concentration mode.
schema_version
1
version
2.1.0
when_to_use
Use when the user says "fokusmodus", "starte fokus", "deep work mode", "konzentrationsmodus", "aktiviere deep work", or presses the focus hotkey. Not for a…
category
productivity
tags
focus, dnd, timer, slack
intent_objects
ruhe, stille, ungestoert, ablenkung, ablenkungen, ablenkungsfrei, konzentration, fokusphase, quiet, peace, distraction, distractions, concentration…
author
builtin
license
Apache-2.0
risk_policy.default_tier
monitor
config.duration_minutes
90

Deep Work Mode

Start a {{ config.duration_minutes }}-minute focus sprint with as little friction as possible — the user is mid context switch, so act, don't interrogate. Use only capabilities that are actually available; skip the rest with one short clause. Never invent actions you did not perform.

Steps

  1. Quiet the desktop. If a do-not-disturb or notification control capability is available on this machine, enable it for {{ config.duration_minutes }} minutes. If none is available, tell the user in one clause that notifications must be muted manually.

  2. Focus music. If the Spotify plugin is connected (tools namespaced spotify/...), start the "{{ config.spotify_playlist }}" playlist. Otherwise skip silently.

  3. Status. If the Slack plugin is connected (tools namespaced slack/...), set the user's status to focused with an end time {{ config.duration_minutes }} minutes from now. Otherwise skip silently.

Answer format

One short spoken confirmation: what was activated and for how long — e.g. that the sprint runs for {{ config.duration_minutes }} minutes and what was muted or started. One sentence, no list, no tool names. Answer in the user's language.

© PersonalJarvis, Apache-2.0. 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 jarvis/skills/builtin/deep-work-mode of PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 145adb8

Compare with similar skills

Deep Work Mode 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.

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Works with

Questions about Deep Work Mode

What does Deep Work Mode do?

Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration. Deep Work Mode is an agent skill from PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis. Activates a distraction-free focus sprint: quiet notifications where possible, focus music if Spotify is connected, and a clear spoken start signal with the sprint duration.

When should I use Deep Work Mode?

Deep Work Mode fits situations like: the user wants to focus; start deep work; enter concentration mode.

How do I install Deep Work Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis --skill deep-work-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (jarvis/skills/builtin/deep-work-mode in PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis) into .claude/skills/deep-work-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deep Work Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis --skill deep-work-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (jarvis/skills/builtin/deep-work-mode in PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis) into .agents/skills/deep-work-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deep Work Mode 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 PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis --skill deep-work-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deep-work-mode, .gemini/skills/deep-work-mode, .github/skills/deep-work-mode and .opencode/skills/deep-work-mode in your project.

What does Deep Work Mode need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Deep Work Mode is instructions for the agent only.

Does Deep Work Mode 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 Deep Work Mode 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 Deep Work Mode use?

Deep Work Mode is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Deep Work Mode use?

About 755 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Deep Work Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep Work Mode: I Have Adhd (TanStack/ai, 3.2k stars), Attention Kind (alexgreensh/attention-span, 1.4k stars), Computer Use (bam-bam-2/solo-skills, 367 stars) and Remind Me (shaheer-00/claude-adhd, 104 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deep Work Mode?

PersonalJarvis (a GitHub organization) maintains it in PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis, which has 155 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: PersonalJarvis/PersonalJarvis on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.