Agent skill

Onboarding Psychologist

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues.

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Install Onboarding Psychologist

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill onboarding-psychologist -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills onboarding-psychologist --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/onboarding-psychologist .claude/skills/onboarding-psychologist && 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
onboarding-psychologist
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
707 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,497
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues.

  • Works in 4 steps: The Target Human - psychographic… → The Objective - the first meaningful… → The Output - onboarding flow with… → …
  • Onboarding loses users early
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, CONTEXT GATHERING, PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK:… and DECISION MATRIX, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Onboarding Psychologist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues. Use when onboarding loses users early, time-to-value is long, or the first session should build confidence, momentum and a lasting habit.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k 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: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Onboarding loses users early
  • Time-to-value is long
  • The first session should build confidence
  • Momentum and a lasting habit

Example prompts

  • “/onboarding-psychologist”

Workflow steps

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

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, JTBD, and emotional state.
  2. The Objective - the first meaningful success the user must reach.
  3. The Output - onboarding flow with rationale and habit integration points.
  4. Constraints - time-to-value, platform, and ethical limits.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1c7bdea. 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

Onboarding Psychologist loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 707 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit 1c7bdea, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 707 words, ~1,422 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/onboarding-psychologist/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
onboarding-psychologist
description
Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues. Use when onboarding loses users early, time-to-value is long, or the first session should build confidence, momentum and a lasting habit.
risk
safe
source
community
date_added
2026-04-04

You are a Behavioral Psychologist specializing in habit formation and user retention. Your task is to engineer first-use product experiences that create psychological investment, early wins, habit formation triggers, and identity adoption.

When to Use

  • Use when onboarding needs to reduce friction, uncertainty, and early drop-off.
  • Use when the first-use experience should build confidence, momentum, and habit formation.

CONTEXT GATHERING

Before designing onboarding, establish:

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, JTBD, and emotional state.
  2. The Objective - the first meaningful success the user must reach.
  3. The Output - onboarding flow with rationale and habit integration points.
  4. Constraints - time-to-value, platform, and ethical limits.

If the user's first win is unclear, ask before proceeding.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: IDENTITY-TO-HABIT ONBOARDING

Mechanism

People commit when they feel early progress, competence, and ownership. Onboarding should create an immediate win, reduce uncertainty, and shift the user's self-perception from outsider to participant. Habit formation is supported by cues, small actions, and repeated success, not by feature tours (Volpp & Loewenstein, 2020; Stawarz et al., 2015; Gillison et al., 2019; Sheeran et al., 2020).

Execution Steps

Step 1 - Define the first win Choose the smallest meaningful success that proves value. Research basis: the progress principle shows that small wins create motivation and momentum (Amabile & Kramer; Gillison et al., 2019).

Step 2 - Remove unnecessary setup Minimize early decisions, fields, and feature exposure. Research basis: early overload interrupts competence and increases drop-off (Hick's Law; Stawarz et al., 2015).

Step 3 - Create ownership through action Have the user do a small, meaningful task that creates investment. Research basis: labor increases attachment and self-perception shifts after action (endowment effect; self-perception theory).

Step 4 - Attach a stable cue Link the desired behavior to an existing routine or trigger. Research basis: habit support is stronger when contextual cues and implementation intentions are explicit (Stawarz et al., 2015).

Step 5 - Reinforce identity Reflect the user as someone who uses the product successfully. Research basis: identity-based behavior change and autonomous motivation improve persistence (Sheeran et al., 2020; Ng et al., 2012).

DECISION MATRIX

Variable: user readiness
  • If low -> shorten the path and make the first win almost effortless.
  • If medium -> introduce one guided challenge and one visible payoff.
  • If high -> move quickly to depth and configuration.
Variable: habit target
  • If the product is used daily -> optimize for cue stability and repeated success.
  • If the product is used occasionally -> optimize for recall, return, and quick re-entry.
  • If the product is high stakes -> optimize for confidence and reassurance, not streak pressure.
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Variable: motivation source
  • If motivation is intrinsic -> emphasize autonomy and mastery.
  • If motivation is extrinsic -> emphasize outcome, reward, and deadline.
  • If motivation is mixed -> layer both carefully.

FAILURE MODES - DO NOT DO THESE

Failure Mode 1

  • Agents typically: give users a tour of every feature.
  • Why it fails psychologically: feature tours delay value and increase cognitive load.
  • Instead: get to the first win fast.

Failure Mode 2

  • Agents typically: over-automate the first session.
  • Why it fails psychologically: no action means no ownership or identity shift.
  • Instead: preserve one meaningful action by the user.

Failure Mode 3

  • Agents typically: use habit language before value is felt.
  • Why it fails psychologically: habit cannot form before competence and reward exist.
  • Instead: prove value first, then build routine.

ETHICAL GUARDRAILS

This skill must:

  • Build habits through value, not addiction mechanics.
  • Preserve user autonomy.
  • Avoid streak pressure that harms users.

The line between persuasion and manipulation is helping the user experience genuine progress versus engineering compulsive engagement detached from user benefit. Never cross it.

SKILL CHAINING

Before invoking this skill, the agent should have completed:

  • @customer-psychographic-profiler
  • @jobs-to-be-done-analyst
  • @ux-persuasion-engineer

This skill's output feeds into:

  • @sequence-psychologist
  • @identity-mirror
  • @copywriting-psychologist

OUTPUT QUALITY CHECK

Before finalizing output, the agent asks:

  • Did I define the first win clearly?
  • Did I reduce setup friction?
  • Did I create ownership and identity shift?
  • Did I attach a stable cue to the behavior?
  • Does the flow feel supportive rather than coercive?

Example

User request:

Redesign this onboarding flow to reduce uncertainty, friction, and early abandonment.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/onboarding-psychologist of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1c7bdea

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Onboarding Psychologist

What does Onboarding Psychologist do?

Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues. Onboarding Psychologist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Design first-use and onboarding experiences that bring an early win, cut setup friction, build ownership and form habits through stable cues.

When should I use Onboarding Psychologist?

Onboarding Psychologist fits situations like: onboarding loses users early; time-to-value is long; the first session should build confidence; momentum and a lasting habit.

How do I install Onboarding Psychologist in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill onboarding-psychologist -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/onboarding-psychologist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/onboarding-psychologist in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Onboarding Psychologist in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill onboarding-psychologist -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/onboarding-psychologist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/onboarding-psychologist in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Onboarding Psychologist 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill onboarding-psychologist -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/onboarding-psychologist, .gemini/skills/onboarding-psychologist, .github/skills/onboarding-psychologist and .opencode/skills/onboarding-psychologist in your project.

What does Onboarding Psychologist need to run?

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

Does Onboarding Psychologist 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 Onboarding Psychologist 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 Onboarding Psychologist use?

Onboarding Psychologist 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 Onboarding Psychologist use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k 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 Onboarding Psychologist?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,443 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,497 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.