Claude Skills by FerroxLabs

Walks through the document gathering and organization process for tax filing. Produces a personalized document checklist, filing timeline, and organization system based on the user's income sources and financial activities. Does NOT complete tax returns or provide filing advice. Use when the user asks about preparing to file taxes, what documents they need for tax season, or how to organize for tax filing. Do NOT use for year-end tax planning (use year-end-tax-checklist), tracking deductions ...

Tax-loss harvesting education covering wash sale rules, substantially identical security definitions, direct indexing concepts, harvesting strategies and triggers, tracking methods, and integration with overall portfolio and tax planning. Use when the user asks about tax loss harvester, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of tax loss harvester or requires a different specialized skill.

Strategic tax planning including tax-advantaged accounts, deduction strategies, income timing, estimated taxes, and year-end planning for maximizing after-tax wealth. Use when the user asks about tax optimization strategist, or needs help with strategic tax planning including tax-advantaged accounts, deduction strategies, income timing, estimated taxes, and year-end planning for maximizing after-tax wealth. Do NOT use when the request requires professional financial advice or falls outside th...

Builds budgets for freelancers, gig workers, and commission earners with irregular monthly income. Uses a baseline income method to establish essential spending, creates a surplus allocation priority list, and produces a month-by-month budget that adapts to income fluctuations. Use when the user has irregular income from freelancing, commissions, seasonal work, or multiple gig sources and wants to budget despite income variability. Do NOT use for stable-income budgets (use budget-planning or ...

Produces a personalized year-end tax action checklist covering income timing, deduction bundling, contribution deadlines, loss harvesting concepts, and charitable giving strategies. All jurisdiction-specific deadlines and rules use placeholder markers for the user to verify. Use when the user asks about year-end tax planning, what to do before the tax year ends, or how to optimize their tax position before December deadlines. Do NOT use for filing tax returns (use tax-filing-prep), tracking d...

Builds a zero-based budget where every dollar of income is assigned to a specific spending, saving, or debt category so that income minus all allocations equals exactly zero. Produces a fully populated allocation table with assignment rationale for each category. Use when the user asks about zero-based budgeting, wants to assign every dollar a job, or wants maximum control over their monthly spending. Do NOT use for quick percentage-based budgets (use fifty-thirty-twenty-budget), investment a...

Builds a personal accountability system by identifying accountability mechanisms, defining check-in protocols, setting success criteria, and creating a consequence structure. Use when the user wants to hold themselves accountable to goals, create a system for follow-through on commitments, or design check-in routines that prevent goals from being skipped. Do NOT use for team accountability or management (use business skills), behavior change coaching (use health-wellness skills), or single-go...

Runs a structured annual review including achievement audit, theme identification, lesson extraction, and 12-month forward projection. Use when the user wants to reflect on the past year, identify patterns in their accomplishments and failures, extract lessons learned, or plan the year ahead. Do NOT use for business annual reviews or performance evaluations (use business HR skills), quarterly planning (use `quarterly-planning`), or single-goal assessment (use `smart-goal-builder` instead).

Practical guide to facilitating Appreciative Inquiry covering the 4-D cycle of Discover, Dream, Design, and Destiny, positive core identification, provocative propositions, summit design, and applying strengths-based change in organizations and communities. Use when the user asks about appreciative inquiry facilitator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of appreciative inquiry facilitator or requires a differe...

Asynchronous communication skills for remote teams covering documentation-first culture, written communication excellence, timezone coordination strategies, message formatting standards, reducing meeting dependency, and building effective async workflows. Use when the user asks about async communication master, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of async communication master or requires a different specialized...

Personal automation expertise covering IFTTT applets, Apple Shortcuts, Android automation, financial automation (bill pay, savings, investing), notification management, routine automation, smart home orchestration, and building systems that reduce cognitive load and save time on repetitive life tasks. Use when the user asks about automation for life, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of automation for life or...

Designs batch processing protocols for personal tasks by defining batch triggers, sequence steps, required inputs, and output checklists. Use when the user wants to process similar items in batches instead of one at a time, create a repeatable protocol for periodic bulk work, or design a system for handling accumulated items efficiently. Do NOT use for enterprise batch processing systems, software data pipelines, or business operations process design (use business operations or software devel...

Practical Bayesian thinking covering Bayesian updating, base rates, prior probabilities, likelihood ratios, prediction calibration, overcoming base rate neglect, Superforecasting principles from Philip Tetlock, and everyday applications of probabilistic reasoning. Use when the user asks about bayesian reasoner or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

Book summary and key takeaways guide covering summary structure, speed reading techniques, connecting ideas across books, reading list curation, book club discussion guides, and the Zettelkasten note-taking method for extracting lasting value from reading. Use when the user asks about book summarizer, or needs help with book summary and key takeaways guide covering summary structure, speed reading techniques, connecting ideas across books, reading list curation, book club discussion guides, a...

Comprehensive cognitive bias catalog covering anchoring, confirmation bias, survivorship bias, sunk cost fallacy, Dunning-Kruger effect, availability heuristic, bandwagon effect, framing, loss aversion, status quo bias, halo effect, and more. Includes detection techniques, debiasing strategies, and decision hygiene practices. Use when the user asks about cognitive bias detector or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

Wayland's own how-to guide: explains what Wayland can do and gives the exact steps to operate it. Covers what can Wayland do, connecting an AI provider or model, creating an assistant, building and launching a workflow, setting up a team, scheduling a task, connecting an MCP server or outside tool, and switching models or using Flux Auto. Use when the user asks what Wayland can do, what features exist, how do I connect a provider or model, how do I add Claude or OpenAI or Gemini, how do I cre...

Synthesizes Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Crucial Conversations concepts, and Mediation principles into The Resolution Protocol - a systematic framework for navigating and resolving interpersonal conflict. Use when the user asks about conflict resolution framework, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of conflict resolution framework or requires a different specialized skill.

Designs a personal work context system that minimizes cognitive switching costs. Groups tasks by context, assigns time blocks, sets transition rules, and produces a context-optimized schedule. Use when the user asks about reducing context switching, batching similar work, minimizing distractions, or improving focus by grouping related tasks. Do NOT use for general time blocking (use time-blocking), email-specific management (use inbox-zero), or team workflow optimization (use business operati...

Coworking space optimization expertise covering space selection criteria, networking strategy, productivity ritual design, membership type evaluation, community engagement tactics, home-coworking hybrid workflows, and maximizing the professional, social, and productive value of coworking memberships. Use when the user asks about coworking space optimizer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of coworking space o...

Structured creativity methodologies including TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), lateral thinking (Edward de Bono), design thinking (5 stages), brainstorming techniques (SCAMPER, reverse brainstorming, worst possible idea), constraint-based creativity, and analogical thinking for innovation. Use when the user asks about creative problem solver or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

Comprehensive critical thinking toolkit covering 30+ logical fallacies with examples, evidence evaluation (sources, methodology, claims), argument mapping, Socratic questioning, media literacy, scientific thinking principles, and common cognitive biases that impair reasoning. Use when the user asks about critical thinker or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

Practical guide to the Cynefin complexity framework covering domain identification, appropriate responses for each context, boundary management, and applying Cynefin to leadership decisions, crisis response, and organizational strategy. Use when the user asks about cynefin navigator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of cynefin navigator or requires a different specialized skill.

Generates a structured daily plan from the user's task list and calendar. Applies Most Important Tasks (MITs), time estimates, and energy-level matching to produce a sequenced day plan with rationale for task ordering. Use when the user asks for help planning their day, creating a daily schedule, or figuring out what to work on today. Do NOT use for weekly time blocking (use time-blocking), full GTD system setup (use gtd-workflow), or team sprint planning (use business project-management skil...

Synthesizes Debt Snowball, Debt Avalanche, Debt Consolidation, and Balance Transfer strategies into The Debt Freedom Roadmap - a systematic approach to eliminating debt based on your financial profile and psychology. Use when the user asks about debt elimination strategist, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of debt elimination strategist or requires a different specialized skill.

Practical guide to structured decision-making covering RAPID and DACI accountability models, weighted scoring matrices, decision trees, pre-mortem analysis, and building reusable decision frameworks for teams and organizations. Use when the user asks about decision framework builder, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of decision framework builder or requires a different specialized skill.

Writes a structured decision journal entry capturing the decision, context, constraints, options considered, chosen option with rationale, predicted outcomes, and a scheduled review date. Produces the complete journal entry, not advice about journaling. Use when the user asks about documenting a decision, creating a decision record, building a decision log, or tracking decisions for future review. Do NOT use for making the decision itself (use weighted-decision-matrix or pro-con-analysis), bu...

Decision-making frameworks guide covering pro/con analysis, weighted decision matrices, the 10/10/10 rule, reversibility analysis, first principles thinking, second-order effects, pre-mortem analysis, regret minimization, and group decision-making methods. Use when the user asks about decision maker, or needs help with decision-making frameworks guide covering pro/con analysis, weighted decision matrices, the 10/10/10 rule, reversibility analysis, first principles thinking, second-order effec...

Synthesizes First Principles thinking, Inversion, Second-Order Thinking, Bayesian Updating, and Pre-mortem analysis into The Decision Architecture - a systematic framework for making better decisions under uncertainty. Use when the user asks about decision making framework, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of decision making framework or requires a different specialized skill.

Synthesizes category-based decluttering, Swedish Death Cleaning, minimalism philosophy, and functional organization into The Space Reset System - a practical framework for decluttering and organizing any space or life area. Use when the user asks about declutter organizer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of declutter organizer or requires a different specialized skill.

Synthesizes Deep Work (Newport), Flow State (Csikszentmihalyi), Maker's Schedule (Graham), and Biological Prime Time into The Focus Protocol - a system for maximizing cognitively demanding output. Use when the user asks about deep work optimizer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of deep work optimizer or requires a different specialized skill.

Complete guide to facilitating design sprints based on the Google Ventures methodology covering day-by-day activities, preparation, facilitation techniques, remote adaptation, and common pitfalls for solving big problems in five days. Use when the user asks about design sprint facilitator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of design sprint facilitator or requires a different specialized skill.

Design, build, and curate digital gardens as public or semi-public connected knowledge bases, with guidance on publishing tools, content curation, linking strategies, and audience growth. Use when the user asks about digital garden designer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of digital garden designer or requires a different specialized skill.

Digital nomad logistics covering visa types and requirements, coworking space selection, international health insurance, banking and finances abroad, tax implications of remote work across borders, connectivity planning, and pre-departure checklists. Use when the user asks about digital nomad logistician, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of digital nomad logistician or requires a different specialized skill.

Design and facilitate effective meetings for distributed teams by choosing between async and synchronous formats, maximizing engagement across time zones, leveraging collaboration tools, and building meeting cultures that respect everyone's time Use when the user asks about distributed meeting facilitator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of distributed meeting facilitator or requires a different specialized...

Applies the Eisenhower urgency/importance matrix to a user's task list, sorting every task into one of four quadrants with specific do/delegate/schedule/delete actions. Produces a populated matrix, not a framework description. Use when the user asks about prioritizing tasks by urgency and importance, needs help deciding what to work on first, or wants to sort a task list using the Eisenhower method. Do NOT use for weighted scoring prioritization (use task-prioritization), time-blocking schedu...

Builds a personal email template set for the user's most common email types with variable placeholders and a quick-lookup guide. Use when the user sends similar emails repeatedly, wants to speed up email writing, or needs standardized responses for common situations. Do NOT use for writing a single specific email (use writing skills instead), cold outreach sequences (use `cold-email-outreach`), or enterprise email campaign templates (use business marketing skills instead).

Synthesizes The Power of Full Engagement, Circadian Rhythm science, Spoon Theory, and Ultradian Cycles into The Energy Cycle System - a framework for managing energy as your most precious resource. Use when the user asks about energy manager, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of energy manager or requires a different specialized skill.

Breaking problems down to their fundamental truths and reasoning up from there. Covers Socratic questioning, assumption identification, reasoning from ground truth, practical application methods, innovation through first principles, physics thinking, and structured practice exercises for developing first-principles reasoning ability. Use when the user asks about first principles thinker or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

Synthesizes Progressive Overload, Periodization, NASM OPT model, Starting Strength principles, and Conjugate Method concepts into The Adaptive Training System - a framework for designing structured, progressive fitness programs for any goal and experience level. Use when the user asks about fitness periodizer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of fitness periodizer or requires a different specialized skill.

Focus environment design expertise covering physical workspace optimization, digital environment configuration, notification management systems, flow state triggers, distraction elimination strategies, ambient environment tuning (sound, light, temperature), and building personalized systems for sustained deep work. Use when the user asks about focus environment designer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of f...

Goal setting and achievement guide covering SMART goals, OKRs for personal life, 12-week year methodology, goal hierarchy, quarterly reviews, milestone celebration, obstacle anticipation, and accountability partner frameworks for turning aspirations into results. Use when the user asks about goal setter, or needs help with goal setting and achievement guide covering smart goals, okrs for personal life, 12-week year methodology, goal hierarchy, quarterly reviews, milestone celebration, obstacl...

SMART goals, OKRs for personal life, quarterly planning systems, accountability frameworks, review cadence, and evidence-based approaches to achieving meaningful goals. Use when the user asks about goal setting architect, or needs help with smart goals, okrs for personal life, quarterly planning systems, accountability frameworks, review cadence, and evidence-based approaches to achieving meaningful goals. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside t...

Synthesizes SMART goals, OKRs, BHAG, WIG (4DX), and North Star metrics into The Goal Architecture Method - a layered system for setting and achieving goals at every time horizon. Use when the user asks about goal setting master, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of goal setting master or requires a different specialized skill.

Gratitude practice guide covering journaling methods, gratitude letter writing, mindful appreciation exercises, gratitude meditation, research-backed benefits, overcoming negativity bias, gratitude in relationships, seasonal practices, and gratitude challenges for building a lasting appreciation practice. Use when the user asks about gratitude guide, or needs help with gratitude practice guide covering journaling methods, gratitude letter writing, mindful appreciation exercises, gratitude med...

Implements the complete Getting Things Done (GTD) workflow: capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage. Produces a deployable system specification with tools for each phase, collection triggers, and a weekly review checklist. Use when the user asks about GTD, Getting Things Done, building a personal productivity system, or implementing David Allen's methodology. Do NOT use for simple task capture only (use task-capture-system), daily planning (use daily-planning), or team project management ...

Synthesizes Atomic Habits, Tiny Habits (BJ Fogg), The Power of Habit (Duhigg), and Behavior Design into The Behavior Blueprint - a systematic approach to building lasting habits and breaking unwanted ones. Use when the user asks about habit architect, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of habit architect or requires a different specialized skill.

Habit formation science, stacking techniques, environment design, tracking systems, and recovery strategies for building lasting behavior change. Use when the user asks about habit stacking engineer, or needs help with habit formation science, stacking techniques, environment design, tracking systems, and recovery strategies for building lasting behavior change. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of habit stacking engineer.

Designs a personal habit tracking system with habit definitions, tracking method, minimum viable habit specifications, and recovery protocols. Use when the user wants to build a habit tracker, define trackable habits with minimum thresholds, or create a system for monitoring daily routines. Do NOT use for behavior change coaching or motivation (use health-wellness skills), full goal-setting frameworks (use `smart-goal-builder` or `okr-builder`), or enterprise habit/culture programs.

Habit formation guide built on behavioral science research covering the behavior design loop, implementation intentions, progressive scaling, tracking methods, breaking bad habits, identity-based change, and the science of habit formation. Use when the user asks about habit tracker, or needs help with habit formation guide built on behavioral science research covering the behavior design loop, implementation intentions, progressive scaling, tracking methods, breaking bad habits, identity-base...

Home office design and setup guidance covering ergonomics, lighting, acoustics, equipment selection, desk and chair recommendations, cable management, budget tiers from starter to premium, and productivity-focused workspace optimization. Use when the user asks about home office architect, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of home office architect or requires a different specialized skill.