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ADHD-friendly outputs. No ADHD diagnosis needed!

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Install
Copy/paste into your CLI prompt:
Install the i-have-adhd skill/plugin from https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd, refer to the repo's AGENTS.md for instructions.

Or 🔗 check the installation instructions.
What it does
A skill for your coding assistant that stops it from burying the answer. Action first. Steps numbered. No "Hope this helps!"
What changes

Before

Great question! Let me think about this. Your auth flow has a few moving pieces: the middleware, the token verification, and the cookie handling. Looking at src/auth.ts, the verifyToken function (around lines 42-58) seems to be using an older jsonwebtoken API. One approach would be to update the package and rewrite that function. After making the change, you'd want to run the auth tests to confirm nothing breaks. By the way, you might also want to look at your dependency versions overall. Hope this helps! Let me know if you want to dig deeper.

After

Run npm install jsonwebtoken@latest, then edit src/auth.ts:42.

Open src/auth.ts
Replace verifyToken (lines 42–58) with the snippet below
Run npm test -- auth.spec.ts

Next: paste the first failing line if any test fails.

The rules
10 rules. Full text in SKILL.md.

Lead with the next action.
Number multi-step tasks.
End with one concrete next step.
Suppress tangents.
Restate state every turn.
Specific time estimates (minutes, not "a bit").
Make wins visible.
Matter-of-fact errors.
Cap lists at 5 items.
No preamble. No recap. No closers.

Tune it
Fork, edit skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md, then swap your copy in:
claude plugin uninstall i-have-adhd # drop the upstream copy first:
claude plugin marketplace remove i-have-adhd # fork and upstream share both names
claude plugin marketplace add <your-username>/i-have-adhd
claude plugin install i-have-adhd@i-have-adhd
Restart Claude Code, then re-invoke /i-have-adhd.
Credits
Loosely based on The Adult ADHD Tool Kit by J. Russell Ramsay and Anthony L. Rostain. Adapted for how an LLM should respond, not how a human should organize their day.
License
MIT.
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This repository details a skill designed for coding assistants intended to mitigate the tendency of these agents to bury substantive answers in verbose or tangential commentary, aiming to produce results that are focused and actionable. The core philosophy of this skill is to enforce an ADHD-friendly output style by prioritizing action over lengthy exposition, ensuring that information is delivered directly and efficiently without unnecessary preamble or speculation.

The mechanism operates by establishing specific rules for the generative model, demanding directness in response construction. These rules mandate leading with the next concrete action, structuring multi-step tasks sequentially, eliminating tangents, restating the current state after each turn, employing matter-of-fact error reporting, and enforcing brevity by capping lists. This structured approach shifts the agent's operational paradigm from discursive reasoning to direct execution planning, which is credited loosely on the basis of The Adult ADHD Tool Kit by J. Russell Ramsay and Anthony L. Rostain.

The practical application involves instructing the coding agent to adopt these principles when generating responses. For instance, instead of offering general advice or lengthy thought processes regarding a technical issue, the skill forces the agent immediate execution steps. A demonstrated transformation shows that an inquiry about an authentication flow's token verification might be met with a direct recommendation to update a package and apply specific code edits, rather than a discursive analysis of potential issues. The system is designed not merely for stylistic change but to enforce a rigorous, execution-focused workflow during coding assistance.

Installation involves copying the skill from the repository and following explicit installation instructions found in the repository's AGENTS.md file. Further tuning of the skill requires modifying the underlying configuration file, SKILL.md, to integrate these behavioral constraints. This customization process is further facilitated by alternative methods for deploying the skill within coding environments, such as installing it via a specific mechanism and then re-invoking the skill command to apply the new persona to the coding agent. The purpose of this tool is to enhance productivity by ensuring that AI-generated solutions are delivered in an immediately usable, highly focused format suitable for complex development tasks.