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7 bilingual (EN+中文) skills for solo founders and indie devs: launch tweets, customer emails, decision frameworks, postmortems. Each skill includes an explicit "When NOT to use" section.

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About solo-skills

Solo-skills is a small, opinionated collection of 7 bilingual (English and Simplified Chinese) Claude Code skills designed specifically for solo founders and indie developers who ship alone. Unlike generic skill packs that assume a team, this set focuses on high-frequency tasks: writing launch tweets without hype words, replying to awkward customer emails (refunds, scope creep, complaints), running a 5-minute personal standup, converting vague bug reports into actionable issues, making fast product decisions between 2–3 options, generating changelogs from raw git commits, and writing concise blame-free postmortems. Each skill includes an explicit 'When NOT to use' section to prevent applying frameworks to inappropriate situations — a core differentiator aimed at saving solo devs wasted weekends. The pack is installable via a one-line curl command and respects existing files. Output formats enforce brevity and a non-corporate voice, with worked examples for every skill.

Key Features

7 curated skills: ship-decision, launch-tweet, changelog-from-commits, bug-from-user, standup-solo, email-customer, postmortem-solo
Bilingual in English and Simplified Chinese (简体中文)
Explicit 'When NOT to use' section in every skill to prevent misuse
One-line curl install script that never overwrites existing files
Designed for solo founders and indie devs, not teams
Worked input-to-output examples for every skill
No corporate voice: no emoji decoration, no excited language
Skills auto-trigger in Claude Code based on matching situations or can be invoked explicitly via / commands
Output formats enforce brevity (one sentence over one paragraph)
Open source under repository rockscy/solo-skills

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Each skill includes explicit guidance on when NOT to use it, preventing framework misuse
  • Tailored specifically for solo developers who don't have a team
  • Easy installation via one-line curl command
  • Bilingual support (English and Chinese) expands accessibility
  • All skills include worked examples showing real input and output
  • No corporate jargon or fluff — output is direct and concise
  • Skills auto-trigger or can be invoked explicitly via Claude Code slash commands
  • Open source and modifiable
Cons
  • Requires Claude Code (Anthropic's CLI tool) to function; not standalone
  • Only 7 skills, covering a limited set of tasks
  • Designed for solo founders/indie devs — may not suit larger teams or other roles
  • No community-contributed skills yet; relies on maintainer updates
  • Limited documentation beyond the README files

Best For

Making fast, regret-minimizing product decisions when alone with limited timeWriting launch tweets or short tweet threads without hype wordsGenerating user-facing release notes from raw git logConverting confusing customer messages into reproducible bug reportsRunning a 5-minute personal standup to track shipped, blocked, and today's priorityDrafting polite-but-firm replies to refund requests, scope creep, and complaintsWriting ≤350-word blame-free postmortems after missed deadlines or outages

FAQ

What is solo-skills?
An opinionated set of 7 bilingual (EN+中文) Claude Code skills for tasks solo founders and indie devs actually do every day: writing launch tweets, replying to awkward customer emails, running a 5-minute personal standup, turning vague bug reports into actionable items, deciding what to ship next, generating changelogs, and writing postmortems.
How is solo-skills different from other skill packs?
Most skill packs assume you have a team. Solo-skills assumes you don't. The core differentiator is that every skill includes an explicit 'Do NOT use when…' section to prevent applying a framework when it doesn't fit.
How do I install solo-skills?
Run the one-liner: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockscy/solo-skills/main/install.sh | bash. This drops the seven skill directories into ~/.claude/skills/ and never overwrites existing files. Manual clone is also supported.
How do I use the skills?
Inside any Claude Code session, the skills auto-trigger when you describe a matching situation. You can also invoke them explicitly by typing /ship-decision, /launch-tweet, etc.
What design principles guided solo-skills?
Boundaries first (every skill leads with when not to use), one sentence beats one paragraph (output formats enforce brevity), show input→output (every skill includes a worked example), and no corporate voice (no 'I'm excited', no emoji decoration).