Community 'I have ADHD' skill makes Claude more concise, user finds
A user reports that a community-made 'I have ADHD' skill, installed in under five minutes, makes Anthropic's Claude less verbose and more efficient.
The report's author, who has used AI assistants from Gemini to ChatGPT, says Claude remains a favorite because of its strong session memory and human-like responses. However, the author found that Claude often rambles and includes unrequested preamble. The "I have ADHD" skill, originally designed for neurodivergent users, forces Claude to deliver answers with less fluff and key details first.
For Claude Chat, the skill requires downloading the skill.md file from the project's GitHub page. Users then navigate to Customize in the left panel, click Add, and upload the file. To activate it, they type "/i-have-adhd" once per conversation session. For Claude Code, the installation involves adding a plugin marketplace via terminal commands: "claude plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhd" followed by "claude plugin install i-have-adhd@i-have-adhd". A restart may be needed, and the same slash command triggers the skill.
The skill follows 10 core rules, such as starting with the action or point, numbering multi-step tasks, avoiding digressions, using specific time estimates, capping lists at five items, and omitting opening statements, recaps, and closers. The writer tested the skill with Claude's Opus model, and found that responses were noticeably shorter and easier to skim while retaining the core information. Because replies are shorter, the author says they consume usage caps more slowly.
The author emphasizes that this simple fix has made Claude much easier to use, particularly for coding projects in Claude Code. They recommend it to anyone who wants Claude to be a straight shooter, while acknowledging that not every person with ADHD may share the same preference.