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39 AI skills for Architects+PM. Rolled into 1 repo.

By Chiang Ning · chiangning.net
39 AI skills for Architects and PMs laid out as a colour-tabbed card index drawer, eight folder tabs from Brief and site at the front through to Contract admin at the back
Eight tabs, 39 cards. Read it from the front, the way a job actually runs.

A Claude Skill is a small folder with a SKILL.md file inside it. It teaches Claude how to do one job the way you would do it, and Claude loads it automatically the moment your request matches. Write the spec once, and every project after that gets the same output without the same effort.

This is the whole set, in one place. Everything from the 25 in June, the 29 in July and the 30 last weekend, plus 9 more from my own office pack that had never made the directory. 39 skills, filed by the job they do rather than the tool they run on.

Fifteen are my own builds, written for live jobs in my own practice. Four are Anthropic's own document skills. The remaining twenty are open-source projects from the wider community. I curated the set. I did not write all of them, and I say who did.

The nine that are new here are the ones that sit either side of the drawing: the brief before it (client-brief, deep-research, planning-check, precedent-hunt, moodboard) and the paperwork after it (design-rationale, anti-ai-voice, rfi, tender-compare). Nobody writes about either end. That is where the week actually goes.

The drawer above reads from the front. Card 01 is grill-me, because pinning the brief down comes before everything else, and card 39 is subcontract-writer, because by then the job is nearly built.

Rather than re-host other people's work behind an email wall, every skill links to its real home below. You get the maintained, latest version, and the people who built it get the credit and the star. Expand any skill for how to install it and a concrete example.

Before you start

Three ways a skill reaches Claude.

01
A Skill folder

A folder with a SKILL.md. Drop it in ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai. This covers most of the list.

02
A Claude Code plugin

Run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo>, then /plugin install. Used by the community plugins here.

03
An MCP server

A plugin inside the app plus a server your Claude client connects to. Used by the Rhino and Revit tools. The repo README has the exact configuration.

Group 01

Brief & site

Where the expensive mistakes are actually made. These pin down the brief and read the rules before a line is drawn, so the questions arrive in week one instead of week six.

grill-meMy own build

Interrogates a brief, a scope or an idea until nothing in it is vague.

It acts as a demanding senior reviewer before anything gets built or priced. It asks 10 to 15 pointed questions one theme at a time, restates your answers as a short numbered spec, and gets a yes before proceeding. If you answer "we'll sort that later", it records that as a live risk rather than a closed item.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Paste a thin client brief and it comes back with the questions you would have been asked in week six, plus a line naming the highest unresolved risk right now.

client-briefMy own build

Turns a messy first meeting into a structured brief the client can sign off.

It separates what the client said from what they meant, lists the decisions still open, and puts the assumptions in writing where both sides can see them. Run it the same day, while the meeting is still fresh.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Paste your notes from a first meeting and get back the scope, the constraints, the budget position, and a numbered list of what is still undecided.

deep-researchMy own build

Digs across sources and hands back the findings that matter, with the sources named.

For the decisions that need more than a quick search. It reads widely, separates the well-supported from the thin, and cites every source so a claim can be checked rather than trusted.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Ask what the current requirements are for a particular facade build-up and get the findings with the standards and clauses named.

zoning-analyserClaude Code plugin

Reads a site's plot ratio, height, and setbacks, a clause cited for every figure.

Jurisdiction-agnostic logic with pluggable local profiles. It produces a structured planning summary and marks anything it cannot verify, rather than guessing a number.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Give it a site address and the zoning code and get back max GFA, height limit, and setbacks, each next to the clause it came from.

environmental-analysisClaude Code plugin

Reads a site's climate, wind, flood and seismic risk, and soil.

Part of an architecture-specific plugin. It assembles the environmental context for a site into one brief you can drop into a feasibility study or a design rationale.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Point it at a parcel and get sun angles, prevailing wind, flood zone, and rainfall in a single pass.

planning-checkMy own build

Reads the planning controls and flags exactly where a scheme is non-compliant.

An early pre-check to structure the conversation with the authority, not planning advice. It reads the controls against your scheme and tells you where you sit outside them, so you walk in knowing.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Give it the DCP and your massing and get the list of departures, each with the control it fails and by how much.

code-checkerClaude Code plugin

Runs a pre-submission non-compliance log against any jurisdiction's building code.

It reads marked-up plans and sections, compares them against a named code, and produces a severity-ranked list of probable issues with cited clauses. A pre-check, not a certificate.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Run travel distances and egress on a floor plan and get a ranked list of where it likely fails, before the authority sees it.

Group 02

Design & image

The looking-and-showing half. Precedents you can argue with, a palette the client can read, and prompts that direct an image model instead of gambling with it.

precedent-huntMy own build

Finds real, built precedents that actually fit the brief.

Concept stage needs reference projects you can argue with, not a moodboard. It searches for built work matching the brief’s real constraints and hands back the ones that hold up, with architect, year and why it is relevant.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Ask for built precedents for a 4-storey timber aged-care building on a tight urban site and get projects, not Pinterest.

moodboardMy own build

Turns a materials and finishes palette into a board the client can actually read.

It organises the selections into a shareable board and, more usefully, writes the one line under each that explains why it is there. Clients do not respond to a grid of swatches. They respond to a reason.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Give it your selections and get them grouped, ordered and captioned, ready to put in front of a client.

mj-prompterClaude Skill

Writes and troubleshoots Midjourney prompts for renders, plans, sections, and competition boards.

It knows the parameters, the version differences, and the image-reference tricks, so you describe the drawing you want and it hands back a prompt that actually holds together, not a wall of keywords.

Install & example
How to install

A Skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file inside it. To use it in Claude Code, drop the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ in your project. In Claude.ai, add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Claude loads it automatically when your request matches what the skill is for.

Example

Ask for "a warm timber pavilion, dusk, section perspective" and get a clean prompt with the right aspect ratio, style reference, and stylize value already set.

gpt-image-2-for-architectsMCP server

Turns a rough ask into a tight prompt for editing an existing render, photo, or sketch.

Editing is the main event here, not generation. Most architectural work starts from an image that already exists, and this skill is built to change that image without melting the geometry.

Install & example
How to install

This is a Model Context Protocol server, so it has two halves: a plugin that runs inside the app (Rhino or Revit), and a server your Claude client talks to.

Install the app-side plugin from the repo, then register the MCP server in your client's mcp config (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). The repo README has the exact steps and the supported app versions.

Example

Paste an Enscape render and say "change the brick to zinc, keep everything else" and it writes the edit prompt for you.

image-editorMCP server

Swaps materials, relights, changes the season, removes cars and crowds.

A catalogue of proven edits for Nano Banana 2 and GPT-Image-2, each captured as a recipe so the output is consistent every time rather than a fresh gamble.

Install & example
How to install

This is a Model Context Protocol server, so it has two halves: a plugin that runs inside the app (Rhino or Revit), and a server your Claude client talks to.

Install the app-side plugin from the repo, then register the MCP server in your client's mcp config (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). The repo README has the exact steps and the supported app versions.

Example

Turn a grey overcast site photo into golden hour, or strip the parked cars out of a street elevation before a client meeting.

exterior-hero-shotsClaude Skill

One exterior photo becomes 15 ready prompts, across 5 camera angles and 3 engines.

It reads the building into a locked description first, then generates a full coverage set from that anchor, so the fifteen shots read as the same building rather than fifteen cousins.

Install & example
How to install

A Skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file inside it. To use it in Claude Code, drop the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ in your project. In Claude.ai, add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Claude loads it automatically when your request matches what the skill is for.

Example

Upload a single street photo of a house and get a hero shot, a corner approach, a worm's-eye, a detail, and a dusk view, all prompt-ready.

Group 03

Model & program

These reach into the actual software, or into the brief underneath it. Instead of clicking, you describe, and Claude drives Rhino, Blender or Revit through a live connection.

rhino-mcpMCP server

Models geometry and builds Grasshopper definitions, by chat.

A Model Context Protocol server that connects Rhino and Grasshopper to Claude. It can read your document, place and wire components, and build geometry from a plain-English description.

Install & example
How to install

This is a Model Context Protocol server, so it has two halves: a plugin that runs inside the app (Rhino or Revit), and a server your Claude client talks to.

Install the app-side plugin from the repo, then register the MCP server in your client's mcp config (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). The repo README has the exact steps and the supported app versions.

Example

Say "build me a louvre screen, 40mm blades at 15 degrees across this facade" and watch it wire the Grasshopper definition.

blender-mcpMCP server

Drives an open Blender session from plain language: checks, fixes, animates, renders.

An operating doctrine for controlling Blender over MCP, written for a non-expert on a modest laptop. It works one task at a time and verifies with screenshots, so it is safe to point at a real file.

Install & example
How to install

This is a Model Context Protocol server, so it has two halves: a plugin that runs inside the app (Rhino or Revit), and a server your Claude client talks to.

Install the app-side plugin from the repo, then register the MCP server in your client's mcp config (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). The repo README has the exact steps and the supported app versions.

Example

Ask it to "clean up this scene, tell me what's eating my memory, then animate the camera around the model."

revit-mcpMCP server

Reads a Revit project, creates and edits elements, by chat.

The MCP server that connects Autodesk Revit to Claude. It can pull data from the model and drive it to create, modify, and delete elements, so routine model chores become a conversation.

Install & example
How to install

This is a Model Context Protocol server, so it has two halves: a plugin that runs inside the app (Rhino or Revit), and a server your Claude client talks to.

Install the app-side plugin from the repo, then register the MCP server in your client's mcp config (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). The repo README has the exact steps and the supported app versions.

Example

Ask "how many Type A doors are in the model, and can you tag every one on this sheet."

workplace-programmerClaude Code plugin

Turns a headcount and work style into a space program.

Part of the architecture plugin. It builds a defensible space program from how a team actually works, so the brief starts from logic rather than a guessed schedule of areas.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Give it "120 staff, hybrid, 3 days in" and get desks, meeting rooms, and support spaces sized and totalled.

Group 04

Cost & fee

The numbers, the fee and the programme. These turn a schedule, a headcount or a scope into something a client can react to on day one.

qs-estimatorClaude Skill

Turns a room schedule into an indicative cost estimate, plus or minus 15 percent.

It maps areas to unit-rate bands, applies finish multipliers, and stacks contingency and escalation. An architect's working number to brief or sanity-check a QS, not a tendered BOQ.

Install & example
How to install

A Skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file inside it. To use it in Claude Code, drop the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ in your project. In Claude.ai, add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Claude loads it automatically when your request matches what the skill is for.

Example

Feed it a Revit room-schedule CSV and get a one-page cost summary plus a detailed workbook in about twenty minutes.

fee-proposalMy own build

Turns a scope and a rate card into a priced fee proposal, stage by stage.

It splits the fee across the stages, applies your rate card, and writes the inclusions and exclusions in your own words. The fee itself stays a commercial decision. The assembly is the part it takes off you.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Give it "concept through to contract administration, our rate card, four stages" and get a priced proposal with the percentage split per stage and the exclusions written out.

timeline-creatorClaude Code plugin

Builds HTML timelines, roadmaps, and Gantt charts, milestones and phases included.

From the visual-documentation plugin. It turns a task list into a clean, presentable programme you can put in front of a client without opening scheduling software.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Paste your stages and durations and get a phased Gantt with milestones, ready for the deck.

progress-certificateMy own build

Assesses a progress claim against the contract sum and shows the arithmetic.

It works the claim against the contract sum, retention and the previous certificates, and shows every step so you can audit it rather than trust it. It assesses a position. A named person still certifies.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Feed it claim 04, the contract sum and the last three certificates, and get a checked position with every unsupported line marked unresolved instead of assumed.

Group 05

Write

The words that have to survive a reader who is looking for a reason to say no: the spec, the statement, the submission, and the pass that makes it sound like you.

spec-writerClaude Code plugin

Drafts a MasterFormat spec section in your studio's house style.

The studio's specification template is its accumulated technical IP. This applies that IP consistently across every project, in the right division and section, in the right voice.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Ask for "section 08-44-13, curtain wall, for this project" and get a populated draft in the house format.

design-rationaleMy own build

Writes the planning design statement in the language the assessor marks against.

You already made the argument in the sketch. This writes it in the register a planner assesses in, mapping each design move to the control it responds to, so the statement answers the scheme rather than describing it.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Hand it your sketch notes and the DCP and get a design statement that answers the controls one at a time.

awards-submissionClaude Code plugin

Writes in the voice the jury for that specific award actually rewards.

It studies recent winners' structure and vocabulary for a named award, then drafts your submission to that genre, using verified data only.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Ask it to "draft a RIBA submission for this project" and it matches the quiet, precise register RIBA juries reward.

anti-ai-voiceMy own build

Strips the AI tells out of a draft so it reads like you wrote it.

The final language pass before anything goes out. It kills the em dashes, the “delve”, the rule-of-three lists and the corporate hedging that make a document read as machine-written.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Paste a drafted report and get it back in plain, direct English with the giveaways gone.

Group 06

Documents

Anthropic’s own four. The quiet workhorses under everything above: reading, building and reformatting the files you already have.

pdfBuilt into Claude

Extracts text, tables, and metadata, merges and annotates PDFs.

Anthropic's own PDF skill. The quiet workhorse under drawing sets and submissions, reading and reshaping the documents you already have.

Install & example
How to install

This is one of Anthropic's own document skills. On paid Claude.ai plans it is already on by default, so there is nothing to install. Just upload the file and ask.

To run it inside Claude Code, clone anthropics/skills and copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/.

Example

Pull the schedule of areas out of a consultant's PDF, or merge a submission set into one file.

docxBuilt into Claude

Writes and edits Word documents, with tracked changes.

Anthropic's Word skill. Produces and edits real .docx files, formatting and all, so a report leaves Claude ready to send, not ready to reformat.

Install & example
How to install

This is one of Anthropic's own document skills. On paid Claude.ai plans it is already on by default, so there is nothing to install. Just upload the file and ask.

To run it inside Claude Code, clone anthropics/skills and copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/.

Example

Turn a set of meeting notes into a formatted report in the studio template, with tracked changes for review.

pptxBuilt into Claude

Builds and edits the slide deck.

Anthropic's PowerPoint skill. Creates and reworks decks with layouts, charts, and speaker notes intact.

Install & example
How to install

This is one of Anthropic's own document skills. On paid Claude.ai plans it is already on by default, so there is nothing to install. Just upload the file and ask.

To run it inside Claude Code, clone anthropics/skills and copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/.

Example

Turn a project summary into a client pitch deck, then restyle every slide to the studio palette.

xlsxBuilt into Claude

Handles spreadsheet formulas, charts, and data transformations.

Anthropic's Excel skill. Reads, builds, and fixes real spreadsheets, so cost plans and schedules come back as working files.

Install & example
How to install

This is one of Anthropic's own document skills. On paid Claude.ai plans it is already on by default, so there is nothing to install. Just upload the file and ask.

To run it inside Claude Code, clone anthropics/skills and copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/.

Example

Clean a messy area schedule, add the totals column, and chart the cost split by floor.

Group 07

Deliver

Setting the job up, presenting it, and reporting on it. The ritual work that is identical every project and still eats a day every month.

new-projectClaude Skill

Builds the whole folder tree, templates, and project memory file, in one pass.

The first hour of every project is the same ritual. This collapses it into two minutes: standard sub-folders, template documents, naming conventions, and a project memory file, identical every time.

Install & example
How to install

A Skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file inside it. To use it in Claude Code, drop the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ in your project. In Claude.ai, add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Claude loads it automatically when your request matches what the skill is for.

Example

Paste a brief and get a working folder structure, a charter, a risk register, and a decision log, ready to share.

slide-deck-generatorClaude Code plugin

Builds a client-facing HTML deck across 22 layout types.

From the architecture plugin. An editorial, on-brand deck built as HTML, a different register from a standard PowerPoint export.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Turn a project narrative into a scrolling HTML presentation with cover, section, and image-led slides.

monthly-reportMy own build

Assembles the client monthly report from site photos, claims and the programme.

It writes the narrative from the photographs rather than the plan, puts the slippage in the opening paragraph, and writes the executive summary last. Anything it cannot evidence reads as not provided.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Hand it the month's site photos, the current claim and the programme, and get the report in your section order, ready to check and sign.

meeting-minutesMy own build

Turns a recording or your raw notes into minutes with actions, owners and dates.

It separates the discussion from the decisions, then puts a name and a date on every action. Minutes are a contractual record, so it marks anything it could not make out rather than smoothing over it.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Drop in a site meeting recording and get attendees, decisions, actions with an owner and a due date, and the items carried forward.

Group 08

Contract admin

The delivery-phase paperwork nobody enjoys assembling, from the RFI to the subcontract. These give Claude the working knowledge of a project engineer, straight from your drawings and specs.

rfiMy own build

Turns a rough site query into a clear, contractor-ready RFI.

An RFI is a contractual document, so vagueness costs money. It states the question, the drawings and clauses it refers to, the impact if it goes unanswered, and the date it is needed by.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Say “the slab edge does not match the facade setout on grid 4” and get a formal RFI with the references and the date needed.

schedule-extractorClaude Code plugin

Pulls door, finish, window, and panel schedules straight out to Excel.

Part of a construction-focused toolkit. It reads the schedules embedded in a drawing set and tabulates them, so you are not retyping a door schedule by hand.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Point it at the drawing PDF and get the door schedule as a clean spreadsheet.

submittal-log-generatorClaude Code plugin

Parses specs and builds the submittal register.

It reads specification sections and generates the submittal log, one of the least loved and most necessary documents in delivery.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Feed it the spec and get a submittal register with sections, items, and types laid out.

bid-tabulatorClaude Code plugin

Consolidates subcontractor bids into one comparison sheet.

It takes multiple subcontractor bids and lines them up in a single comparison, so scope gaps and outliers are obvious at a glance.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Drop in three trade bids and get a side-by-side sheet with the numbers aligned by scope.

tender-compareMy own build

Lines up tender submissions side by side into a clear recommendation.

It normalises the submissions onto a like-for-like basis, exposes the scope gaps and the qualifications people bury at the back, and writes a recommendation you can defend in front of a client.

Install & example
How to install

This one is mine, written for live jobs in my own practice. Download the skill pack linked under Source, take the folder you want out of the zip, and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, or add it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in Claude.ai.

No email wall, and the full prompt for each one is written out in the article it ships with.

Example

Drop in three tenders and get a comparison sheet plus a written recommendation naming the risk in the cheapest one.

subcontract-writerClaude Code plugin

Drafts scope-specific subcontracts from your templates.

It generates a subcontract for a given scope from your template documents, so the first draft is on the page instead of on the to-do list.

Install & example
How to install

This ships as a Claude Code plugin. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add <owner/repo> using the repo below, then /plugin install the piece you want.

The repo README lists the exact plugin and command names.

Example

Ask for "the concrete subcontract for this project" and get a scoped draft from your template.

The honest part

Where these fall short.

None of these replace judgement. The zoning skill tells you to verify with the authority. The cost skill is not a QS's number. The code skill is a pre-check, not a certificate. The claim skill assesses a position for a named person to sign, and it never certifies. Every one of them says so, in writing, every time it runs, and that is the point.

They clear the ground so you can spend your time on the part that is actually yours: the site, the scale, the buildability, the read on what the client did not say. The tool changes. The thinking does not.

Start with one

Do not install all 39 this afternoon. Pick the one document you write again and again in the same shape, install that skill, and use it on your next real job. Then add the next. The architects and PMs pulling ahead with this are not doing anything clever. They are just not writing the same document twice.

Credits: document skills are by Anthropic (anthropics/skills). Community projects: skills-for-architects by AlpacaLabs, claude-code-construction by dleerdefi, DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction by DataDrivenConstruction, rhinomcp by jingcheng-chen, blender-mcp by ahujasid, the Revit MCP servers project, claude-skills-marketplace by mhattingpete, claude-skills by inbharatai and by jezweb, openai-gpt-image-mcp by SureScaleAI, mcp-image by shinpr, and Claude-Code-Scaffolding-Skill by hmohamed01. Fifteen are my own: architecture-render-prompt, fee-proposal, meeting-minutes, progress-certificate and monthly-report from the Playbook pack, and grill-me, client-brief, deep-research, planning-check, precedent-hunt, moodboard, design-rationale, anti-ai-voice, rfi and tender-compare from the Secret Codes pack. Each is linked above under its own licence.

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