{"slug": "i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer", "title": "I-have-ADHD – A skill for coding assistant that stops it from burying the answer", "summary": "A new open-source skill called 'i-have-adhd' for coding assistants such as Claude Code and Codex aims to prevent AI responses from burying the answer, enforcing rules like leading with the next action, numbering multi-step tasks, and capping lists at five items. The skill, available via plugin marketplaces, is loosely based on 'The Adult ADHD Tool Kit' by J. Russell Ramsay and Anthony L. Rostain and is released under the MIT license.", "body_md": "**ADHD-friendly outputs. No ADHD diagnosis needed!**\n\n**English** ·\n[简体中文](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/.github/readme/README.zh-CN.md) ·\n[日本語](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/.github/readme/README.ja.md) ·\n[한국어](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/.github/readme/README.ko.md) ·\n[Tiếng Việt](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/.github/readme/README.vi.md) ·\n[Português (BR)](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/.github/readme/README.pt-BR.md)\n\n**Claude Code**\n\n```\nclaude plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhd\nclaude plugin install i-have-adhd@i-have-adhd\n```\n\nThen type `/i-have-adhd`\n\n. No local clone needed: Claude Code fetches the repo and keeps it updated.\n\nWant it on every session? `touch ~/.claude/.i-have-adhd-always`\n\n(see [INSTALL.md](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/INSTALL.md)).\n\n**Codex**\n\n```\ncodex plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhd --ref main\ncodex plugin add i-have-adhd@i-have-adhd\n```\n\nThen type `$i-have-adhd`\n\nto apply the output style explicitly. The skill can also be invoked implicitly when Codex sees a task that benefits from it.\n\nInstall instructions for other coding agents live in [INSTALL.md](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/INSTALL.md).\n\nA skill for your coding assistant that stops it from burying the answer. Action first. Steps numbered. No \"Hope this helps!\"\n\n|\n|\n\n10 rules. Full text in [SKILL.md](/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md).\n\n- Lead with the next action.\n- Number multi-step tasks.\n- End with one concrete next step.\n- Suppress tangents.\n- Restate state every turn.\n- Specific time estimates (minutes, not \"a bit\").\n- Make wins visible.\n- Matter-of-fact errors.\n- Cap lists at 5 items.\n- No preamble. No recap. No closers.\n\nFork, edit `skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md`\n\n, then swap your copy in:\n\n```\nclaude plugin uninstall i-have-adhd            # drop the upstream copy first:\nclaude plugin marketplace remove i-have-adhd   # fork and upstream share both names\nclaude plugin marketplace add <your-username>/i-have-adhd\nclaude plugin install i-have-adhd@i-have-adhd\n```\n\nRestart Claude Code, then re-invoke `/i-have-adhd`\n\n.\n\nLoosely 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.\n\nMIT.\n\nStar ⭐ if it saved you one scroll past one \"Great question!\"", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd", "published_at": "2026-08-05 08:49:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 09:22:56.435475+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Claude Code", "Codex", "J. Russell Ramsay", "Anthony L. Rostain", "i-have-adhd"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-have-adhd-a-skill-for-coding-assistant-that-stops-it-from-burying-the-answer.jsonld"}}