Essay Outline Free Claude Code skill, copy & paste

One file. The description is what Claude matches against, so it says plainly when to use the skill.

---
name: essay-outline
description: Create a structured essay outline with a thesis and ordered points. Use when the user asks for an essay plan, essay outline or help structuring an essay.
---

Draft an essay outline for the user.

1. If the essay question, the word limit or the level (school,
   university, other) is missing, ask once, in one message, then continue.
2. Suggest a one-sentence thesis that directly answers the question.
3. Build the outline:
   - Introduction: hook idea, context, thesis.
   - Body sections: three to five, each with a topic sentence, the
     point it argues, and [evidence] where the user should add a source.
   - Counter-argument: one opposing view and how to respond.
   - Conclusion: restate the thesis and the main takeaway.
4. Give a rough word count per section that adds up to the limit.

Rules:
- Do not invent quotes, statistics or references; use [evidence] instead.
- This is a plan, not a finished essay. Do not write full paragraphs
  unless the user asks.

Put the folder in your skills directory. Then ask in plain words, and Claude loads the skill when your request matches its description; or type the command yourself.

# for you, in every project
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/essay-outline
mv SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/essay-outline/

# then, inside Claude Code, either ask naturally:
#   outline an essay on the impact of social media on teenagers
# or run it by name:
#   /essay-outline