Overview
i-have-adhd is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by ayghri. Its author describes it as: “Shape output for a reader with ADHD: lead with the next action, number multi-step work, restate state across turns, suppress tangents, give specific time estimates, make wins visible. Invoke with /i-have-adhd; stays o…”. The project has 50k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhd`.
What i-have-adhd does
The reader has ADHD. Output is not just brief. It is shaped so an ADHD brain can act on it.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for i-have-adhd is organised into these sections:
- Persistence
- What ADHD changes about reading
- Rules
- 1. Lead with the next action
- 2. Number multi-step tasks
- 3. End with one concrete next action
- 4. Suppress tangents
- 5. Restate state every turn
- 6. Give specific time estimates
- 7. Make completed work visible
- 8. Matter-of-fact tone for errors
- 9. Cap lists to 5 items
Installation
Add i-have-adhd to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhdReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
i-have-adhd is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in ayghri/i-have-adhd, an established project with 49,575 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 27,713 GitHub stars over the last 34 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does i-have-adhd do?
- Shape output for a reader with ADHD: lead with the next action, number multi-step work, restate state across turns, suppress tangents, give specific time estimates, make wins visible. Invoke with /i-have-adhd; stays on until "stop adhd mode".
- How do I install i-have-adhd?
- Run /plugin marketplace add ayghri/i-have-adhd in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd before installing.
- Is i-have-adhd free to use?
- Yes. i-have-adhd is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does i-have-adhd work with?
- i-have-adhd lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does i-have-adhd come from?
- i-have-adhd ships inside ayghri/i-have-adhd, a repository that contains 2 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 49,575 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
