Overview
data-storytelling is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wshobson. Its author describes it as: “Transform data into compelling narratives using visualization, context, and persuasive structure. Use when presenting analytics to stakeholders, creating data reports, or building executive presentations.”. The project has 39k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents`.
What data-storytelling does
Transform raw data into compelling narratives that drive decisions and inspire action.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for data-storytelling is organised into these sections:
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. Story Structure
- 2. Narrative Arc
- 3. Three Pillars
- Detailed patterns and worked examples
- Best Practices
- Do's
- Don'ts
Installation
Add data-storytelling to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agentsReview 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
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
- OpenCode — declared in the repository topics
- GitHub Copilot — declared in the repository topics
- Antigravity — declared in the repository topics
License
data-storytelling is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wshobson/agents, an established project with 39,066 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Antigravity
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
- Its repository gained 669 GitHub stars over the last 24 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does data-storytelling do?
- Transform data into compelling narratives using visualization, context, and persuasive structure. Use when presenting analytics to stakeholders, creating data reports, or building executive presentations.
- How do I install data-storytelling?
- Run /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wshobson/agents before installing.
- Is data-storytelling free to use?
- Yes. data-storytelling 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 data-storytelling work with?
- data-storytelling lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, and Antigravity — 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 data-storytelling come from?
- data-storytelling ships inside wshobson/agents, a repository that contains 54 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 39,066 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
