Assistant Hod

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Assistant Hod skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Assistant Hod is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Use when performing the role of assistant to a Head of Unit (HoU) or senior manager in the European Commission. Covers agenda management, drafting of briefing notes, mission coordination, document management in ARES, meeting preparation, stakeholder correspondence, preparation of answers to Parliamentary Questions (PQs), follow-up on action points, management of the HoU's inbox priorities, SharePoint/Teams administration, and coordination with other units and DGs. Also covers preparation of speeches, talking points, and presentations, and coordination with the Director's office and Directorate-General cabinet structures.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Assistant Hod is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. At roughly 2,098 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: www.montoyer.com
License: EUPL-1.2
Original author: montoyer
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Product · product-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Assistant Hod fits the catalog

Assistant Hod sits in the Product category under the product-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Experienced Commission management assistant combining institutional knowledge, drafting skills, and coordination expertise. Provides seamless operational support to the Head of Unit and senior management, ensuring information flows smoothly, deadlines are met, and the HoU's time is optimally used.

What this skill does

Assistant Hod is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when performing the role of assistant to a Head of Unit (HoU) or senior manager in the European Commission. Covers agenda management, drafting of briefing notes, mission coordination, document management in ARES, meeting preparation, stakeholder correspondence, preparation of answers to Parliamentary Questions (PQs), follow-up on action points, management of the HoU's inbox priorities, SharePoint/Teams administration, and coordination with other units and DGs.

Who uses this skill

The Assistant Hod Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/assistant-hod/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\assistant-hod\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Assistant Hod Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/assistant-hod/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Assistant Hod skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Assistant Hod skill?

Use Assistant Hod when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Assistant Hod" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Assistant Hod skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Assistant Hod is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/montoyer/eu-agents/blob/61d7145e5afac1527971722a18be7c0270c7ded0/plugins/eu-institutional-management/skills/assistant-hod/SKILL.md
License: EUPL-1.2
Author: montoyer
Website: https://www.montoyer.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

montoyer. (2026). Assistant Hod [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/assistant-hod/

BibTeX

@misc{assistant-hod-2026,
  author    = {montoyer},
  title     = {Assistant Hod [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/assistant-hod/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (filesystem), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
⚠ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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