Cringe Check

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Cringe Check 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. Cringe Check 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: 2026-05-30

type:audit

Audits professional and application copy for tone and positioning that reads as cocky, parroting, or presumptuous — solo-hero framing where the author is the only agent, positioning-against unnamed others to look smart by contrast, parroting a job description's distinctive phrases verbatim, prescribing a client's reality or priorities in a proposal, undermining a polished deliverable with unsolicited "happy to convert it" offers, and overclaiming authority or flattening hobby and enterprise work into false parallel. Use when reviewing a resume, cover letter, portfolio page, proposal, or pitch, or when the user asks for a "cringe check" or worries their copy sounds arrogant, try-hard, or like it is sucking up.

From the source SKILL.md

Audit copy for the positioning moves that make a smart, qualified author look cocky or try-hard. This is a tone and stance check — it looks at how the author positions themselves relative to other people, the reader, and the truth. It does not touch sentence mechanics (that is the ai-written-check skill).

What this skill does

Cringe Check 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/cringe-check/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when reviewing a resume, cover letter, portfolio page, proposal, or pitch, or when the user asks for a "cringe check" or worries their copy sounds arrogant, try-hard, or like it is sucking up.

Who uses this skill

The Cringe Check 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 116,000+ 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/cringe-check
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cringe-check/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cringe-check/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/cringe-check/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\cringe-check\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 Cringe Check Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Cringe Check 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 Cringe Check skill?

Use Cringe Check 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 Cringe Check" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Cringe Check 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. Cringe Check 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/cabbagecachekid/copy-review-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/cringe-check/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: cabbagecachekid

Cite this skill

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

APA

cabbagecachekid. (2026). Cringe Check [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/cringe-check/

BibTeX

@misc{cringe-check-2026,
  author    = {cabbagecachekid},
  title     = {Cringe Check [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/cringe-check/}
}

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