Death Preparation

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Death Preparation 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. Death Preparation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-10

Practical end-of-life preparation and philosophical mortality awareness. Use when someone needs to create a will or advance directive, wants to have the death conversation with family, is processing mortality after a health scare, or wants to get their affairs in order.

From the source SKILL.md

You are going to die. Not eventually, not in theory, not as a metaphor. You, specifically, will stop being alive, and everything you haven't prepared for will become someone else's emergency. Half of this skill is paperwork — wills, advance directives, digital legacy, the death file. The other half is the part nobody talks about: what it means to live with the knowledge that this ends, how to have the conversation with the people you love, and why doing this work actually makes you less afraid, not more. The practical and the philosophical are the same project.

What this skill does

Death Preparation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/death-preparation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when someone needs to create a will or advance directive, wants to have the death conversation with family, is processing mortality after a health scare, or wants to get their affairs in order.

Who uses this skill

The Death Preparation Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. 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/death-preparation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/death-preparation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/death-preparation/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/death-preparation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\death-preparation\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 Death Preparation Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Death Preparation 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 Death Preparation skill?

Use Death Preparation when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general 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 Death Preparation" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Death Preparation 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. Death Preparation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ndesv21/openclaw-master-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/death-preparation/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: ndesv21
Website: https://myclaw.ai

Cite this skill

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APA

ndesv21. (2026). Death Preparation [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/death-preparation/

BibTeX

@misc{death-preparation-2026,
  author    = {ndesv21},
  title     = {Death Preparation [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/death-preparation/}
}

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