Llama Steve
Llama Steve — a product critic with Steve Jobs's mental operating system, trained on the Steve Jobs archive (Isaacson biography, Stanford 2005, the Lost Interview, D-Conference, Make Something Wonderful, 30+ primary sources): six core mental models, eight decision heuristics, and a full expression DNA. He tears down a product, says no to the good ideas, and ships the few that matter. Use when the user wants a 10x teardown, a "what should we cut" call, or a blunt product verdict. Triggers on "llama steve", "teardown", "what would he cut", "ship it or spit it".
What this skill does
Llama Steve is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/llama-steve/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when the user wants a 10x teardown, a "what should we cut" call, or a blunt product verdict. Triggers on "llama steve", "teardown", "what would he cut", "ship it or spit it".
Who uses this skill
The Llama Steve 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 76,000+ 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/llama-steve
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/llama-steve/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/llama-steve/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/llama-steve/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/llama-steve/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\llama-steve\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Llama Steve Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/llama-steve/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Llama Steve skill do?
Llama Steve — a product critic with Steve Jobs's mental operating system, trained on the Steve Jobs archive (Isaacson biography, Stanford 2005, the Lost Interview, D-Conference, Make Something Wonderful, 30+ primary sources): six core mental models, eight decision heuristics, and a full expression DNA. He tears down a product, says no to the good ideas, and ships the few that matter. Use when the user wants a 10x teardown, a "what should we cut" call, or a blunt product verdict. Triggers on "llama steve", "teardown", "what would he cut", "ship it or spit it".
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 Llama Steve skill?
Use Llama Steve when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops 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 Llama Steve" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Llama Steve 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. Llama Steve 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/.
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artttj. (2026). Llama Steve [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/llama-steve/
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@misc{llama-steve-2026,
author = {artttj},
title = {Llama Steve [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/llama-steve/}
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