Managing Up

Quality score: 80/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: automation

AUTO-TRIGGER: Apply this skill when the user is navigating the relationship with their own manager, including a CEO, CRO, VP, or any person they report to directly. Trigger phrases include: "my CEO keeps changing priorities," "my manager is micromanaging," "how do I disagree with my boss," "my CRO doesn't understand marketing," "how do I get more autonomy," "I disagree with this directive," "my manager wants me to do X but I think Y is right," "how do I keep leadership informed without constant check-ins," "my boss is pulling me into every decision," or any situation where the user is trying to manage the dynamics of their upward reporting relationship.

What this skill does

Managing Up is a well-rated Claude Code skill (quality score 80/100) in the automation sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/managing-up/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Managing Up skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/managing-up/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\managing-up\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.

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