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Radical Candor

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Radical Candor 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. Radical Candor 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: orchestration-frameworks · Last updated: 2026-05-27

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Radical Candor includes worked examples; pricing or quota commentary; 12 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 3,560 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: KunanonJ
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-27
Catalog position: General · orchestration-frameworks
Indexed related skills: 10

How Radical Candor fits the catalog

Radical Candor sits in the General category under the orchestration-frameworks 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.

What this skill does

Radical Candor is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/radical-candor/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Radical Candor 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/radical-candor
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/radical-candor/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/radical-candor/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/radical-candor/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\radical-candor\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 Radical Candor Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Radical Candor 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 Radical Candor skill?

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

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Radical Candor 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. Radical Candor 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/KunanonJ/codex-skills-hub/blob/HEAD/skills/radical-candor/SKILL.md
Author: KunanonJ

Cite this skill

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

APA

KunanonJ. (2026). Radical Candor [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/radical-candor/

BibTeX

@misc{radical-candor-2026,
  author    = {KunanonJ},
  title     = {Radical Candor [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/radical-candor/}
}

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