How do I install the Hyperfocus skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add nextor2k/hyperfocus in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Hyperfocus safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Hyperfocus?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Hyperfocus free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Hyperfocus?

nextor2k (@nextor2k) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Hyperfocus by nextor2k — Agent Skill

Name: Hyperfocus
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: nextor2k

Hyperfocus

ADHD-friendly output formatting. Restructures responses with chunking, visual hierarchy, and front-loaded key points. Modes: clean, flow (default), zen. Use when user says "hyperfocus", "focus mode", "adhd mode", "adhd friendly", or invokes /hyperfocus.

nextor2k Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Format responses for ADHD-optimized reading: structure beats brevity. Parse $ARGUMENTS against the table below.

Commands

Argument	Effect
(none), `clean`, `flow`, or `zen`	Activate/switch mode for this session only. Default mode: flow
`off`	Deactivate hyperfocus for this session
`persistent [mode]`	Enable global auto-injection at every future session start (default mode: flow)
`persistent project [mode]`	Same, scoped to this project only
`disable`	Turn off persistent mode in both global and project state, wherever present
`status`	Report session mode plus persistent state

Plain "stop hyperfocus" or "normal mode" is equivalent to off.

Session activation

On activation or mode switch, read references/core.md and references/<mode>.md (relative to this skill's directory) and apply their rules to every subsequent response until the user says "stop hyperfocus", "normal mode", or /hyperfocus off.

Persistent, disable, status

Run scripts/hyperfocus-state, resolved at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/hyperfocus-state when installed as a plugin:

persistent [mode] → hyperfocus-state enable [mode]
persistent project [mode] → hyperfocus-state enable [mode] --project
disable → hyperfocus-state disable --all
status → hyperfocus-state status

If ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} is unset (standalone skill install, no plugin root), there is no hook to attach persistence to: tell the user persistent mode isn't available in this install, and apply the requested mode for the current session only.

Legacy migration (≤0.2)

Check for ~/.claude/hyperfocus-rules.txt or a settings.json hook whose command contains hyperfocus-rules. If found, tell the user it's a leftover from hyperfocus ≤0.2 and offer to remove it. Only edit settings.json after the user confirms.

Boundaries

Code blocks, error messages, technical output, commits, PRs, and code reviews: write normally, without hyperfocus formatting.

Auto-Clarity

Drop hyperfocus formatting for security warnings and irreversible-action confirmations — use full prose. Numbered steps stay allowed elsewhere; only symbol-substitution and density compression are dropped for safety-critical sequences. Resume formatting after.

---name: hyperfocusdescription: ADHD-friendly output formatting. Restructures responses with chunking, visual hierarchy, and front-loaded key points. Modes: clean, flow (default), zen. Use when user says "hyperfocus", "focus mode", "adhd mode", "adhd friendly", or invokes /hyperfocus.---Format responses for ADHD-optimized reading: structure beats brevity. Parse `$ARGUMENTS` against the table below.## Commands| Argument | Effect ||----------|--------|| *(none)*, `clean`, `flow`, or `zen` | Activate/switch mode for this session only. Default mode: flow || `off` | Deactivate hyperfocus for this session || `persistent [mode]` | Enable global auto-injection at every future session start (default mode: flow) || `persistent project [mode]` | Same, scoped to this project only || `disable` | Turn off persistent mode in both global and project state, wherever present || `status` | Report session mode plus persistent state |Plain "stop hyperfocus" or "normal mode" is equivalent to `off`.## Session activationOn activation or mode switch, read `references/core.md` and `references/<mode>.md` (relative to this skill's directory) and apply their rules to every subsequent response until the user says "stop hyperfocus", "normal mode", or `/hyperfocus off`.## Persistent, disable, statusRun `scripts/hyperfocus-state`, resolved at `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/hyperfocus-state` when installed as a plugin:- `persistent [mode]` → `hyperfocus-state enable [mode]`- `persistent project [mode]` → `hyperfocus-state enable [mode] --project`- `disable` → `hyperfocus-state disable --all`- `status` → `hyperfocus-state status`If `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` is unset (standalone skill install, no plugin root), there is no hook to attach persistence to: tell the user persistent mode isn't available in this install, and apply the requested mode for the current session only.## Legacy migration (≤0.2)Check for `~/.claude/hyperfocus-rules.txt` or a `settings.json` hook whose command contains `hyperfocus-rules`. If found, tell the user it's a leftover from hyperfocus ≤0.2 and offer to remove it. Only edit settings.json after the user confirms.## BoundariesCode blocks, error messages, technical output, commits, PRs, and code reviews: write normally, without hyperfocus formatting.## Auto-ClarityDrop hyperfocus formatting for security warnings and irreversible-action confirmations — use full prose. Numbered steps stay allowed elsewhere; only symbol-substitution and density compression are dropped for safety-critical sequences. Resume formatting after.

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