Writing Beats
Writing Beats is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from mattpocock/skills. Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 278,361 GitHub stars across a repository of 15 listed skills.
github.com/mattpocock/skills/skills/in-progress/writing-beats (opens in a new tab)
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Docs & writing
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add mattpocock/skills
/plugin install mattpocock-skills@mattpocockIn the Claude apps, zip the writing-beats folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattpocock/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/in-progress/writing-beats .agents/skills/writing-beats # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattpocock/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/in-progress/writing-beats .cursor/skills/writing-beats # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it. The user has passed (or will pass) a markdown file of raw material. This is exploit: the exploring is done, the pile is fixed. Commit to a path through it and mine the pile to fill each beat.
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What is the Writing Beats skill?
Writing Beats is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from mattpocock/skills. Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 278,361 GitHub stars across a repository of 15 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/mattpocock/skills/skills/in-progress/writing-beats.
How do I install the Writing Beats skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add mattpocock/skills and then /plugin install mattpocock-skills@mattpocock. For Codex or Cursor, copy the writing-beats folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Writing Beats skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Writing Beats maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is v1.3.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.