Agent skill · operations · anthropics
onboarding
Generate an onboarding checklist and first-week plan for a new hire. Use when someone has a start date coming up, building the pre-start task list (accounts, equipment, buddy), scheduling Day 1 and Week 1, or setting 30/60/90-day goals for a new team member.
Why this skill is useful
Generates a tailored onboarding checklist and plan that incorporates role-specific tasks and goals, which the AI wouldn't reliably create on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
/onboarding If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Generate a comprehensive onboarding plan for a new team member. Usage What I Need From You New hire name: Who's starting? Role: What position? Team: Which team are they joining? Start date: When do they start? Manager: Who's their manager? Output If Connectors Available If ~~HRIS is connected: Pull new hire details and team org chart Auto-populate tools access list based on role If ~~knowledge base is connected: Link to relevant onboarding docs, team wikis, and runbooks Pull the team's existing onboarding checklist to customize If ~~calendar is connected: Create Day 1 calendar events and Week 1 meeting invites automatically Tips 1. Customize for the role — An engineer's onboarding looks different from a designer's. 2. Don't overload Day 1 — Focus on setup and relationships. Deep work starts Week 2. 3. Assign a buddy — Having a go-to person who isn't their manager makes a huge difference.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/onboarding