Agent skill · operations · anthropics
process-optimization
Analyze and improve business processes. Trigger with "this process is slow", "how can we improve", "streamline this workflow", "too many steps", "bottleneck", or when the user describes an inefficient process they want to fix.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured framework for analyzing and optimizing business processes, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Process Optimization Analyze existing processes and recommend improvements. Analysis Framework 1. Map Current State Document every step, decision point, and handoff Identify who does what and how long each step takes Note manual steps, approvals, and waiting times 2. Identify Waste Waiting: Time spent in queues or waiting for approvals Rework: Steps that fail and need to be redone Handoffs: Each handoff is a potential point of failure or delay Over-processing: Steps that add no value Manual work: Tasks that could be automated 3. Design Future State Eliminate unnecessary steps Automate where possible Reduce handoffs Parallelize independent steps Add checkpoints (not gates) 4. Measure Impact Time saved per cycle Error rate reduction Cost savings Employee satisfaction improvement Output Produce a before/after process comparison with specific improvement recommendations, estimated impact, and an implementation plan.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/process-optimization