Needs

Name: Needs
Author: simhacker

Checked

simhacker·vlatest·other·MIT

This skill identifies user needs from conversation, offering valuable insights for tailored responses and improved interaction.

Repository

Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

Run this in your project

terminal

$ npx skills add simhacker/moollm --skill needs -a claude-code

Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

simhacker

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned 30 Sept 2026

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

Declares what it does: passed
SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.
SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.
No undeclared network calls: passed
Makes no network calls.
Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.
No obfuscated payloads: passed
No encoded or obfuscated payloads.
No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.
No credential access: passed
Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.
Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.
No pipe-to-shell installers: passed
No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.
No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.
Pinned to a commit: passed
Scanned simhacker/moollm at 8f6d840b2f.
The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit: 8f6d840b2f
Manifest: skills/needs/SKILL.md
Scanned: 1 file, 196 lines

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About this skill

What it does

The needs skill allows an AI agent to identify and articulate the requirements or prerequisites for a given task. It can determine what resources, information, or actions are necessary before proceeding. This helps ensure tasks are completed effectively and avoids overlooking crucial steps.

When to use it

Planning complex projects: Use it to break down large goals into smaller, manageable steps by identifying the needs of each stage.
Troubleshooting errors: Ask it to identify what's missing or required for a process to function correctly when encountering issues.
Generating checklists: Generate detailed checklists based on task requirements before starting work.
Understanding dependencies: Determine the necessary preconditions for a specific action or outcome.

Key capabilities

Requirement identification
Prerequisite articulation
Task breakdown
Checklist generation

Example prompts

"What are the needs to bake a chocolate cake?"
"I'm trying to write a report, what do I need?"
“List the requirements for successfully launching a marketing campaign.”

Tips & gotchas

The skill’s effectiveness depends on providing clear and specific context. Vague prompts may result in overly broad or unhelpful responses.