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2619	8003	[music] Hi, welcome to another video.
8003	12709	So, there's this new Claude Code plugin that has been blowing up on GitHub recently.
12719	21348	It's called I have ADHD, and it has already crossed about 16,000 stars, which is pretty insane for something that's essentially just a single skill file.
21348	26432	Now, before you ask, no, you don't need an actual ADHD diagnosis to use this.
26432	35898	The whole point of this plugin is that it fixes something that annoys literally everyone who uses AI coding assistants, and that's the fact that these models just talk way too much.
35898	46115	You ask a simple question, and the AI gives you three paragraphs of preamble, a lecture on best practices, five tangential suggestions you didn't ask for, and then ends with, "Hope this helps.
46115	52986	Let me know if you have any questions." And somewhere in the middle of all that buried like treasure, is the actual answer you wanted.
52986	59110	So, this plugin basically reformats all of Claude's responses to be action first, numbered, and completely free of filler.
59120	62254	And to be honest, after using it for a bit, it's kind of hard to go back.
62254	67510	So, let's get right into it and see what it actually does, how to install it, and whether it's worth adding to your setup.
67520	70085	Now, let's talk about what this thing actually is.
70085	74101	I have ADHD is a skill for coding agents made by a developer called Igri.
74101	79846	It works with Claude code as a plugin, and there are also instructions for using it with other agents like Codeex.
79846	85475	The whole thing is open source under the MIT license and it's completely free which is always great to see.
85475	88003	The interesting part is the thinking behind it.
88003	95271	The skill is loosely inspired by an actual book called the ADHD toolkit but adapted for how LLM communicate.
95271	99190	The idea is that people with ADHD have limited working memory.
99200	105698	They struggle with the gap between understanding something and actually doing it and they need visible progress to stay motivated.
105698	112389	And if you think about it, that's basically everyone when they're tired, distracted, or just trying to ship something at 2:00 a.m.
112399	119340	So, the skill takes those principles and turns them into 10 rules that the AI has to follow in every response.
119340	124069	Now, let me quickly run you through the main rules because this is where it gets good.
124079	126798	First, the AI has to lead with the action.
126798	135994	So instead of explaining why authentication is complex, it just tells you to run the npm install command and edit the specific file at the specific line.
135994	137797	No preamble at all.
137797	143915	Second, every multi-step task gets numbered and each step is one single bounded action.
143915	146070	No and then chains hidden inside a step.
146080	152134	Third, every response has to end with one concrete next action that you can do in under two minutes.
152134	157102	This is actually really clever because the hardest part of any task is just starting it.
157102	164549	Then there's tangent suppression, which means the AI finishes the main issue first and only offers secondary stuff as separate follow-ups.
164549	168183	There's also a rule where it restates the state on each turn.
168183	172856	So it'll say something like step three of five done schema updated.
172856	179424	Next is backfilling the column so you never lose track of where you are in a long session, which is honestly useful for everyone.
179424	188442	It also has to give specific time estimates like about 15 minutes if tests cover this and afternoon if not instead of vague stuff.
188442	192120	Errors get reported matterof factly with the cause and the fix.
192120	194343	No uh-oh or nervous hedging.
194343	196895	Lists are capped at five items maximum.
196895	201463	And finally, no preamble, no recaps, and no closing pleasantries.
201463	204762	So no more let me know if this helps at the end of every single message.
204762	207910	There are also some sensible overrides built in.
207920	212149	If you ask for an explanation, it'll still explain properly with structure.
212159	214823	If something is destructive, it'll confirm first.
214823	220710	And if your request is genuinely ambiguous, it'll ask one clarifying question instead of guessing.
220720	222198	clarifying question instead of guessing.
222198	225204	So, it's not just blindly tur, which I appreciate.
225204	227904	Now, let's install it and see it in action.
227904	229715	The installation is pretty simple.
229715	234630	Run claude plug-in install I have a HD at I have a HD.
234640	235135	That's it.
235135	236025	You're good to go.
236025	241249	Once it's installed, you just open Claude Code and type /avad HD to activate it.
241249	246710	And if you ever want to turn it off, you can just run claude plugin disable I have a HD.
246720	249440	So I have Claude code open here with the skill activated.
249440	251077	Let me show you the difference.
251077	253341	First, let me ask it something without the skill.
253341	257518	Just as a baseline, I'll ask how to add JW2 authentication to my Express app.
257518	264061	And you can see it starts with a whole explanation of what JWT is, why authentication matters, the different approaches you could take.
264061	265070	It's a wall of text.
265070	268204	The actual commands are in there somewhere, but you have to dig for them.
268204	270677	Now, let's try the same thing with the skill active.
270677	272070	Let's send it and see.
272080	272456	Okay.
272456	273736	And look at this.
273736	276840	The very first line is the install command.
276840	279316	Then it gives me four numbered steps.
279316	283185	Each one a single action with the exact file and line number to edit.
283185	288340	At the end, it says the next action is to run the dev server and test the login route.
288340	291003	And it estimates the whole thing at about 20 minutes.
291003	293038	That's the entire response.
293038	296390	No fluff, no lecture, no great question.
296400	298390	This is pretty amazing to be honest.
298400	301045	Now, one more thing that's worth mentioning is customization.
301045	311538	Since the whole skill is just a single skill.md file, you can fork the repo, edit the file at skills/avadh/skill.md, and change whatever you want.
311538	316640	Maybe you want lists capped at three items instead of five, or you want it even more aggressive with the brevity.
316640	322870	You just edit the file, rerun the slash command, and your personalized version is active.
322880	328884	The repo has also been translated into a bunch of languages like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.
328884	329831	So, that's cool, too.
329831	331162	So, what's my verdict on this?
331162	334769	I think this is one of those ideas that's obvious in hindsight.
334769	340841	The models have gotten really good at coding, but the way they communicate is still tuned for politeness rather than usefulness.
340841	344050	And this skill fixes that with basically zero cost.
344050	344710	It's free.
344720	345555	It's open source.
345555	348226	It's a two-minute install, and you can turn it off anytime.
348226	354751	If you ask me, the progress restating and the end with one small next action rules are the real killers here.
354751	358638	Those alone make long agentic sessions way easier to follow.
358638	363339	The token savings from cutting all the filler are a nice bonus as well, especially if you're on a limited plan.
363339	365173	There are some downsides, of course.
365173	372911	If you're a beginner who actually wants the explanations, this might feel too tur and you'd need to explicitly ask it to explain things.
372911	379175	But for anyone who already knows what they're doing and just wants answers, this is a really good option for sure.
379175	380876	Overall, it's pretty cool.
380876	383364	Anyway, let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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392319	393608	I'll see you in the next one.
393608	407404	Until then, bye.
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