WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.680 Hi, welcome to another video. 00:07.680 --> 00:12.840 So, there's this new Claude Code plugin that has been blowing up on GitHub recently. 00:12.840 --> 00:18.400 It's called I Have ADHD, and it has already crossed about 16,000 stars, which is pretty 00:18.400 --> 00:21.440 insane for something that's essentially just a single skill file. 00:21.440 --> 00:26.860 Now, before you ask, no, you don't need an actual ADHD diagnosis to use this. 00:26.860 --> 00:30.800 The whole point of this plugin is that it fixes something that annoys literally everyone 00:30.800 --> 00:35.420 who uses AI coding assistants, and that's the fact that these models just talk way too 00:35.420 --> 00:36.420 much. 00:36.420 --> 00:40.300 You ask a simple question, and the AI gives you three paragraphs of preamble, a lecture 00:40.300 --> 00:45.440 on best practices, five tangential suggestions you didn't ask for, and then ends with, hope 00:45.440 --> 00:48.360 this helps, let me know if you have any questions. 00:48.360 --> 00:52.860 And somewhere in the middle of all that buried, like, treasure is the actual answer you wanted. 00:52.860 --> 00:57.880 So this plugin basically reformats all of Claude's responses to be action-first, numbered, and 00:57.880 --> 00:59.300 completely free of filler. 00:59.300 --> 01:02.120 And to be honest, after using it for a bit, it's kinda hard to go back. 01:02.120 --> 01:06.060 So let's get right into it and see what it actually does, how to install it, and whether 01:06.060 --> 01:07.560 it's worth adding to your setup. 01:07.560 --> 01:10.040 Now let's talk about what this thing actually is. 01:10.040 --> 01:14.820 I Have ADHD is a skill for coding agents made by a developer called iGree. 01:14.820 --> 01:16.860 It works with Claude Code as a plugin. 01:16.860 --> 01:19.860 And there are also instructions for using it with other agents like Codex. 01:19.860 --> 01:24.360 The whole thing is open source, under the MIT license, and it's completely free, which 01:24.360 --> 01:25.620 is always great to see. 01:25.620 --> 01:28.180 The interesting part is the thinking behind it. 01:28.180 --> 01:33.460 The skill is loosely inspired by an actual book called the ADHD Toolkit, but adapted for 01:33.460 --> 01:35.740 how LLMs communicate. 01:35.740 --> 01:39.320 The idea is that people with ADHD have limited working memory. 01:39.320 --> 01:43.660 They struggle with the gap between understanding something and actually doing it, and they need 01:43.660 --> 01:46.000 visible progress to stay motivated. 01:46.000 --> 01:49.920 And if you think about it, that's basically everyone when they're tired, distracted, or 01:49.920 --> 01:51.760 just trying to ship something at 2am. 01:51.760 --> 01:57.580 So, the skill takes those principles and turns them into 10 rules that the AI has to follow 01:57.580 --> 01:58.760 in every response. 01:58.760 --> 02:04.100 Now, let me quickly run you through the main rules, because this is where it gets good. 02:04.100 --> 02:07.420 First, the AI has to lead with the action. 02:07.420 --> 02:12.200 So instead of explaining why authentication is complex, it just tells you to run the npm install 02:12.200 --> 02:16.440 command and edit the specific file at the specific line. 02:16.440 --> 02:18.120 No preamble at all. 02:18.120 --> 02:23.620 Second, every multi-step task gets numbered, and each step is one single bounded action. 02:23.620 --> 02:26.120 No, and then chains hidden inside a step. 02:26.120 --> 02:32.480 Third, every response has to end with one concrete next action that you can do in under two minutes. 02:32.480 --> 02:37.260 This is actually really clever, because the hardest part of any task is just starting it. 02:37.260 --> 02:41.980 Then there's tangent suppression, which means the AI finishes the main issue first, and only 02:41.980 --> 02:44.960 offers secondary stuff as separate follow-ups. 02:44.960 --> 02:48.220 There's also a rule where it restates the state on each turn. 02:48.220 --> 02:51.620 So it'll say something like, step 3 of 5 done. 02:51.620 --> 02:53.100 Schema updated. 02:53.100 --> 02:55.300 Next is backfilling the column. 02:55.300 --> 02:58.660 So you never lose track of where you are in a long session, which is honestly useful 02:58.660 --> 02:59.660 for everyone. 02:59.660 --> 03:05.080 It also has to give specific time estimates, like about 15 minutes, if tests cover this, 03:05.080 --> 03:08.840 and after noon, if not, instead of vague stuff. 03:08.840 --> 03:12.100 Errors get reported matter-of-factly with the cause and the fix. 03:12.100 --> 03:14.840 No uh-oh, or nervous hedging. 03:14.840 --> 03:17.300 Lists are capped at 5 items maximum. 03:17.300 --> 03:21.480 And finally, no preamble, no recaps, and no closing pleasantries. 03:21.480 --> 03:24.920 So no more, let me know if this helps at the end of every single message. 03:24.920 --> 03:28.020 There are also some sensible overrides built in. 03:28.020 --> 03:32.280 If you ask for an explanation, it'll still explain properly with structure. 03:32.280 --> 03:35.140 If something is destructive, it'll confirm first. 03:35.140 --> 03:39.560 And if your request is genuinely ambiguous, it'll ask one clarifying question, instead 03:39.560 --> 03:40.760 of guessing. 03:40.760 --> 03:45.180 So it's not just blindly terse, which I appreciate. 03:45.180 --> 03:48.120 Now let's install it and see it in action. 03:48.120 --> 03:49.780 The installation is pretty simple. 03:49.780 --> 03:52.660 Run Claude plug-in install iHave8HD at iHave8HD. 03:52.660 --> 03:55.160 That's it. 03:55.160 --> 03:56.160 You're good to go. 03:56.160 --> 04:01.860 Once it's installed, you just open Claude code and type slash iHave8HD to activate it. 04:01.860 --> 04:06.720 And if you ever want to turn it off, you can just run Claude plug-in disable iHave8HD. 04:06.720 --> 04:09.760 So I have Claude code open here with the skill activated. 04:09.760 --> 04:11.020 Let me show you the difference. 04:11.020 --> 04:14.440 First, let me ask it something without the skill, just as a baseline. 04:14.440 --> 04:17.680 I'll ask how to add JW2 authentication to my Express app. 04:17.680 --> 04:22.440 And you can see, it starts with a whole explanation of what JWT is, why authentication matters, the 04:22.440 --> 04:24.280 different approaches you could take. 04:24.280 --> 04:27.820 It's a wall of text, the actual commands are in there somewhere, but you have to dig for 04:27.820 --> 04:28.820 them. 04:28.820 --> 04:30.820 Now let's try the same thing with the skill active. 04:30.820 --> 04:31.820 Let's send it and see. 04:31.820 --> 04:33.020 Okay. 04:33.020 --> 04:34.220 And look at this. 04:34.220 --> 04:37.100 The very first line is the install command. 04:37.100 --> 04:41.900 Then it gives me four numbered steps, each one a single action with the exact file and 04:41.900 --> 04:43.460 line number to edit. 04:43.460 --> 04:48.460 At the end, it says the next action is to run the dev server and test the login route, 04:48.460 --> 04:51.340 and it estimates the whole thing at about 20 minutes. 04:51.340 --> 04:53.020 That's the entire response. 04:53.020 --> 04:56.440 No fluff, no lecture, no great question. 04:56.440 --> 04:58.500 This is pretty amazing to be honest. 04:58.500 --> 05:01.300 Now one more thing that's worth mentioning is customization. 05:01.300 --> 05:06.340 Since the whole skill is just a single skill.md file, you can fork the repo, edit the file 05:06.340 --> 05:11.760 and change whatever you want. 05:11.760 --> 05:15.620 Maybe you want lists capped at three items instead of five, or you want it even more aggressive 05:15.620 --> 05:16.760 with the brevity. 05:16.760 --> 05:22.760 You just edit the file, rerun the slash command, and your personalized version is active. 05:22.760 --> 05:27.180 The repo has also been translated into a bunch of languages like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, 05:27.180 --> 05:28.240 and Portuguese. 05:28.240 --> 05:29.180 So that's cool too. 05:29.180 --> 05:31.040 So what's my verdict on this? 05:31.040 --> 05:34.040 I think this is one of those ideas that's obvious in hindsight. 05:34.040 --> 05:38.780 The models have gotten really good at coding, but the way they communicate is still tuned 05:38.780 --> 05:41.200 for politeness rather than usefulness. 05:41.200 --> 05:43.800 And this skill fixes that with basically zero cost. 05:43.800 --> 05:44.800 It's free. 05:44.800 --> 05:45.800 It's open source. 05:45.800 --> 05:48.780 It's a two minute install, and you can turn it off anytime. 05:48.780 --> 05:53.640 If you ask me, the progress restating and the end with one small next action rules are the 05:53.640 --> 05:55.360 real killers here. 05:55.360 --> 05:58.820 Those alone make long agentic sessions way easier to follow. 05:58.820 --> 06:02.400 The token savings from cutting all the filler are a nice bonus as well, especially if you're 06:02.400 --> 06:03.400 on a limited plan. 06:03.400 --> 06:05.380 There are some downsides of course. 06:05.380 --> 06:10.340 If you're a beginner, who actually wants the explanations, this might feel too terse, 06:10.340 --> 06:13.180 and you'd need to explicitly ask it to explain things. 06:13.180 --> 06:17.440 But for anyone who already knows what they're doing, and just wants answers, this is a really 06:17.440 --> 06:19.200 good option, for sure. 06:19.200 --> 06:21.200 Overall, it's pretty cool. 06:21.200 --> 06:23.400 Anyway, let me know your thoughts in the comments. 06:23.400 --> 06:27.720 If you liked this video, consider donating through the Super Thanks option, or becoming a member 06:27.720 --> 06:29.320 by clicking the Join button. 06:29.320 --> 06:32.360 Also, give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. 06:32.360 --> 06:33.480 I'll see you in the next one. 06:33.480 --> 06:34.600 Until then, bye. 06:47.440 --> 06:48.440 Bye. 06:48.440 --> 06:48.440 06:48.440 --> 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