Cover-Letter Skill

A cover-letter assistant that learns your voice and gets sharper with every role you apply for.

Cover letters are the worst part of a job search. A generic one signals you didn't try — but writing a good one for every role takes hours, and most AI-generated letters make it worse: confident, fluent, and interchangeable. A recruiter has seen a hundred this week.

This one's different: it isn't a generator. It reads your CV and interviews you once to build a profile — your evidence, your voice — then writes every letter from that.

Beat the blank page

Paste a job ad and you've got a real first draft to react to — minutes, not hours.

Tailored, not generic

Matched to what the role actually asks for, drawn from your real skills and experience.

Better as you go

It learns the phrasings and framing that land — automatically in Claude Code, by hand in chat.

What makes a cover letter work

A recruiter reads every cover letter asking three quiet questions. A strong letter answers them in order, in your voice — then stops. That's the shape this skill builds every time:

1
The opener
“Why this company, and why now?”

A genuine, specific reason you want this role — not flattery. The one part that can't be pulled from your CV.

2
Three proof points
“Have you actually done this?”

Three evidenced wins, each mapped to something the role needs. Specific results — not a list of responsibilities.

3
The skills framework
“Do you have the right skills?”

Who you are to work with: your core strengths, ordered for this role — and any gap named honestly rather than hidden.

A short close

One warm line. Brief, confident, done.

One page. Specific to the role. In your words — not a template with the company name swapped in.

How it works

You
Paste a job ad
The skill
Matches it to your profile
built once from your CV, in ~5 min
You get
A tailored letter
in minutes, not hours
Every letter you finish makes your profile a little sharper — so the next one's faster, and more you.

Choose how you run it

The skill is free and open-source — you're not paying for anything here. The only question is which Claude you already use. All three run the same assistant; they differ mainly in how much it remembers.

ChatProjectsClaude Code
Works withAny Claude (incl. free)Claude Pro / TeamClaude Code
SetupNoneOnce per ProjectOne install
Each useDrag in the fileJust paste the adType /cover-letter
OutputText to copyText to copyPolished .docx
Learns over timeNoReads your profileYes, automatically
On mobileYesYesNo
Claude.ai chat Any Claude · incl. free

The no-setup way in. Good for a one-off or occasional letter.

How you run it

Download one file, drag it into a chat, paste the job ad.

What you get
  • The full method — opener, proof points, skills framework
  • Works on any plan, including free; desktop or mobile
  • Letter delivered as text to copy out
Memory Starts fresh each chat. It reads your profile from the file, but can't save what it learns — you keep the file current by hand.
Download the chat file → One file. Drag it into any Claude chat.
Claude Projects Claude Pro / Team

Set it up once, then zero friction. Good for an active search.

How you run it

Add the chat file to a Project's knowledge (plus your CV the first time). Then open a chat and paste a job ad — the file directs Claude on its own, and every chat in the Project keeps full context.

Fallback, rarely needed: if a chat doesn't engage, paste one line into the Project's custom instructions — “Follow the attached cover-letter-assistant.md.”

What you get
  • No per-use setup — open the Project and paste the ad
  • Full context every time; works on mobile
  • Letter delivered as text to copy out
Memory Remembers within the Project. It reads your profile every time, but can't auto-save improvements — it suggests them, you update the file and re-upload.
Download the chat file → Same file as chat — a Project just keeps it loaded.
Claude Code Claude Code

The full thing. Best if you're applying to lots of roles.

How you run it

Drag the installer in once, then type /cover-letter.

What you get
  • Reads your CV, builds your profile, walks the outline
  • Outputs a ready-to-send .docx, styled to match your CV
  • Fastest per use — one command
Memory The only version that compounds. After each letter it writes back what it learned — phrasings, worked examples, sharper skill lines — automatically. It gets better with zero effort from you.
Download the installer → Drag into Claude Code; it installs itself.

Open source under the MIT licence. Releases are signed and pinned to a fixed commit — your data (CV, profile) stays on your machine. How to verify what you install →