What is jobs-to-be-done?
jobs-to-be-done is a Claude skill by deanpeters that understand customer objectives using the JTBD framework. It is listed under Other and has 7,458 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | deanpeters |
| Repository | deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills |
| Popularity | 7,458 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #391 of 1,262 Claude skills; #92 in Other |
| SKILL.md length | 391 lines |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +205 |
Is jobs-to-be-done safe to install?
jobs-to-be-done scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 9 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| No network requests | Pass |
| No shell commands | Pass |
| Installs no packages | Pass |
How do I install jobs-to-be-done?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill jobs-to-be-done
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills cp -r Product-Manager-Skills/skills/jobs-to-be-done ~/.claude/skills/jobs-to-be-done
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the jobs-to-be-done skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs jobs-to-be-done for you:
Install the "jobs-to-be-done" skill from https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/tree/main/skills/jobs-to-be-done into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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