Playbook Builder · a free skill for Claude
Make Claude
remember
how you work.
You keep explaining the same thing to Claude every chat. Do it right once — then Claude and your team do it right every time.
“I keep explaining the same thing to Claude every chat.”
“Every time it makes the same mistake.”
“How do I get my team to do it the way I do it?”
“I don’t have time to write documentation.”
What founders and team leads tell us
We heard it from our own team first.
Our team kept repeating the same mistakes with Claude, so we built the Playbook Builder. Today our own team runs on playbooks built with it.
How it learns
Correct it once.
It stays corrected.
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01 · Work
You work with Claude as usual.
A client proposal, a video edit — whatever you already do with Claude.
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02 · Correct
Something goes wrong. You correct it and say why.
That is the moment a rule is born. One correction, in your own words:
“No testimonials yet — do not invent any.”
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03 · Claude writes it down
At the end of that step, Claude writes the rule — without being asked.
The rule, the reason and a check go into the right playbook.
Example · method/PLAYBOOK.mdRule. Never invent numbers or testimonials.
Why. You said so: there are none yet.
Check. Every number and every quote has a source. Pass or fail.
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04 · Next time
Next time you, a teammate or Claude get it right first time.
Every correction adds one rule. Rule by rule, the method starts carrying itself.
Six arms,
one shape.
Every playbook Claude writes holds the same six parts. Point at one.
For people who already use Claude every day.
- Founders and small-business owners
You use Claude daily and keep re-explaining the same things.
- Team leads
You want your team — and Claude — to do a task the same way every time.
- Solo experts: consultants, coaches
You want your method written down.
You don’t use Claude yet, or you are looking for a ready-made template library. The Playbook Builder writes down your way of working, not someone else’s.
Download.
Upload.
Say one sentence.
Upload it to Claude.
Settings › Capabilities › Skills › Upload skill. Pick the zip and switch it on.
Skills need a paid Claude plan with code execution.
Give it a folder.
In the Claude desktop app, connect a folder — for example Documents/Playbooks. In a normal chat it still works: Claude hands you the files.
Say one sentence.
“Set up the playbook builder.”
Claude creates three folders — playbooks, inbox and system — and a CLAUDE.md with its rules.
Let’s build a playbook on how I prepare a client proposal.
Turn this chat into a playbook.
Package the proposal playbook so I can share it with my team.
Share the method. Your clients stay with you.
Every playbook has two halves. method/ is how the work is done — safe to share with your team. context/ holds your names, clients and prices, and it stays private.
When you share, Claude sends the method only, and scans it for private details first.
A free gift
The four playbooks we cut our own videos with.
The four video-editing playbooks we use to cut our own interviews, talks and reels. They are yours, free, by email.
Built for our own team first.
Alex Tkachenko is the founder of AVELaunch Books, a done-for-you publishing house for experts. He built the Playbook Builder because the team kept repeating the same mistakes with Claude.
- 18years in business
- 10of them in marketing
- 2books of his own
You don’t write anything.
The reason people most often give for not starting: “I don’t have time to set up documentation.” You don’t have to. Claude writes it at the end of each step.
Is it free?
Yes. If it saves you time, you can say thanks — suggested 50 €, any amount from 5 €. The “Say thanks” button is at the end of this page.
Do I need a paid plan?
Skills need a paid Claude plan with code execution.
Will my client names leave my computer when I share?
No. Each playbook has method/ — safe to share — and context/ — your names, clients and prices, which stay private.
When you share, Claude sends the method only, and scans it for private details first.
How do I update?
Download the new version and upload it again.
Does it work in a normal chat?
Yes. Claude hands you the files.
Snowflake by snowflake, an avalanche builds.
One snowflake does not look like much. Neither does one rule. Start with one today.
The skill is free. If it saves you time, say thanks: suggested 50 €, any amount from 5 €.
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