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How to use the HR Onboarding Plan agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The hr-onboarding skill is a set of instructions that teaches an AI agent to produce a new-employee onboarding plan as a single HTML page. It is aimed at HR or people-ops staff, managers preparing a first week, and designers who want a styled onboarding template. After this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for a plan in natural language, and where its limits are.
HR Onboarding Plannexu-io/open-design · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the design-templates/hr-onboarding ZIP from the directory page.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Extract it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. Go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill.
- 4Make a natural request. Ask for an onboarding plan, new hire first week plan, or use 入职, and include the role.
- 5Add the details. Provide the start date, manager and buddy so the cover banner and milestones are filled in.
- 6Review the HTML page. Open the generated page and check names, times and resources before use.
What the hr-onboarding skill makes the agent do
When the skill is active, the agent answers requests for new-employee onboarding plans by producing one HTML page. The skill only shapes the agent's output; it does not connect to any HR system.
The page covers a cover banner with the hire's role, start date, manager and buddy, a Day 1 schedule, a Monday-to-Friday first-week timeline, 30/60/90-day milestone cards, a resource list, and a "You're set when" checklist.
- Cover banner with role, start date, manager and buddy
- Day 1 schedule with kickoff time, lunch and a 1:1 slot
- First-week timeline, Monday to Friday, two activities per day
- 30/60/90-day milestone cards with three outcomes each
- Resource list and a "You're set when" checklist with five outcomes
Install the hr-onboarding skill
Download the ZIP for the design-templates/hr-onboarding skill from the directory page and unzip it. Place the folder in one of two locations: ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use across projects, or .claude/skills/ inside a specific project folder.
If you use the Claude apps instead, open Settings, go to Capabilities, and upload the skill under Skills.
- Personal install: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: unzip into .claude/skills/ in your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills → upload
Trigger the skill with a natural request
You do not need a special command. The skill is meant to be picked up when your request mentions onboarding, a new hire, a first week plan, or the Chinese terms 入职 or 新员工. Describe the role and, if you have them, the start date, manager and buddy.
If you leave out the tenure window, the skill defaults to a 30/60/90-day shape.
- "Make an onboarding plan for a new product designer starting Monday."
- "Create a first week plan for our new backend engineer, manager is Priya, buddy is Tom."
- "Build a 30-day onboarding plan for a new product designer joining a 40-person startup."
Know what the output contains and how to adapt it
The skill asks the agent to read the active DESIGN.md first, so the page can follow your design system. It uses a single inline style block and semantic HTML, and it is built with an accessibility baseline in mind.
The output is wrapped in an artifact tag with type text/html. Treat the result as a draft: swap in real names, times and resources before anyone relies on it.
- Reads the active DESIGN.md before building the page
- Single inline style block and semantic HTML
- Resource list in the source mentions handbook, Slack channels, key dashboards and payroll setup as examples
Safety notes: scripts and network
The skill runs no scripts and uses no network access. It requires nothing beyond the agent itself. Because it does not touch HR systems, it cannot create accounts, set up payroll or order equipment.
Its content is generic placeholder material, so it is not suited to final policy documents that need legal or company review.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Does not connect to payroll, accounts or equipment systems
Tips for better onboarding plans
Give the agent concrete facts: role, start date, manager, buddy, and the outcomes you expect by day 30, 60 and 90. Specific input replaces placeholders with useful content.
The example files in the package are example.html and SKILL.md, so you can open example.html in a browser to see the layout before generating your own.
- State the role and seniority so the 30/60/90 outcomes fit
- Name the manager and buddy directly in the request
- Review every date and resource before sharing with a new hire
What people use it for
- A people-ops team drafting a first-week page for a new hire
- A manager preparing a Monday-to-Friday plan for a new team member
- A designer adapting a styled onboarding template for their own company
- A quick 30/60/90-day milestone outline for a new role
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the hr-onboarding agent skill?
Download the ZIP from the directory page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into .claude/skills/ inside a project. In the Claude apps, you can instead go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload it.
Is the hr-onboarding skill free?
The skill is listed under the Apache-2.0 licence. The source does not state pricing, so check the licence text for terms of use.
What does the hr-onboarding skill require?
The listing says nothing is required beyond the agent itself. It runs no scripts and uses no network access.
Can the skill set up payroll, accounts or equipment for a new hire?
No. The skill only writes an HTML onboarding page and does not connect to any HR system, so payroll, account and equipment setup must be done in your own tools.
How do I trigger the skill?
Make a natural request that mentions onboarding, a new hire, a first week plan, 入职 or 新员工. Include the role, and optionally the start date, manager and buddy.
Can I use the output as a final company policy?
The content is generic placeholder material, so it is not suitable as a final policy document that needs legal or company review. Use it as a draft for a new-hire page.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you need a quick, styled draft of a new-hire onboarding page, or a template to adapt. Pick something else if you need real HR system integration, payroll or account setup, or final policy documents that require legal review.
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