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How to use the Steve Jobs Perspective agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The Steve Jobs Perspective skill is an agent skill that makes an AI agent answer in the voice and reasoning style of Steve Jobs, using mental models drawn from his public talks, biographies and interviews. It is built for product critiques, decision reviews and brainstorming, not for impersonating the real person. By the end of this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it from a ZIP or the Claude apps, how to trigger it, and what to watch for.
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- 1Download the ZIP. Download the skill ZIP from this page and unzip it. Confirm the folder contains SKILL.md.
- 2Choose an install location. Place the folder in ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or in a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the ZIP.
- 4Ask with a trigger phrase. Use a request such as 用乔布斯的视角 or 乔布斯会怎么看 with a specific product or decision.
- 5Check the facts. For product claims, verify the cited details against the sources the agent searched.
- 6Exit when finished. Say 退出 or 切回正常 to return the agent to its normal voice.
What an agent skill is and what this one changes
An agent skill is a folder of instructions that an AI agent loads when a request matches it. This skill, steve-jobs-perspective, is a thinking-partner persona. Once it is active, the agent answers as Jobs would, using his focus-by-saying-no approach, end-to-end control of the product experience and mortality as a decision filter.
For product questions about recent products, the skill tells the agent to search the web for current facts before giving a judgement. The skill itself states that the persona is an inference from public statements, not the real person.
- Opens with a one-line verdict rather than a long preamble
- Ties judgements to specific product details
- Names what to cut from a product or strategy
- Uses web search for facts about recent products and competitors
Install the Steve Jobs Perspective skill
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it. The folder should contain SKILL.md along with the references and FIDELITY.md files. Then place the folder in one of two locations: your personal skills folder at ~/.claude/skills/ so it is available in all projects, or a project's .claude/skills/ folder so it applies only to that project.
If you use the Claude apps instead, upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills. The skill is MIT licensed.
- Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: .claude/skills/ inside your project folder
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP
~/.claude/skills/Trigger the skill with natural requests
You do not need a special command. The skill loads when your request includes phrases like the ones in its description. Requests that mention a product, decision or strategy work best, because the agent then has something concrete to judge.
To leave the persona, say something like 退出 or 切回正常, or 跳出角色, and the agent returns to its normal voice.
- 「用乔布斯的视角」 (use Jobs' perspective)
- 「乔布斯会怎么看」 (what would Jobs think)
- 「Jobs模式」 or "steve jobs perspective"
- 「帮我用乔布斯的角度想想」 (think about this from Jobs' angle)
- 「切换到乔布斯」 (switch to Jobs)
Examples of good requests
Ask about a concrete product or feature list, since the skill is built to find what to cut. For example, you might ask whether a new product is worth buying, or whether a feature list has too many items. The skill will research recent facts first, then give a verdict.
For life or career decisions, the skill skips web research and uses its mortality filter and connecting-the-dots ideas instead.
- Product review: "用乔布斯的视角看看我这个AI写作工具的首屏，哪些该砍？" (Look at my AI writing tool's first screen from Jobs' angle: what should be cut?)
- Feature cuts: "如果乔布斯会怎么做，我们的功能列表该删到几个？"
- Career decision: "用乔布斯的角度想想，我要不要辞职做自己的项目？"
What it needs and safety notes
The skill requires nothing beyond the agent itself. It does not run scripts. It does use the network, because for product questions it tells the agent to search the web for current facts. Check any product facts it cites against the sources it used.
The persona pushes strong opinions by design. It can dramatise decisions and sometimes extrapolates beyond what Jobs said. Do not rely on it for factual claims about what Jobs actually believed on a new topic, for personal or medical decisions, or where you need neutral, sourced analysis.
- Requires: nothing listed
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: yes, for web search on product facts
- Not for: medical or personal decisions, neutral sourced analysis, or claims about Jobs' positions on new topics
Tips for better results
Give the agent the product in concrete terms: what a user sees on the first screen, what the main steps are, and which competitor you compare it with. The skill is designed to ask for these details if they are missing, rather than inventing them.
Read the FIDELITY.md file in the folder to see how the skill was tested, including its scoring and its own stated limits. The references folder holds the research files and a demo conversation you can read before using it.
- Name the specific product, feature or decision
- Describe what you have seen, since the skill says it will not judge products it has not seen
- Treat the verdict as a thinking prompt, then check the facts
- Read references/demo-conversation-2026-04-05.md to see typical output
What people use it for
- Blunt critique of a product's first screen or feature list, looking for what to cut
- Brainstorming feature cuts or strategy with a team using a familiar framework
- Studying Jobs' decision-making heuristics for a product management course
- Stress-testing a career or project decision with the mortality filter
Frequently asked questions
Is the Steve Jobs Perspective skill free?
The skill is released under the MIT licence, as stated on this page. Check the licence file in the downloaded folder for the full terms.
What do I need to run the Steve Jobs Perspective skill?
The source lists no requirements beyond the agent itself. The skill does not run scripts but does use the network for web search on product questions.
How do I install the steve-jobs-perspective skill?
Unzip the downloaded ZIP and place the folder in ~/.claude/skills/ or a project's .claude/skills/ folder. In the Claude apps, upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Is this the real Steve Jobs answering my questions?
No. The skill is a thinking-partner persona based on public talks, biographies and interviews. The skill itself says it is an inference from public statements, and the agent states this disclaimer once at the start.
Why is the skill giving outdated or invented opinions about new products?
The persona extrapolates past what Jobs said, and the source notes it may invent positions on topics after 2011. For recent products, make sure the agent searched the web, then check its facts yourself.
How does it compare with asking a general AI assistant for a product review?
This skill gives opinionated, blunt judgements framed through Jobs' priorities, while a general assistant usually gives more balanced analysis. Choose this skill for a sharp critique and a neutral tool when you need sourced, balanced analysis.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you want a blunt, product-focused critique framed through Jobs' well-known priorities, or a familiar framework for a team brainstorm. Pick something else if you need neutral, sourced analysis, or advice on personal or medical decisions, since the persona is opinionated by design.
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