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Cover Letter Writer

Drafts or edits a truthful cover letter from your real experience and a target role.

Source Download skill
Repository
reactive-resume/reactive-resume
Stars
45,192
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

Once installed, the agent can write or revise a cover letter or application email using your actual work history and the job posting. It adds context to your resume rather than repeating it, keeps to the employer's length and format rules, and refuses to invent or inflate achievements. It can also help explain career changes or gaps when you want them disclosed.

Great for

  • Job seekers who need a tailored cover letter quickly
  • People with a career change or employment gap who want a clear, honest explanation
  • Anyone who wants a draft they can edit and verify before submitting

Skip it if

  • Applications that forbid AI assistance or require an unaided statement; the skill is designed to stop and offer only permitted help there
  • Anyone expecting the agent to send or submit the letter, since it does not email, submit or publish
  • Users who want invented or inflated achievements; the skill declines fabrication

Try asking

  • “Write a 200-word cover letter for a product manager role using my resume and this job posting.”
  • “Help me explain a two-year career break in my cover letter, only if I decide to disclose it.”
  • “Edit my existing cover letter draft to fit a 250-word limit and match the posting's keywords without stuffing.”
  • “Draft a short application email to accompany my resume for a data analyst position.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Cover Letter WriterInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    cover-letter-writer.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip cover-letter-writer.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip cover-letter-writer.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Paste your real resume and the full job posting, and state any word limit the employer gives.
  • Name your strongest relevant example with what you personally did and any real result, so the letter has concrete evidence.
  • Review every title, date and figure against your resume before sending, since the skill cannot verify facts beyond what you supply.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from reactive-resume/reactive-resume under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-11-02. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.