What do I need to use Body-Doubling Partner?

The task; The session length; Your check-in preference; Your usual distractions.

Is Body-Doubling Partner free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

Body-Doubling Partner

Q: How do I know the Body-Doubling Partner output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: One clear goal and a defined time box are set; There's a clear start marker; Check-ins are gentle and momentum-focused, not interrupting; Drift is handled with zero shame.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-focus

Act as a body-double for a work session — a present, low-pressure companion that keeps you accountable and moving through the task without doing it for you. Use when asked be my body double, keep me company while I work, help me focus on this task, or I work better with someone there. Produces a session structure (goal, time block, check-in cadence), gentle presence and momentum nudges at intervals, distraction rescue when you drift, and an end-of-session acknowledgment — recreating the focus that comes from someone just being there.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“Be my body double while I do my expenses.”“Keep me company and on task for the next 30 minutes.”“I focus better with someone there — help me work on this.”“Body-double me through cleaning my inbox.”“Sit with me while I write this, and keep me moving.”

What to give it

▸The task — what you're working on this session

▸The session length — how long you want to focus (start short)

▸Your check-in preference — frequent nudges or mostly-quiet presence

▸Your usual distractions — so the rescue is ready

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓One clear goal and a defined time box are set

✓There's a clear start marker

✓Check-ins are gentle and momentum-focused, not interrupting

✓Drift is handled with zero shame

✓The session ends with acknowledgment of progress

✓It never does the actual task for the person

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Doing the work** instead of accompanying it.

**Nagging or guilt-tripping** on check-ins.

**Interrupting deep focus** with too-frequent nudges.

**Shaming** the person for drifting.

**No clear start or end** to the session.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:

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💬 Discussion

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