What do I need to use Condolence Message Helper?

Who died / what happened; Did you know the deceased; The channel; Your closeness; Any sensitivities.

Is Condolence Message Helper 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.

Condolence Message Helper

Q: How do I know the Condolence Message Helper output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Acknowledges the loss simply, without minimizing; Includes a specific memory/quality if the writer knew the deceased; Avoids "at least" / silver-lining clichés; Offers concrete, low-burden support over a vague "let me know".

🔵 Stable 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-family

Write a sincere condolence or sympathy message when someone has died or a friend is grieving — warm, personal, and free of the clichés that hurt more than help. Use when asked what to say when someone dies, write a sympathy/condolence message, my friend lost their [person], or I don't know what to say. Produces a heartfelt message tuned to your relationship and the situation, drawn from a specific memory or quality where possible, an honest acknowledgment (not toxic-positive platitudes), an offer of concrete support, and guidance on what to avoid saying.

▶ Run it free — no key needed 📝 Grade your existing draft ⬇ Add to Claude (works in Duet) 📱 Use as an app View SKILL.md ↗ What changed

🗣 Say this to your agent

“My friend's mum just died and I don't know what to say.”“Write a sympathy message for a colleague who lost their spouse.”“What do I write in a condolence card?”“A friend had a miscarriage — what can I say that helps?”“Help me message someone whose pet just died.”

What to give it

▸Who died / what happened — and your relationship to the person grieving

▸Did you know the deceased — and any memory or quality you'd share

▸The channel — card, text, message, or spoken; and how soon

▸Your closeness — close friend, colleague, acquaintance (tunes tone/length)

▸Any sensitivities — cause of death, faith/culture, complicated relationships

✅ 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.

✓Acknowledges the loss simply, without minimizing

✓Includes a specific memory/quality if the writer knew the deceased

✓Avoids "at least" / silver-lining clichés

✓Offers concrete, low-burden support over a vague "let me know"

✓Tone matches the relationship and any sensitivities

✓Lists what to avoid saying

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Clichés that minimize** — "at least," "better place," "everything happens for a reason."

**Making it about you** or your own losses.

**Unsolicited advice** on grieving.

**Vague "let me know if you need anything."**

**Generic praise** when a specific memory was possible.

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 -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp

Related skills

🔌 Embed this skill

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

<div data-pm-skill="condolence-message-helper"></div>
<script src="https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/embed.js" async></script>

💬 Discussion

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