What do I need to use Give Hard Feedback Kindly?

The issue; The impact; The relationship; History; Your goal.

Is Give Hard Feedback Kindly 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.

Give Hard Feedback Kindly

Q: How do I know the Give Hard Feedback Kindly output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: The feedback is specific (behavior + impact), not vague; It's direct and kind at once, without a burying sandwich; Opens honestly and gets to the point; Targets behavior, not character.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 other

Give someone difficult feedback — a report, a peer, a friend — so it actually lands and helps, without crushing them or dodging the point. Use when asked how do I give hard feedback, tell someone something difficult, address a problem with someone, or have a tough conversation about their [work/behavior]. Produces a read on what you actually need to say (the specific behavior and its impact, not a vague vibe), a structure that's direct and kind at once, the exact opening and words, how to invite their side and land on a path forward, and the traps (sandwiching it away, going vague, making it about character).

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“I need to give a team member hard feedback about missed deadlines.”“How do I tell a friend something difficult without hurting them?”“Help me address a problem with a coworker's behavior.”“I have to have a tough conversation about someone's work. What do I say?”“How do I give critical feedback that actually lands?”

What to give it

▸The issue — the specific behavior/problem (push for specifics if it's vague)

▸The impact — what it's actually affecting (why it matters)

▸The relationship — report, peer, boss, friend, family (changes tone and standing)

▸History — first time raising it, or a pattern

▸Your goal — change the behavior while keeping the relationship

✅ 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.

✓The feedback is specific (behavior + impact), not vague

✓It's direct and kind at once, without a burying sandwich

✓Opens honestly and gets to the point

✓Targets behavior, not character

✓Genuinely invites the person's perspective

✓Ends with a concrete path forward

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**The compliment sandwich** that hides the message.

**Vagueness** to avoid discomfort ("just do better").

**Character attacks** ("you're lazy") instead of behavior.

**No path forward** — criticism with no next step.

**Not inviting their side** — a verdict, not a conversation.

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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