What do I need to use Power of Attorney Explainer?

The purpose; Financial, health, or both; When it should apply; Who'd be the agent; Location.

Is Power of Attorney Explainer 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.

Power of Attorney Explainer

Q: How do I know the Power of Attorney Explainer output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Explains the main POA types in plain language; Recommends the type(s) fitting the situation; Covers choosing a trustworthy agent and a successor; Stresses valid execution formalities (witnessing/notarization).

🔵 Stable⚖️ rules checked 2026-08-05Not yet expert-reviewed · review it 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-legal

Understand power of attorney — which type you need, what it covers, and how to set one up properly — so the right person can act for you or a loved one when needed. Use when asked what is power of attorney, do I need a POA, help me set up power of attorney for a parent, or which type of POA. Produces a plain-English explainer of the main POA types (financial vs health, durable, springing), a which-do-you-need read for the situation, the setup steps and safeguards against abuse, and a strong flag to use proper legal forms/advice for your jurisdiction. Not legal advice.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“What is power of attorney and do I need one?”“Help me set up POA for my elderly mother.”“What's the difference between financial and health power of attorney?”“Which type of POA do I need for someone with dementia?”“How do I make a power of attorney valid, and how do I revoke one?”

What to give it

▸The purpose — your own future planning, acting for a parent/relative, or a one-off transaction

▸Financial, health, or both — the kind of decisions to cover

▸When it should apply — now, only on incapacity, or ongoing

▸Who'd be the agent — the person to hold it, and any concerns about trust/oversight

▸Location — determines the valid forms and formalities

✅ 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.

✓Explains the main POA types in plain language

✓Recommends the type(s) fitting the situation

✓Covers choosing a trustworthy agent and a successor

✓Stresses valid execution formalities (witnessing/notarization)

✓Includes abuse safeguards and revocation

✓Flags jurisdiction-specificity / not legal advice

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Treating POA as one thing** instead of distinct types.

**Ignoring durable vs springing** — the difference that matters at incapacity.

**Downplaying execution formalities** that make it valid.

**No abuse safeguards** for a vulnerable principal.

**Presenting as legal advice** rather than pointing to proper forms/lawyer.

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

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