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Reference Letter
🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-06-29
🔷 SkillSpec L3
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Write a credible, specific letter of recommendation or reference. Use when asked to write a reference letter, a letter of recommendation, a character reference, or to recommend someone for a job, school, or tenancy. Produces a structured reference — your relationship, specific evidence of their strengths, a comparative endorsement, and a clear recommendation — tailored to what the reader is deciding.
What to give it
▸Who & what for — the person, and what they're applying for (job/role, school/program, tenancy).
▸Your relationship — how you know them, in what capacity, and for how long.
▸Their strengths — the qualities/skills to highlight, ideally with real examples.
▸The reader's priorities — what the recipient is deciding and what matters to them.
▸Tone & format — formal letter vs. email; and any length limit.
✅ 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.
✓Your credibility to comment is established (relationship, capacity, duration)
✓Strengths are shown with specific examples, not just adjectives
✓The endorsement is tailored to what the reader is actually deciding
✓Comparative praise is concrete and honest, not inflated to meaninglessness
✓Invented specifics are clearly marked for the writer to replace with real ones
✓The recommendation is unambiguous — the reader knows exactly where you stand
⚠️ What it refuses to do
Do not rely on generic adjectives ("hardworking, dedicated") with no evidence — they signal nothing
Do not present invented examples as real — mark them for replacement
Do not write a one-size-fits-all letter — tailor the evidence to the decision
Do not overpraise to the point of incredibility — calibrated specifics are more persuasive
Do not bury the recommendation — make your endorsement explicit and early
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-mcpRelated skills
🔌 Embed this skill
Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:
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