# onboarding

Builds an onboarding checklist and first-week plan for a new hire: pre-start tasks, a Day 1 schedule, and 30/60/90-day goals.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2800 installs · ★ 33071
- Author: anthropics · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/HEAD/human-resources/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/anthropics-onboarding

## What it does

The `onboarding` skill from `anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins` produces one document: a pre-start checklist, an hour-by-hour Day 1 table, Week 1 tasks, goals for 30, 60 and 90 days, key contacts, and a tool access table. Invoke it as `/onboarding` with the new hire's name and role.

Before it writes anything, the skill asks for five things: name, role, team, start date and manager. Have those ready, or the plan stalls. With HRIS, a knowledge base or a calendar connected, it pulls new hire details, links team docs, and creates Day 1 events.

The output ships with lines like sending a welcome email and assigning a buddy, but the actual tools and reading list stay as placeholders you fill in per role. An engineer's plan won't look like a designer's, and the skill says so itself.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill onboarding -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/onboarding/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill onboarding -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill onboarding -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins onboarding
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill onboarding -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --path human-resources/skills/onboarding
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill onboarding -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/HEAD/human-resources/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a pre-start task list for a new hire
- lay out Day 1 hour by hour with who's involved
- assign an onboarding buddy and key contacts
- set 30/60/90-day goals for a new team member
- draft the tool access list for a given role

## Example prompts
- Build an onboarding plan for Ana, she starts March 3 as a backend developer
- Make a pre-start checklist and Day 1 schedule for a new designer
- Set 30/60/90-day goals for a new team lead

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: onboarding
description: Generate an onboarding checklist and first-week plan for a new hire. Use when someone has a start date coming up, building the pre-start task list (accounts, equipment, buddy), scheduling Day 1 and Week 1, or setting 30/60/90-day goals for a new team member.
argument-hint: "<new hire name and role>"
---

# /onboarding

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md).

Generate a comprehensive onboarding plan for a new team member.

## Usage

```
/onboarding $ARGUMENTS
```

## What I Need From You

- **New hire name**: Who's starting?
- **Role**: What position?
- **Team**: Which team are they joining?
- **Start date**: When do they start?
- **Manager**: Who's their manager?

## Output

```markdown
## Onboarding Plan: [Name] — [Role]
**Start Date:** [Date] | **Team:** [Team] | **Manager:** [Manager]

### Pre-Start (Before Day 1)
- [ ] Send welcome email with start date, time, and logistics
- [ ] Set up accounts: email, Slack, [tools for role]
- [ ] Order equipment (laptop, monitor, peripherals)
- [ ] Add to team calendar and recurring meetings
- [ ] Assign onboarding buddy: [Suggested person]
- [ ] Prepare desk / remote setup instructions

### Day 1
| Time | Activity | With |
|------|----------|------|
| 9:00 | Welcome and orientation | Manager |
| 10:00 | IT setup and tool walkthrough | IT / Buddy |
| 11:00 | Team introductions | Team |
| 12:00 | Welcome lunch | Manager + Team |
| 1:30 | Company overview and values | Manager |
| 3:00 | Role expectations and 30/60/90 plan | Manager |
| 4:00 | Free time to explore tools and docs | Self |

### Week 1
- [ ] Complete required compliance training
- [ ] Read key documentation: [list for role]
- [ ] 1:1 with each team member
- [ ] Shadow key meetings
- [ ] First small task or project assigned
- [ ] End-of-week check-in with manager

### 30-Day Goals
1. [Goal aligned to role]
2. [Goal aligned to role]
3. [Goal aligned to role]

### 60-Day Goals
1. [Goal]
2. [Goal]

### 90-Day Goals
1. [Goal]
2. [Goal]

### Key Contacts
| Person | Role | For What |
|--------|------|----------|
| [Manager] | Manager | Day-to-day guidance |
| [Buddy] | Onboarding Buddy | Questions, culture, navigation |
| [IT Contact] | IT | Tool access, equipment |
| [HR Contact] | HR | Benefits, policies |

### Tools Access Needed
| Tool | Access Level | Requested |
|------|-------------|-----------|
| [Tool] | [Level] | [ ] |
```

## If Connectors Available

If **~~HRIS** is connected:
- Pull new hire details and team org chart
- Auto-populate tools access list based on role

If **~~knowledge base** is connected:
- Link to relevant onboarding docs, team wikis, and runbooks
- Pull the team's existing onboarding checklist to customize

If **~~calendar** is connected:
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