Pick Up

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pick-up

Reads the newest entry of a project's log.md and tells the student where they left off: what they did and decided, what is open, and the next step. Takes an optional project name. With several projects and no name, shows a menu of each project's last entry. Read only. Use when the student says pick up, where did I leave off, read my last log, continue from yesterday, or opens a fresh chat to resume work.

Overview

Publisher	mshadmanrahman
Repository	`claude-for-designers`
Skill name	`pick-up`
Stars	40
Forks	10
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by mshadmanrahman on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Pick Up AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers/tree/main/.claude/skills/pick-up
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers.git /tmp/claude-for-designers
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-for-designers/.claude/skills/pick-up .claude/skills/pick-up

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Pick Up in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Pick Up on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Pick Up is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

The student typed /pick-up, maybe followed by a project name. This is a fresh chat and it knows nothing about yesterday. Your job is to read their last log entry and tell them where they left off, so they start working in under a minute.

Read only. This skill writes nothing.

Step 1. Find the right log

Logs live at projects/<client>/log.md and career-vault/log.md. Ignore projects/_new-client/, which is a template.

Pick the log in this order, and stop at the first one that applies:

They named a project (/pick-up acme). Use that project's log. Match loosely: "acme" finds projects/acme-fintech/, "career" or "vault" finds career-vault/log.md.
Claude Code is open inside one project folder. Use that folder's log.md.
Only one log exists. Use it.
Several logs exist. Read only the first entry of each and show a menu, most recent first:


You have three projects with a log:

  1. acme-fintech   yesterday     Next: dashboard empty states
  2. edubridge      3 days ago    Next: write scope-email.md
  3. career-vault   last week     Next: finish 02-portfolio-story.md

Which one?

Then wait for their answer.

If no log exists anywhere, say so in one line and point them to /wrap-up at the end of today's session. Then offer the normal orientation from CLAUDE.md.

Step 2. Read the newest entry only

Read the first entry under the header. Do not read older entries unless they ask. Do not read the whole project folder yet; the entry names the files that matter.

Then open the file the Next line names, if it names one, so you know its current state before you speak. If that file already looks finished, say so: they may have done more after the last wrap-up.

Step 3. Tell them, in this shape


Last time (2 Oct, Class 3) you finished the interrogated brief and
decided bKash is its own flow. Still open: who handles refunds.

Next step: write scope-email.md. Start there, or deal with the
refund question first?

Three parts, under 80 words: what they did and decided, what is still open, and the next step as a question. Use their decisions as settled. Do not reopen them unless they ask.

If the entry is older than two weeks, add one line: "This is from , so check it still holds."

Frequently asked questions

What does the Pick Up AI skill do?

Why use Pick Up on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Pick Up is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Pick Up in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/mshadmanrahman/claude-for-designers/tree/main/.claude/skills/pick-up. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Pick Up?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Pick Up?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Pick Up with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Pick Up AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by mshadmanrahman under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Step 1. Find the right log

Step 2. Read the newest entry only

Step 3. Tell them, in this shape

Frequently asked questions

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