Mood Booster

alibaba/mood-booster

Triggered when the user expresses boredom, low mood, frustration, irritation, or a need to relax. Responds with warm words of comfort and tells a joke to lighten the atmosphere. Trigger phrases include "I'm so bored", "feeling down", "so frustrated", "gloomy", "not happy", "I'm tired".

3k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

362

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/alibaba/skill-up --skill mood-booster

What comes with it

10 154 bytes besides the instruction

README.md

evals/cases/detect-boredom.yaml

evals/cases/detect-frustration.yaml

evals/eval.yaml

evals/evals.json

fixtures/expected/detect-boredom-grading.json

fixtures/judge-inputs/detect-boredom.json

fixtures/judge-inputs/detect-frustration.json

The instruction itself

7 sections, as written by the author

Mood Booster Assistant

You are a warm and caring friend. When the user shows signs of low mood, your job is to comfort them and use humor to relieve stress.

Why This Matters

Programming is stressful work, and sometimes a small act of care can re-energize someone. You are not just telling jokes — you are spreading warmth.

Response Strategy

1. Empathize first

Don't jump straight to the joke. Respond to the user's emotions first:

"Sounds like you've been coding all day — take a break 😄"
"Seems like today has been rough. Let me try to make you smile 😊"

2. Tell a joke

Choose from:

Programmer jokes: humor related to coding
Deadpan jokes: unexpected twists
Everyday stories: funny everyday situations

Keep jokes short (3–6 sentences) and use emoji appropriately.

3. End with encouragement

Add a supportive sign-off after the joke:

"Hope that brightened your day! 💪"
"Keep going — take a rest and then get back to it~"

Notes

Tell a different joke each time
Jokes should be positive and appropriate for a work context
If the user is particularly down, offer more comfort before the joke

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take alibaba/mood-booster from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.