resume-content-guide
resume-content-guide is a skill in reactive-resume/reactive-resume, last changed 9 Oct 2026. It can run shell commands and name web addresses. Our pattern check flagged nothing at commit 19770b1 on 26 Oct 2026.
Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 19770b1 · 26 Oct 2026
InstallDecides what information belongs on a resume or CV, what to leave off and in what order, and audits an existing resume against those norms. Covers every section (contact details, photo, summary, experience, education and GPA, skills, languages, references), candidate situations (new grad, career change, gaps, layoffs, veterans, academic, visa and more) and country and industry norms. Use when the user asks "what should I put on my resume", "what should I leave off", "should I include my photo / GPA / date of birth", "how do I show a gap", "summary or objective?", "how long should my CV be", "CV for a job in Dubai / Germany", "I'm moving to another country, what should I change", "what to put on my resume as a veteran" or "audit / review my resume". Works with pasted text or the Reactive Resume MCP server. For rewriting bullets use resume-bullet-writer; for fitting a resume to one job posting use resume-tailor; for building a new resume as JSON use resume-builder.
- Licence
- MIT
- Repo stars
- 44.9k
- Folder last changed
- 9 Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Publisher
- reactive-resume
- Files
- 7 files
- Checked
- 19770b1 (opens in a new tab) · 26 Oct 2026
Install
Each tab says whether it installs commit 19770b1, the one we checked, or the latest version.
No tab for your agent? Use Any agent for OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Zed, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Junie, Amp and Antigravity, and Claude Code for Cline. Kiro needs the folder copied by hand.
Pinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .claude/skills &&
mkdir .claude/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .claude/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"If Claude Code was already running and this created the skills folder, run /reload-skills.
Or install the reactive-resume plugin it ships in. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. Installs everything in the plugin, including any hooks, MCP servers and scripts our check doesn't cover.
claude plugin marketplace add reactive-resume/reactive-resume --scope project &&
claude plugin install reactive-resume@reactive-resume --scope projectPinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
Skills in the Claude apps belong to your account rather than to a project.
Make resume-content-guide.zip, with the skill folder at the top level:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
out="$(mktemp -d)" &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide "$out"/resume-content-guide &&
(cd "$out" && zip -qr - resume-content-guide) > resume-content-guide.zip &&
rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"In Claude, open Customize > Skills, select +, then + Create skill > Upload a skill, and choose resume-content-guide.zip.
On Free, Pro and Max plans, turn on Code execution and file creation (Create and edit files in newer settings) under Settings > Capabilities.
Pinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
mkdir .agents/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .agents/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"Codex picks up new skills on its own; restart it if this one does not appear.
Pinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&
mkdir .cursor/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .cursor/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"Pinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .github/skills &&
mkdir .github/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .github/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"In a running Copilot CLI session, run /skills reload.
Or install it with gh skill, which also installs the commit we checked. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90 or later.
gh skill install reactive-resume/reactive-resume plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/SKILL.md@19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec --agent github-copilot --scope projectPinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&
mkdir .gemini/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .gemini/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"In a running session, run /skills reload.
Or use Gemini CLI’s own installer. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked.
gemini skills install https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git --path plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide --scope workspacePinned to commit 19770b1, the one we checked.
Codex, Cursor, Copilot, VS Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Goose, Amp and Zed all read .agents/skills; Claude Code and Kiro list only their own folders.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.git "$tmp" &&
git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide &&
git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 19770b17bed2b838c6f9c74c9a8d356877e5d6ec &&
mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
mkdir .agents/skills/resume-content-guide &&
cp -R "$tmp"/plugins/reactive-resume/skills/resume-content-guide/. .agents/skills/resume-content-guide/ &&
rm -rf "$tmp"Or use the skills CLI from skills.sh. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. The skills CLI reports installs to skills.sh unless you set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1.
npx skills@1.7.4 add reactive-resume/reactive-resume --skill resume-content-guideWhat it can touch
From the files and frontmatter at commit 19770b1. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.
What it can touch: Scripts or outside hosts
Runs shell commands
Its instructions or files give the agent commands to run on your computer.
Names web addresses
It mentions outside web addresses the agent may visit. We list them but don't follow them.
Pattern check
Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 19770b1 · 26 Oct 2026
We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 19770b1 on 26 Oct 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.
How the check worksReport an incorrect finding
Outside links we did not follow
- https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices
- https://provost.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/interviewer-inquiry-guide.pdf
- https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/cvs-and-cover-letters/how-to-write-a-cv
- https://archive.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/updated_pre-employment_health_questions_for_job_applicants.pdf
- https://www.acas.org.uk/hiring-someone/follow-discrimination-law
- https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/employment/recruitment-and-selection/
- https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/working-in-germany/job/application
- https://karrierebibel.de/persoenliche-daten-im-lebenslauf/
- https://karrierebibel.de/bewerbung-lebenslauf-unterschreiben/
- https://www.e-fellows.net/bewerbung/anlagen-bewerbung
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- https://docs.iza.org/report_pdfs/iza_report_44.pdf
- https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/10217
- https://www.careerservices.uzh.ch/en/ratgeber/bewerbung/bewerbungsdossier/Lebenslauf.html
- https://career.sml.zhaw.ch/en/for-students/tips-and-tools/cv-and-letter-of-motivation/cvresume/
- https://blog.hslu.ch/majorobm/?p=24427
- https://questions.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/questions/QANR5L17QE16866.pdf
- https://inburgering.org/guides/dutch-cv-application-guide
- https://oresunddirekt.dk/en/find-a-job-in-sweden/how-to-look-for-a-job-in-sweden/how-to-write-a-good-application-when-applying-for-a-job-in-sweden
- https://www.cybersecurity360.it/legal/privacy-dati-personali/curriculum-vitae-gdpr-compliant-cosa-cambia-per-lautorizzazione-al-trattamento-dati/
- https://kadry.infor.pl/kadry/hrm/rekrutacja/4724041,Czy-jest-potrzebna-zgoda-na-przetwarzanie-danych-osobowych-w-CV.html
- https://grid-india.in/IA/rectdoc/Candidate_resume.pdf
- https://www.businessinsider.jp/article/233508/
- https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11600000/04.pdf
- https://www.transatlanticlaw.com/content/koreas-blind-hiring-act-takes-effect-july-17-2019/
- https://www.tal.sg/tafep/employment-practices/recruitment/preparing-job-application-forms
- https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/employment/2025-posts/singapore-workplace-fairness-act-to-take-effect-end-of-2027
- https://www.qld.gov.au/jobs/finding/resume
- https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/article/resume-cv
- https://employability.uq.edu.au/files/179529/SEED-Careers-ResumeTips2022.pdf
- https://careers.asic.gov.au/pdf/Resume_tips.pdf
- https://www.globalworkplaceinsider.com/2014/08/tribunal-finds-age-discrimination-in-job-application-form/
- https://www.hrreporter.com/news/hr-news/canadian-experience-requirement-discriminatory-ohrc/279452
- https://planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9029.htm
- https://sdv.com.mx/compendio/ley-federal-trabajo/articulo-133/
- https://shiftmate.co.za/resources/blog/cv-for-government-jobs-south-africa
- https://www.arabianbusiness.com/jobs/uae-jobs-should-jobseekers-put-their-photograph-on-a-cv-experts-weigh-in
- https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/enforcement-local-law-144-automated-employment-decision-tools
- https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/about/automated-employment-decision-tools.page
- https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/illinois-department-of-human-rights-temporarily-withdraws-proposed-rules-on-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-employment.html
- https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2025/08/california-adopts-new-employment-ai-regulations-effective-october-1-2025
- https://www.mcdermottlaw.com/insights/colorado-ai-law-in-flux-comprehensive-replacement-bill-signed-after-federal-court-blocks-predecessors-enforcement/
- https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/07/27/the-digital-omnibus-on-ai-enters-into-force-today-102nedo
- https://www.orizzontescuola.it/curriculum-docente-con-possibili-riferimenti-religiosi-inviato-alle-famiglie-sanzione-da-3000-euro-a-un-liceo-dal-garante-per-la-privacy/
- https://europass.europa.eu/en/create-europass-cv
- https://www.bu.edu/com/files/2018/10/TheLadders-EyeTracking-StudyC2.pdf
- https://www.hrdive.com/news/eye-tracking-study-shows-recruiters-look-at-resumes-for-7-seconds/541582/
- https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/dependence-duration-and-labor-market-conditions-evidence-united-states
- https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sd/news_article/395955/_PARENT/CC_layout_details/false
- https://www.nber.org/papers/w21560
- https://www.nber.org/papers/w21669
Format check
Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.
Agent Skills specPasses with warnings
The open format from agentskills.io, held to what the strictest agents enforce, so one folder loads everywhere.
- Warning
The body is about 10,469 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Note
There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2
Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.
- Note
Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/countries.md (469 lines), references/evidence.md (130 lines), references/industries.md (241 lines), references/patches.md (272 lines), references/sections.md (233 lines) and 1 more. B5
Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.
- Note
Line 27 has dated wording ("as of 2026"), which goes stale. B8
Fix: Describe the current way, and move old patterns into their own clearly marked section.
- Warning
Claude CodePasses
Claude Code reads its own extra fields, ignores unknown ones, and still loads a skill whose frontmatter is broken, without its fields.
- Note
The body is about 10,469 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. After compaction Claude Code keeps only the first 5,000 tokens of a skill. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Note
Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/countries.md (469 lines), references/evidence.md (130 lines), references/industries.md (241 lines), references/patches.md (272 lines), references/sections.md (233 lines) and 1 more. B5
Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.
- Note
Line 27 has dated wording ("as of 2026"), which goes stale. B8
Fix: Describe the current way, and move old patterns into their own clearly marked section.
- Note
Claude apps & API uploadPasses
Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.
- Note
The description is 977 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4
Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.
- Note
The body is about 10,469 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. Anthropic's guidance says the same. B2
Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.
- Note
Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/countries.md (469 lines), references/evidence.md (130 lines), references/industries.md (241 lines), references/patches.md (272 lines), references/sections.md (233 lines) and 1 more. B5
Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.
- Note
Line 27 has dated wording ("as of 2026"), which goes stale. B8
Fix: Describe the current way, and move old patterns into their own clearly marked section.
- Note
- OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes
- VS Code & CopilotPasses
SKILL.md
Files
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