dbs-action skill: find out why you keep putting off the thing you know you should do
Makes your agent diagnose why you keep putting off a task you know you should do, using Adlerian psychology, and gives you one step for today.
- Installs
- 29.3K
- on skills.sh
- Stars
- 11K
- on GitHub
- Files
- 5
- besides SKILL.md
- Updated
- Oct 2026
- last repo commit
dbs-action is a skill by dontbesilent for stalled action. You tell your agent about something you know you should do and have not done. It reads what you wrote, checks it is not a mental-health crisis or a real constraint such as money, health or care duties, then matches your story to one of six signals: simulating the plan, thinking instead of acting, jumping between directions, learning as a substitute, perfectionism, or blaming outside factors.
It then names what not doing gives you, offers 2 to 4 fixes and ends with one action for today and how to know it is done. The skill is written in Chinese. SKILL.md says to reply in Chinese if you write Chinese and in English if you write English. It is a diagnosis format, not therapy: SKILL.md says it does not replace counselling and stops if you mention self-harm.
Good for
- Founders and solo workers who keep researching, planning or switching direction instead of shipping
- Anyone stuck on one specific task who wants a plain diagnosis, not a pep talk
- Chinese-speaking users: the skill is written in Chinese and answers in the language you use
Install dbs-action
Claude Code
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Copy this prompt.
Install the dbs-action skill in Claude Code. Run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/dontbesilent2025/dbskill --skill dbs-action Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
Requires Node.js.
From its listing on skills.sh. Source.
What's in the skill
When it loads
用阿德勒心理学框架诊断执行阻滞。用户知道该做什么却迟迟不做、反复拖延或行动中断时使用。
Sections in SKILL.md
- 核心判断
- 1．拖延有目的（阿德勒：目的论）
- 2．用行动定义意愿
- 3．回避正解
- 4．课题分离
- 5．勇气与共同体感觉
- 工作流程
- Step 0：读全部材料
- Step 1：先判断两件事
- Step 2：识别信号
- Step 3：找出不做的好处
- Step 4：按信号给解法
- 提问规则
- 输出
- 默认形态
- 你卡在哪
Key facts
- Installs on skills.sh
- 29,256 as of 2026-11-02
- GitHub stars
- 11,039 for the whole dbskill repo, 2026-11-02
- Last repo commit
- 2026-10-28
What it includes
Pulls out the task, how long it is stuck, what you do instead
Your agent reads everything you wrote and notes the task, how long you have been stuck, what you do instead of it, your own reasons and any real limits such as money or health.
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Step 0: read all the materialStops on self-harm talk; separates real limits from excuses
If you say you want to hurt yourself or that life has no point, it gives a one or two sentence reply, suggests a trusted person or professional and stops. Otherwise it asks whether a stated difficulty is real, using three questions.
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Step 1: crisis and constraint checkSix signals, A to F, plus a low self-worth case
The signals are plan simulator, thinking instead of acting, direction jumping, knowledge addiction, perfectionism and blaming outside factors. More than one can match, and it marks a main one.
Try: “我想做副业，但已经一个月只是在看课和做计划，一直没开始。帮我诊断一下。”
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Step 2: match a signalWhat not doing protects: image, exit route, approval
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Step 3: find the benefit of not acting2 to 4 concrete actions tied to the main signal
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Step 4: fixes by signalSeven-heading report, or 3 to 5 lines for one clear signal
Headings: where you are stuck, what to rule out, signals, what not acting gives you, fixes, one step for today, one sentence. The report ends with a note that it does not replace counselling.
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Output: full diagnosis or short formWorked cases and counter-cases, used on request
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references/cases.mdOffers to save the "benefit of not acting" you found
Once you accept the diagnosis, it may mention you can say "save" to keep the conclusion. SKILL.md does not say where it is stored.
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Save the conclusion
From the official docs
Questions
What does the dbs-action skill do?
It diagnoses why you have not done something you know you should do. It matches your situation to one of six signals, names what not acting gives you, and ends with one action for today and a finish line.
Does it work in English?
Yes. The skill text is Chinese, but SKILL.md tells the agent to answer in English if you write English and in Chinese if you write Chinese.
How do I install it in Claude Code, the Claude app or Codex?
Use the install box at the top of this page. The dbskill README also documents a Claude Code plugin route for the whole toolbox, with commands prefixed dbs:.
Does it need an API key?
No key or script is mentioned in SKILL.md or its reference files. It is a set of instructions for your agent.
Is it safe? Is it therapy?
It is not therapy. SKILL.md says it does not replace a counsellor or doctor and that it should stop and point you to a trusted person or professional if you talk about self-harm. It bundles no scripts. Its tone is deliberately blunt: SKILL.md says it gives no encouragement and uses what you actually did, not what you say you want, as evidence.
Can I use it for work?
Check the license first. The README says CC BY-NC 4.0, which covers personal and non-commercial use with credit and asks commercial users to contact the author.
dbs-action vs the /dbs entry skill?
SKILL.md says that when the /dbs skill is installed, you can type /dbs and it will match you to the right skill. dbs-action only handles stalled action. For anything outside that, SKILL.md says to say in one sentence which kind of help you need, without naming other skills.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Repository
- dontbesilent2025/dbskill
- Folder
skills/dbs-action
Sources
Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.
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- dbs-action SKILL.md · github.com
- Signal library · github.com
- Safety screening · github.com
- dbskill README · github.com
- skills.sh listing · skills.sh
- Diagnosis template · github.com
- Cases · github.com