employment-contract-templates Skill for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It
Makes Claude draft offer letters, employment agreements and handbook policy sections from templates.
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- 10.7K
- on skills.sh
- Stars
- 42.1K
- on GitHub
- Files
- 1
- besides SKILL.md
- Updated
- Oct 2026
- last repo commit
This skill is a drafting guide for Claude, from wshobson's agents collection. SKILL.md lists five document types (offer letter, employment contract, employee handbook, NDA and non-compete) and the points to settle first: at-will or contract, employee or contractor, full-time or part-time, exempt or non-exempt, and jurisdiction.
references/details.md holds three templates: an offer letter, an employment agreement and a handbook policy section. SKILL.md says the templates are informational, not legal advice, and tells you to have legal counsel review every document. It loads when you draft contracts, offer letters or HR policies.
Good for
- People ops teams standardizing hiring paperwork
- Founders drafting a first offer letter
- HR staff writing handbook policy sections
Install employment-contract-templates
Claude Code
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Copy this prompt.
Install the employment-contract-templates skill in Claude Code. Run this command: /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents /plugin install hr-legal-compliance@claude-code-workflows 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.
Pick one route. The plugin routes install the whole hr-legal-compliance plugin: 2 agents and 2 skills (counted from the plugin folder in the repo tree, which has no hooks or MCP config files). The skills-only routes install just this skill, with no agents or commands. The skill needs no software. It says to have legal counsel review every document.
From the project README. Source.
What's in the skill
When it loads
Create employment contracts, offer letters, and HR policy documents following legal best practices. Use when drafting employment agreements, creating HR policies, or standardizing employment documentation.
Sections in SKILL.md
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. Employment Document Types
- 2. Key Legal Considerations
- Templates and detailed worked examples
- Best Practices
- Do's
- Don'ts
Key facts
- Author
- wshobson (repo owner)
- License
- MIT
- Installs on skills.sh
- 10,717 (Nov 2, 2026)
- Last repo commit
- Oct 30, 2026
- What it includes
- 2 files including SKILL.md: references/details.md (no scripts)
What it includes
Offer letter, contract, handbook, NDA and non-compete
A table of what each document is for and when it is used, from pre-hire to exit.
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Document typesAt-will vs contract, employee vs contractor, jurisdiction
A list of the distinctions to settle before drafting. It carries a disclaimer that the templates are not legal advice.
Try: “Draft an offer letter for a full-time exempt engineer in Texas.”
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Legal considerationsPosition, compensation, benefits, contingencies, at-will, acceptance
A letter template with sections for position details, compensation, benefits, contingencies, at-will employment and acceptance.
Write ·
Template 1: Offer letterNine numbered sections plus a prior inventions exhibit
Covers employment, term, compensation, confidentiality, intellectual property, non-competition and non-solicitation, termination, general provisions and acknowledgments.
Write ·
Template 2: Employment agreementPolicy sections from equal opportunity to social media
Includes equal employment opportunity, anti-harassment, work hours, paid time off, sick leave, holidays, code of conduct, technology and communication, and social media.
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Template 3: Handbook policiesDo's and don'ts for contracts and policies
Includes consulting legal counsel, keeping signed copies, customizing for your jurisdiction, and having counsel review all documents.
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Best practices
From the official docs
Questions
What does the employment-contract-templates skill do?
It gives Claude templates and drafting rules for employment documents. Claude uses them to write offer letters, employment agreements and handbook policy sections.
How do I install employment-contract-templates?
Use the install box at the top of this page. Pick a skills-only route to get just this skill, or the plugin route to get the whole hr-legal-compliance plugin. The box also has a Claude app upload route.
Is this skill from Anthropic?
No. It is in wshobson/agents, a community collection. The skill sits in the hr-legal-compliance plugin there.
Does it give legal advice?
No. SKILL.md says: "DISCLAIMER: These templates are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Consult with qualified legal counsel before using any employment documents."
Do the templates cover my country or state?
Not by themselves. SKILL.md lists jurisdiction-specific requirements as a key legal consideration and tells you not to use generic templates without customizing them. The offer letter template includes at-will employment language.
Should I install the whole hr-legal-compliance plugin?
Only if you want the rest. The plugin folder holds 2 agents and 2 skills, and the repo tree shows no hooks or MCP config files in it.
Is it safe?
It bundles no scripts: just SKILL.md and one reference file. Contracts hold personal and pay details, so think about what you paste into a chat (our advice). Have counsel review every document, as SKILL.md says.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Repository
- wshobson/agents
- Folder
plugins/hr-legal-compliance/skills/employment-contract-templates
Sources
Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.
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- employment-contract-templates SKILL.md · github.com
- wshobson/agents README · github.com
- hr-legal-compliance plugin.json · github.com
- employment-contract-templates references/details.md · github.com