Depression Support

Daily support for depression with mood tracking, behavioral activation, and self-care

Security Scan

The skill's requirements and instructions are internally consistent with a local, instruction-only depression support tool and it does not request extra credentials or installs.

Purpose & Capability

Name and description (mood tracking, behavioral activation, self-care) match the SKILL.md content. No unrelated environment variables, binaries, or install steps are requested.

Instruction Scope

Instructions stay within the stated mental-health-support scope (logging mood, suggesting micro-tasks, showing trends). The file explicitly says "All data stays local on your machine," but it does not specify how or where data are stored (agent memory, local file, or other). Given the sensitive nature of mental-health data, the lack of a clear storage mechanism and retention policy is a privacy/operational ambiguity to verify before use.

Install Mechanism

Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files — lowest-risk distribution model. Nothing is downloaded or written during install.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are requested. The skill does not ask for unrelated secrets or external service keys.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill is user-invocable. It does not request elevated or persistent platform privileges. Autonomous model invocation remains possible (platform default) but is not combined with other concerning privileges.

Assessment

This skill appears coherent and minimal, but because it deals with sensitive mental-health information you should: 1) Confirm how and where "local" data are actually stored (agent memory, a local file, encrypted store) and how long logs are retained; 2) Check your platform/provider's logging and retention policies — interactions with the model may be logged or backed up by the platform even if the skill claims local-only storage; 3) Avoid entering highly sensitive personal details if you are unsure about storage/retention; 4) Keep the crisis resources provided handy and seek professional help when needed. If you need stronger privacy guarantees, ask the skill author for technical details on storage encryption and retention or opt to use a solution you control end-to-end.

Daily check-ins and small wins. One step at a time.

What it does

This skill offers three core functions to support you through depression:

• Mood Tracking: Log how you're feeling today with simple 1-10 scales or descriptive words. Track patterns over time to understand what helps.
• Behavioral Activation Suggestions: When motivation is low, the skill suggests small, achievable tasks that don't require energy or willpower—just momentum.
• Self-Care Prompts: Personalized reminders for hydration, movement, sleep, and connection tailored to what you find manageable.

Usage

Log Mood

Ask: "Log my mood" or "Check in on how I'm feeling"

• Rate your mood on a scale (1-10 or descriptive: terrible, bad, okay, good, great)
• Optional: Add a note about triggers or context
• Data is stored locally so only you see it

Get Suggestions

Ask: "What should I do today?" or "I don't know what to do"

• Receives 3-5 micro-tasks based on your energy level
• Tasks take 5-15 minutes (no commitment required)
• Examples: drink a glass of water, step outside for 30 seconds, text one person, open a window

Small Wins

Ask: "Celebrate a win" or "I did something today"

• Log any accomplishment, no matter how small
• Tracks momentum over time
• Builds evidence against the voice telling you nothing matters

Self-Care Check

Ask: "Self-care reminder" or "Am I taking care of myself?"

• Brief check on basics: sleep, food, water, movement, connection
• No judgment—just awareness
• Suggests one small thing you can do right now

Track Patterns

Ask: "Show my mood history" or "What patterns do you see?"

• Weekly or monthly overview of mood trends
• Identifies what correlates with better days (more sleep? time outside? talking to someone?)
• Helps spot early warning signs

Behavioral Activation

When depression tells you nothing matters and motivation is gone, behavioral activation breaks the cycle by decoupling action from feeling.

The principle: You don't feel like doing something → so you wait until you feel like it → but you don't feel like it (depression) → so you do nothing → which makes depression worse.

The flip: Do the thing anyway, even at 5% capacity. The feeling follows the action, not the other way around.

Micro-tasks this skill suggests:

• Physical: stretch, stand, walk to the window, drink water, take a shower
• Social: text one person, read one message, react to a post
• Creative: draw one line, write three words, hum a song
• Cognitive: read one paragraph, watch a 2-minute video, solve one puzzle

Start with the smallest possible version. "Go for a walk" becomes "step outside." That's it. Momentum builds.

Tips

1. Check in daily, not obsessively. Once a day is enough. Depression loves spirals—don't track every hour.

2. You don't need to feel better to complete a task. The task is the win. Feeling better is a side effect, not a requirement.

3. Small wins are still wins. Taking a shower on a bad day is the same as climbing a mountain on a good day. Your brain doesn't know the difference—it only knows you did something.

4. When you're doing okay, set future self up. On better days, note what helped. Write it down. Your depressed self will need that info later.

5. All data stays local on your machine. Nothing syncs to the cloud. Your mood history, notes, and patterns exist only on your device—no tracking, no analytics, no sharing.

If You're in Crisis

This skill is not a substitute for professional help.

• 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
• Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line)

If you're having thoughts of harming yourself, reach out now. These services are free, confidential, and available 24/7.