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name: al-052-automation-script-for-a-boring-task
description: "Get a small script that renames files, cleans spreadsheets, etc. Use when the user wants help with scripts (coding) for a small business."
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# Automation script for a boring task

Get a small script that renames files, cleans spreadsheets, etc.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Python/Google Apps Script
- Task, e.g. merges all CSVs in a folder and removes duplicate emails

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Write a [Python/Google Apps Script] that [task, e.g. merges all CSVs in a folder and removes duplicate emails]. Explain how to run it step by step for a beginner, and add comments.

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot agent
- Based on this real-world example: https://www.catchagent.ai/blog/ai-assistants/ai-agents-examples
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-052-automation-script-for-a-boring-task/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/