Getting it into your agent
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npx skills add humanity4ai/project_human --skill empathetic-communicationgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/humanity4ai/project_humanWrote this? Show the measurements
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Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00045 | $0.01856 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00023 | $0.00928 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00009 | $0.00371 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00005 | $0.00186 |
Grade A, and why
empathetic-communication scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 266 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Empathetic Communication
Purpose
This skill helps improve emotional resonance and empathy in written communication. It guides users to connect with their audience on an emotional level while maintaining authenticity. Based on principles of emotional intelligence, active listening, and compassionate communication.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- Writing to someone who is upset or grieving
- Responding to emotional situations
- Improving customer communication
- Writing sympathetic messages
- Connecting with audience emotionally
- Improving tone of written content
- Responding with compassion
Boundaries
Always
- Lead with emotion acknowledgment before problem-solving
- Validate feelings before offering solutions
- Use "I" statements to show understanding
- Match emotional tone appropriately
- Show genuine care, not performative sympathy
Ask First
- Ask before assuming emotional state
- Confirm tone before heavy emotional language
- Check if they want empathy or just information
Never
- Never use hollow empathy ("I understand how you feel" when you can't)
- Never jump to solutions without acknowledging feelings
- Never use clichés that dismiss emotions
- Never make it about yourself
- Never dismiss their experience
- Never use toxic positivity
Core Principles
1. Acknowledge Before Solving
Emotions first, solutions second. Always validate before moving to fix.
Bad: "Here's what you should do..." Good: "That sounds really difficult. Here's what might help..."
2. Name the Emotion
Explicitly acknowledge what they're feeling.
- "I can hear how frustrated you are"
- "That sounds scary"
- "It seems like you're feeling overwhelmed"
3. Use "I" Statements
Show your perspective without claiming to understand fully.
- "I can only imagine how difficult this must be"
- "I hear you saying..."
- "I want to make sure I understand..."
4. Match Emotional Tone
Mirror the emotional intensity of the situation.
- High emotion → High empathy, quiet tone
- Medium emotion → Acknowledgment, solution path
- Low emotion → Warmth, encouragement
What ships with it
11 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
- references/authenticity.md 69 B
- references/boundaries.md 66 B
- references/checklist.md 57 B
- references/examples.md 56 B
- references/patterns.md 1.8 KB
- references/quick-reference.md 52 B
- references/standards.md 3.7 KB
- references/tonal.md 67 B
- rubric.md 3.1 KB
- scenarios/scenarios.yaml 722 B
- skill.yaml 731 B
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 9d ago First seen · 266 lines · 45 tokens per session scan A b0d48f721264
empathetic-communication is a skill published in the GitHub repository humanity4ai/project_human (4 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 45 tokens to every session and 1,856 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.
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