The simple-tracker skill: replace the spreadsheet you never open
TL;DR
The simple-tracker skill builds a small dashboard as one file that saves your data in your own browser. Habits, workouts, clients, money in. Install it, type /simple-tracker, and answer one question: what's the one number you want to see the second you open it.
Most of what people want from an app is a list they can add to and one number telling them how it's going. That doesn't need a login, a database, or $12 a month. It needs one file that saves to your own browser, and the simple-tracker skill builds it.
Habits, workouts, a client pipeline, a reading list, money coming in, posts published. Whatever you're currently keeping in your head or in a spreadsheet you never open. The skill locks it to three parts: one thing you add in under eight seconds, one list you scan, and one big honest number at the top.
It's also the best second build for a beginner, because you use it every day, so you notice exactly what to improve. The skill tells you to use it untouched for a week first, then come back with the one thing that annoyed you most and change only that.
One add, one list, one number. Your data stays in your own browser.
Install the simple-tracker skill
Copy the folder into your Claude Code skills directory. Three lines and it's installed.
bashgit clone https://github.com/duncan-buildroom/freeskills.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r freeskills/simple-tracker ~/.claude/skills/Restart Claude Code or open a new session and the slash command works. No API keys, no accounts, no config.
Run it the first time
Type /simple-tracker. It asks what you're keeping in your head right now, and if you don't have an answer it hands you a menu: habit tracker, workout log, client pipeline, reading list, money in, content log. Each one comes with a starter description you can use as-is.
Then it asks the question that shapes everything: what's the one number you'd want to see the second you open it? That number goes at the top, big. It builds one file at ~/tools/<tracker-slug>/index.html and writes a notes.md beside it explaining what one entry holds and exactly what the top number is calculating.
Get a tracker for the thing you keep losing
The two answers that matter are what one entry holds and what the top number says.
/simple-tracker
I want to track [what you're keeping in a spreadsheet or in your head].
One entry holds: [the two or three fields, like name, amount, date].
The one number I want at the top: [what it should tell you, like 'total money in proposals out and closed'].
When it's empty it should say: [a friendly line telling me what to add first].Keep it small enough to actually finish
Beginners ask for tags, filters, search, charts, and reminders in the first sitting, then never finish. Park the extras where you can find them later.
Here's everything I eventually want: [dump the whole list]. Build only the three-part version tonight and put the rest in the notes file as next steps. I'll use it for a week before I add anything.Protect your data before you rely on it
Your entries live in one browser on one device. Clearing your browsing data wipes them, so the export button is not optional.
Show me where the Export and Import buttons are and how to use them, and put a line in the notes file reminding me to export once a month. Also add a small confirm on delete so a mis-tap doesn't wipe a row.The 60-second version
The spoken version: what this skill does, and why a small tracker beats another spreadsheet. About 60 seconds.
- 1Hook: there's a brand new free Claude skill that takes you from a messy spreadsheet you never open to your own little dashboard that opens like an app.
- 2Mechanism: you tell it what you're tracking and the one number you want to see the second you open it. It locks the whole thing to three parts, one thing you add, one list you see, and that number on top, and it pushes back on every extra feature you ask for. Then it builds it as one file that saves your data on your own machine and opens like an app.
- 3Transformation: you stop guessing how the month is going. You open one thing, add an entry in eight seconds, and the number at the top tells you the truth.
- 4Close: costs nothing, and it's one of 55 skills in the repo. Building the rest of the tools your week runs on is what happens inside Claude Code Club. $9 a month, link's below.
Tonight: build it, add three real entries, and save it to your phone home screen. Then leave it alone for a week.
Common questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You describe what you're tracking and what the top number should say. Claude writes the file, and you react to it in normal words.
Is it really free?
Yes, and it stays free. The skill is a public GitHub folder, and the tracker is one file with no database, no login, and no monthly bill.
Where does my data actually live?
In your browser on that device, saved locally. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. That means your phone and your laptop hold different data, and clearing browsing data wipes it, so the skill always ships Export and Import buttons.
Can I share it with a teammate?
Not in this version. Two people or two devices sharing one set of data needs a real database, and the skill says so honestly instead of half-building it. The one-person version is usually enough.
What if I want tags, filters, and charts?
Build the three-part version first and let the skill park the rest in your notes file. Use it for a week, then add the one thing you actually missed.
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