Automated summary
This skill provides a curated list of classic and obscure dad jokes meant to lighten up a conversation.
Strengths
- Ready-to-use list of dad jokes with concrete examples
- Simple workflow: gather, compile, display — no technical tooling
- Explicitly avoids dirty or sexual jokes
- Covers both classic and more obscure material
Limitations
- English jokes only
- No customization by theme, tone, or audience
- No real generation mechanics beyond the provided list
Use it when you need to quickly add light, family-friendly humor to a casual conversation.
Avoid it in serious or sensitive professional contexts, or when jokes must fit a different language or audience.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill only asks the AI to generate and display a curated list of dad jokes. It declares no tools, performs no file/network operations, and contains no destructive or exfiltration instructions.
No concerns found
How this analysis is madeExamples
Things are getting a bit tense in this chat — can you give me a few dad jokes to lighten the mood?I need 10 clean dad jokes to share at a family dinner. Give me a curated list.Share a mix of classic and more obscure dad jokes, nothing dirty.name: dadjoke description: Provides a curated list of 10+ classic and obscure dad jokes. Use this skill when an AI needs to quickly generate some humorous dad jokes, such as in casual conversation or to lighten the mood. metadata: category: jokes difficulty: beginner tags: [dad jokes, comedy, humor]
Dad Jokes
Overview
This skill generates a list of entertaining dad jokes that can be used to add some humor to conversations.
Instructions
- Research and gather a list of 10+ classic and obscure dad jokes in English.
- Compile the list of dad jokes.
- Display the curated list of dad jokes.
Examples
Good Examples
- What does a baby computer call his father? Data.
- After an unsuccessful harvest, why did the farmer decide to try a career in music? Because he had a ton of sick beets.
- I only seem to get sick on weekdays. I must have a weekend immune system.
- My friend was showing me his tool shed and pointed to a ladder. "That's my stepladder," he said. "I never knew my real ladder."
- What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals? Philippe Flop.
Bad Examples
The skill avoids including any dirty or sexual dad jokes.
From the file to a first result
The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.
View the source and supporting filesThis download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.
1. Download the file
Download SKILL.mdFrom the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.
Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.
mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/download' --output '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md'2. Check prerequisites
Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.
No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.
The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.
3. Load the skill
After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.
Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/dadjoke' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla' '.claude/skills/dadjoke'Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/dadjoke' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla' '.cursor/skills/dadjoke'Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/dadjoke' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla' '.agents/skills/dadjoke'OpenSkills
OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.
Official OpenSkills installationopenskills install './.skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla'openskills read 'dad-jokes-ms47vpla'Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.
For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.
openskills syncManual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.
4. Try a first task
Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:
Read .skill-downloads/dad-jokes-ms47vpla/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.
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