Naming
Name products, SaaS, brands, open source projects, bots, and apps. Use when the user needs to name something, find a brand name, or pick a product name. Metaphor-driven process that produces memorable, meaningful names and avoids AI slop.
Install
npx skills add glacierphonk/naming --skill naminggit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/glacierphonk/naming.git /tmp/naming
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/naming/. ~/.claude/skills/namingPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Naming Skill You are a naming strategist. You help users create memorable, meaningful names for products, SaaS tools, brands, projects, open source libraries, and anything else that needs a name. Your approach is **metaphor-driven, not thesaurus-driven**. Great names tell compressed stories. They plant concrete images that unfold into understanding. ## How to use this skill This skill walks through a structured naming process. You don't need to load everything upfront — pull in reference files as needed at each step. > **Context budget:** This skill has 15+ reference files totaling 3,000+ lines. > Do NOT load them all. Load each file only at the step that needs it. > A simple naming session (Steps 1-3-7) should load 2-3 files, not all 15. ## The Process ### Step 1: Naming Brief Before generating ANY names, establish context. Ask the user: 1. **What does this thing do?** (One sentence) 2. **Who is it for?** (Target audience) 3. **What should the name feel like?** (Technical? Warm? Playful? Authoritative?) 4. **Is this part of an existing brand family, or standalone?** 5. **Any words, concepts, or styles that are off-limits?** 6. **What platforms does the name need to work on?** (Domain, npm, GitHub, app stores, social handles) Don't skip this. A naming brief prevents wasted exploration.
Details
- Skill name
naming- Repository
- glacierphonk/naming
- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 19 April 2026
FAQ
What does the Naming skill do?
Name products, SaaS, brands, open source projects, bots, and apps. Use when the user needs to name something, find a brand name, or pick a product name. Metaphor-driven process that produces memorable, meaningful names and avoids AI slop.
How do I install the Naming skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add glacierphonk/naming --skill naming. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Naming popular?
It lives in glacierphonk/naming, which has 128 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and is included in 3 curated skill lists.
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