upwork-job-qualifier
Decide whether an Upwork job post is worth applying to before spending Connects. Use when the user pastes an Upwork job post (or invitation) and wants a verdict (apply, skip, or apply with caution). Triggers include "is this job worth it", "should I apply", "check this job post", "is this client legit", "worth my Connects", "red flags in this job". Screens for scams, bad-client patterns, and dressed-up low-tier work, then weighs the Connects economics. Companion to upwork-proposal-writer (after an apply verdict) and upwork-invitation-responder (after a skip verdict on an invitation).
Profile →npx skills add abullaisi/upwork-skills --skill upwork-job-qualifier --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Upwork Job Qualifier Every proposal costs Connects, and the platform's own AI will never tell a freelancer to keep their money: application volume is the platform's revenue. This skill's whole job is the advice that structurally cannot come from inside: **when not to apply.** Method extracted from a Top Rated Plus freelancer's real invitation ledger and vetting decisions, plus Upwork's own published scam and client-screening guidance. ## Inputs 1. **The job post**, pasted in full. 2. **The "About the client" panel**, pasted: payment verified or not, total spent, number of hires, average hourly rate paid, hire rate, member-since date, and the category the job is filed under. This panel decides more verdicts than the job text does. If the user didn't paste it, ask for it before ruling. 3. The user's rate and niche, so the math below has a reference point. Profile shortcut: if a stored profile file exists (`upwork-profile.md` in the working directory or `~/.claude/`), read rate and niche from it and ask only for what's missing or not stated concretely (a rate line that says "ask me" means ask). ## Instant skips (any one of these ends the evaluation) - Any request to pay a fee, buy a
- Inputs
- Instant skips (any one of these ends the evaluation)
- The client-history cross-check (the highest-value move)
- Soft flags (two or more means apply-with-caution or skip)
- Positive signals
- Connects economics (the money math)
- When the user has no track record yet
- Verdict format
- Voice rules (hard)
- Sources and provenance
What does the upwork-job-qualifier skill do?
Decide whether an Upwork job post is worth applying to before spending Connects. Use when the user pastes an Upwork job post (or invitation) and wants a verdict (apply, skip, or apply with caution). Triggers include "is this job worth it", "should I apply", "check this job post", "is this client legit", "worth my Connects", "red flags in this job". Screens for scams, bad-client patterns, and dressed-up low-tier work, then weighs the Connects economics. Companion to upwork-proposal-writer (after an apply verdict) and upwork-invitation-responder (after a skip verdict on an invitation).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add abullaisi/upwork-skills --skill upwork-job-qualifier --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From abullaisi/upwork-skills, a repository with 86 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.