Germany Business Tech skills for AI agents
9 practitioner-grade germany business tech skills, each a focused Markdown document your agent loads into context on demand. Search them from Claude Desktop, Cursor or any MCP client, or pull one with the CLI.
All 9 skills
- DSGVO in Practice
Activate this skill when the user is building or operating software that processes personal data of people in Germany and needs to implement GDPR as German supervisory authorities apply it: signing an Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag, documenting technische und organisatorische Maßnahmen, keeping a Verarbeitungsverzeichnis, running a Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzung, deciding whether a Datenschutzbeauftragter is required, implementing cookie consent, or answering Betroffenenanfragen. Triggers on "DSGVO," "GDPR Germany," "AVV," "Auftragsverarbeitung," "TOM," "Verarbeitungsverzeichnis," "DSFA," "Datenschutzbeauftragter," "TTDSG," "TDDDG," "Cookie-Einwilligung," "Auskunftsanfrage," "Art. 15," "Datenpanne," and "Aufsichtsbehörde."
160 lines - German Employment Law Basics
Activate this skill when the user is hiring, managing or parting with employees or contractors in Germany and needs to understand Kündigungsschutz, Probezeit, statutory notice periods, the Betriebsrat, working-time limits, Minijobs and Midijobs, the Scheinselbstständigkeit risk with freelancers, or the rules on Urlaub and Krankheit. Triggers on "Kündigungsschutz," "KSchG," "Probezeit," "Kündigungsfrist," "Betriebsrat," "Arbeitszeitgesetz," "Minijob," "Midijob," "Scheinselbstständigkeit," "Statusfeststellung," "Urlaubsanspruch," "Entgeltfortzahlung," "Arbeitsvertrag Deutschland," "Nachweisgesetz," and "Aufhebungsvertrag." Written for founders running a GmbH in Germany who hire their first engineers and work with freelancers.
156 lines - German Tax Basics for Founders
Activate this skill when the user runs or plans a GmbH or UG in Germany and needs to understand the corporate tax stack: Körperschaftsteuer, Gewerbesteuer with the municipal Hebesatz, Solidaritätszuschlag, Kapitalertragsteuer on distributions, how to work with a Steuerberater, how DATEV workflows and Kontenrahmen shape bookkeeping, and how to be ready for a Betriebsprüfung. Triggers on "Körperschaftsteuer," "Gewerbesteuer," "Hebesatz," "Solidaritätszuschlag," "Kapitalertragsteuer," "Ausschüttung," "verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung," "Steuerberater," "DATEV," "SKR03," "SKR04," "Unternehmen online," "GoBD," "Verfahrensdokumentation," "Betriebsprüfung," "E-Bilanz," and "Steuervorauszahlung." Pairs with the Umsatzsteuer skill for VAT.
155 lines - GmbH and UG Formation
Activate this skill when the user is founding or restructuring a limited-liability company in Germany and needs to choose between a GmbH and a UG (haftungsbeschränkt), prepare the notary appointment, pay in share capital, register with the Handelsregister and the Gewerbeamt, or complete the Finanzamt's tax registration questionnaire. Triggers on "GmbH," "UG haftungsbeschränkt," "Stammkapital," "Musterprotokoll," "Notartermin," "Handelsregister," "Gewerbeanmeldung," "Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung," "Transparenzregister," "Gesellschafterliste," and "Gesellschaftsvertrag." Covers capital mechanics, the formation sequence, timelines, cost components in principle, and the Geschäftsführer duties that begin on day one.
182 lines - Impressum and Datenschutzerklärung
Activate this skill when the user is publishing a website, app, online shop, newsletter or social-media presence aimed at Germany and needs a compliant Impressum and Datenschutzerklärung, wants to know where they must appear, or has received or wants to avoid an Abmahnung. Triggers on "Impressum," "Impressumspflicht," "Anbieterkennzeichnung," "§ 5 DDG," "Datenschutzerklärung," "Privacy Policy Germany," "Abmahnung," "Unterlassungserklärung," "Impressum Generator," "Datenschutz-Generator," "Verantwortlicher nach § 18 MStV," and "Streitschlichtung." Covers required contents by legal form, placement rules, the structure of a DSGVO-compliant privacy notice, how competitors and associations enforce these duties, and what generators can and cannot do.
173 lines - SEPA and German Payments
Activate this skill when the user is building checkout, billing or payout flows for customers in Germany and needs to implement SEPA credit transfers or direct debits with mandates, a Gläubiger-Identifikationsnummer and pre-notifications, validate IBANs, offer Rechnungskauf, understand what replaced giropay and Sofort, respect the German Lastschrift culture, or satisfy PSD2 strong customer authentication. Triggers on "SEPA," "SEPA-Lastschrift," "SDD Core," "SDD B2B," "Gläubiger-ID," "Mandatsreferenz," "Pre-Notification," "IBAN validation," "pain.008," "camt.053," "EBICS," "Rechnungskauf," "Kauf auf Rechnung," "giropay," "Sofortüberweisung," "Wero," "girocard," "PSD2," "SCA," and "Zahlungsverzug." Written for founders of a GmbH selling in Germany and for engineers integrating banks and payment providers.
193 lines - Sie, du and German Localization
Activate this skill when the user is translating, localizing or writing a product, website, e-mail or UI for German-speaking users and must decide between Sie and du, set the right B2B or B2C tone, cope with compound nouns and text expansion, format dates, numbers and currency, handle ß and umlauts in code, choose a gender-neutral style, or avoid Denglisch and false friends. Triggers on "Sie oder du," "German localization," "de-DE," "de-AT," "de-CH," "Umlaut," "Eszett," "ß," "Gendersternchen," "gendern," "Denglisch," "Textexpansion," "Silbentrennung," "DIN 5008," "Intl.NumberFormat de-DE," and "German UI translation." Written for founders and engineers in Germany shipping software to German customers.
157 lines - Umsatzsteuer and Invoicing
Activate this skill when the user is issuing invoices from a business in Germany, deciding whether to charge Umsatzsteuer, applying the Kleinunternehmerregelung, handling reverse charge for EU B2B customers, filing the Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung through ELSTER, or choosing between Sollversteuerung and Istversteuerung. Triggers on "Umsatzsteuer," "Mehrwertsteuer," "USt-IdNr," "Rechnungspflichtangaben," "Kleinunternehmer," "Reverse Charge," "Steuerschuldnerschaft des Leistungsempfängers," "Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung," "ELSTER," "Zusammenfassende Meldung," "Istversteuerung," and "Vorsteuerabzug." Written for founders and engineers building invoicing logic for a GmbH or a freelancer in Germany.
207 lines - XRechnung and ZUGFeRD E-Invoicing
Activate this skill when the user must issue, receive, validate or generate structured electronic invoices for customers or public bodies in Germany under the B2B e-invoicing obligation phased in from 2025. Triggers on "XRechnung," "ZUGFeRD," "Factur-X," "E-Rechnung," "EN 16931," "UBL," "CII," "PDF/A-3," "Leitweg-ID," "Peppol," "KoSIT Validator," "Mustang," and "E-Rechnungspflicht." Covers what counts as an e-invoice, the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats, the Peppol network, what an ERP or invoicing tool must produce, validation tooling and a minimal valid example structure.
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