automation

PowerShell: Automate Tasks

Name: PowerShell: Automate Tasks
Author: fleschutz

Get 600+ free scripts for Linux, macOS, and Windows. For startup founders needing automation.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

3,208 stars550 forksPowerShellGuide quality 8/10Updated 7/29/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Run 600+ free PowerShell scripts on your computer to automate tasks.

Real use case example

"A founder, Sarah, wants to automate adding new customers to her Notion database and sending welcome emails after they sign up on Stripe. She finds and runs a PowerShell script on her computer, which takes only 10 minutes to set up. With the script, she can add new customers and send emails in just a few clicks, freeing up time for her to focus on growing her business."

Best insideSelf-hosted

When to use it

•When you need to automate repetitive system administration tasks across multiple platforms
•When you want to deploy scripts for tasks like backup, monitoring, or deployment across your team
•When you're looking for pre-built scripts to perform common tasks like file management, networking, or security

Ready-to-paste prompt

.\backup_files.ps1 -Source 'C:\\\\MyFiles' -Destination 'D:\\\\Backup'

Heads up: Some scripts may require elevated privileges to run, so ensure you're running PowerShell as an administrator or use the 'Run as Administrator' option

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/powershell && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/powershell/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/powershell/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How PowerShell: Automate Tasks works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

PowerShell: Automate Tasks is a large PowerShell project (~32k lines across 689 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, CC0-1.0 license, no tests found.

Size

Large codebase

~32k lines · 689 code files · ~4 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

PowerShell

No API keys detected

PowerShell 97%Python 2%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it

What's in each folder

docs/Documentation1026 files

scripts/Helper scripts813 files

gui/Folder8 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)1 files

READMENo tests foundDocumentedNo CICC0-1.0 licenseUpdated this month