runbook-writer
Write an operational runbook for a service, incident type, or deployment procedure. Use when asked to write a runbook, create an ops guide, document an operational procedure, or prepare an incident response playbook. Produces a runbook with overview, prerequisites, step-by-step procedures, rollback steps, troubleshooting table, and escalation paths.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runbook-writer --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.
# Runbook Writer Skill Produces operational runbooks for services, incident types, and deployment procedures — structured so an on-call engineer who's never touched the system can follow them under pressure. ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **What the runbook is for** (e.g. deploying the payment service, responding to a database failover, rotating API keys) - **Runbook type** (Deployment / Incident Response / Maintenance / Disaster Recovery) - **System/service name and what it does** (brief description) - **Audience** (new on-call engineers / experienced SREs / DevOps team) - **Tech stack** (where relevant — e.g. Kubernetes, AWS RDS, Node.js) - **Monitoring tools** (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, Splunk — used to name specific dashboards and alert links in the steps) - **Key environment details** (e.g. Kubernetes cluster name, AWS account/region, relevant namespaces or resource names — paste what's relevant for exact commands) ## Output Format --- **Runbook:** [Runbook Title] **Service:** [Service Name] **Type:** [Deployment / Incident Response / Maintenance / DR] **Last Updated:** [Insert today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format] **Owner:** [Team or person] **Sever
- Required Inputs
- Output Format
- Overview
- Prerequisites
- Procedure
- Rollback
- Troubleshooting
- Escalation
- Post-Procedure Checklist
- Deeper Materials
- Scoring Rubric (0–40)
- Quality Checks
- Usage Examples
- Anti-Patterns
Exact command
What does the runbook-writer skill do?
Write an operational runbook for a service, incident type, or deployment procedure. Use when asked to write a runbook, create an ops guide, document an operational procedure, or prepare an incident response playbook. Produces a runbook with overview, prerequisites, step-by-step procedures, rollback steps, troubleshooting table, and escalation paths.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill runbook-writer --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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 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.