Agent skill

07 Epic

by ai-driven-dev in ai-driven-dev/framework

Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install 07 Epic

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 07-epic -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ai-driven-dev/framework 07-epic --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ai-driven-dev/framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/aidd-pm/skills/07-epic .claude/skills/07-epic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
07-epic
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~316 tokens
SKILL.md length
82 words
Files
11 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
46
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog.

  • The user wants to frame
  • SKILL.md covers Actions and Transversal rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Persist an Epic

What it does

07 Epic is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog. Use when the user wants to frame, review, resume, or persist an Epic. Not for Product Briefs, User Stories, or implementation.

Its SKILL.md is about 320 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 13 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `actions/01-shape.md`, `actions/02-review.md` and `actions/03-finalize.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering User stories. The repository describes itself as: Marketplace Framework AI-Driven Dev : Context Engineering, Plugins, Agents, Skills, Hooks, Templates, SDLC. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to frame
  • Persist an Epic

Example prompts

  • “Use the 07-epic skill to produce or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog”
  • “/07-epic”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30640. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are mermaid).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

07 Epic loads about 316 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 82 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~316
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ai-driven-dev/framework at commit 6e30640, republished under its MIT licence (© ai-driven-dev). 82 words, ~316 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/07-epic/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 10 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
07-epic
description
Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog. Use when the user wants to frame, review, resume, or persist an Epic. Not for Product Briefs, User Stories, or implementation.
argument-hint
request | epic

Epic

mermaid
flowchart LR
  source([request, Product Brief, PRD, or Epic]) --> shape --> review --> finalize
  source -->|"already persisted"| finalize
  review -->|"revise"| shape
  finalize -->|"revise"| shape
  finalize -->|"authorized"| done([Epic])

Actions

Run the flow above. Read only the next action file.

ActionDoes
shapeframe one outcome-based Epic
reviewchallenge its coherence and readiness
finalizeapprove, persist, or transition

Transversal rules

  • Keep product and lifecycle decisions with the user.
  • Separate evidence, decisions, and assumptions.
  • Preserve source links and existing edits.
  • Ask natural questions; never expose actions, references, or unchanged state.
  • Require explicit approval or caller-provided bounded authority before any write.
  • Stay at outcome level; do not propose child slices or implementation.

© ai-driven-dev, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 10 other files (references, assets) in plugins/aidd-pm/skills/07-epic of ai-driven-dev/framework.

  • SKILL.md
  • actions/01-shape.md
  • actions/02-review.md
  • actions/03-finalize.md
  • assets/epic-template.md
  • references/handoffs.md
  • references/lifecycle.md
  • references/persistence.md
  • references/qualification.md
  • references/readiness.md
  • references/relations.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30640

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Questions about 07 Epic

What does 07 Epic do?

Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog. 07 Epic is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Produces or refines an outcome-based Epic for a product backlog.

When should I use 07 Epic?

07 Epic fits situations like: the user wants to frame; persist an Epic.

How do I install 07 Epic in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 07-epic -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-pm/skills/07-epic in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .claude/skills/07-epic in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 07 Epic in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 07-epic -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-pm/skills/07-epic in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .agents/skills/07-epic in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 07 Epic in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 07-epic -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/07-epic, .gemini/skills/07-epic, .github/skills/07-epic and .opencode/skills/07-epic in your project.

What does 07 Epic need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: 07 Epic is instructions for the agent only.

Does 07 Epic access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 07 Epic safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does 07 Epic use?

07 Epic is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does 07 Epic use?

About 316 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to 07 Epic?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 07 Epic: User Story Writer (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars), Ralph Tui Create Beads (subsy/ralph-tui, 2.5k stars), Agile Product Owner (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Ralph Tui Create Beads Rust (subsy/ralph-tui, 2.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 07 Epic?

ai-driven-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ai-driven-dev/framework, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ai-driven-dev/framework on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.