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Pigweed oncall rotation runbooks and maintenance workflows (such as rolling CIPD client tools for b/315378787).
Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows.
Install Runbook Generator
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generator --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .claude/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .claude/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generatorType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .agents/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .agents/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .cursor/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .cursor/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git --path engineering/skills/runbook-generator--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .gemini/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .gemini/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generatorInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .github/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .github/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills runbook-generator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/runbook-generator .opencode/skills/runbook-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "runbook-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/runbook-generator into .opencode/skills/runbook-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "runbook-generator", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
runbook-generator- GitHub stars
- 28k
- Token cost
- ~535 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 182 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 342
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows.
- Works in 5 steps: Generate the initial skeleton with… → Fill in service-specific commands and… → Add verification checks and rollback… → …
- Documenting on-call procedures for a new service
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Capabilities, When to Use and Quick Start, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3
What it does
Runbook Generator is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows. Templated structure customizable per environment. Use when documenting on-call procedures for a new service, standardizing incident response across teams, or producing runbooks before launching to production.
Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/runbook-templates.md` and `scripts/runbook_generator.py`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Runbooks and postmortems and Incident response. The repository describes itself as: 380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 8… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Documenting on-call procedures for a new service
- Standardizing incident response across teams
- Producing runbooks before launching to production
Example prompts
- “/runbook-generator”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Generate the initial skeleton with scripts/runbook_generator.py.
- Fill in service-specific commands and URLs.
- Add verification checks and rollback triggers.
- Dry-run in staging.
- Store runbook in version control near service code.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19392f7. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
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
Runbook Generator loads about 535 tokens when it runs, and up to ~805 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 182 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from alirezarezvani/claude-skills at commit 19392f7, republished under its MIT licence (© alirezarezvani). 182 words, ~535 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/runbook-generator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- runbook-generator
- description
- Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows. Templated structure customizable per environment. Use when documenting on-call procedures for a new service, standardizing incident response across teams, or producing runbooks before launching to production.
Runbook Generator
Tier: POWERFUL
Category: Engineering
Domain: DevOps / Site Reliability Engineering
Overview
Generate operational runbooks quickly from a service name, then customize for deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows.
Core Capabilities
- Runbook skeleton generation from a CLI
- Standard sections for start/stop/health/rollback
- Structured escalation and incident handling placeholders
- Reference templates for deployment and incident playbooks
When to Use
- A service has no runbook and needs a baseline immediately
- Existing runbooks are inconsistent across teams
- On-call onboarding requires standardized operations docs
- You need repeatable runbook scaffolding for new services
Quick Start
# Print runbook to stdout
python3 scripts/runbook_generator.py payments-api
# Write runbook file
python3 scripts/runbook_generator.py payments-api --owner platform --output docs/runbooks/payments-api.mdRecommended Workflow
- Generate the initial skeleton with
scripts/runbook_generator.py. - Fill in service-specific commands and URLs.
- Add verification checks and rollback triggers.
- Dry-run in staging.
- Store runbook in version control near service code.
Reference Docs
references/runbook-templates.md
Common Pitfalls
- Missing rollback triggers or rollback commands
- Steps without expected output checks
- Stale ownership/escalation contacts
- Runbooks never tested outside of incidents
Best Practices
- Keep every command copy-pasteable.
- Include health checks after every critical step.
- Validate runbooks on a fixed review cadence.
- Update runbook content after incidents and postmortems.
© alirezarezvani, 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 2 other files (scripts, references) in engineering/skills/runbook-generator of alirezarezvani/claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/runbook-templates.md
- scripts/runbook_generator.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19392f7
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| Superset Incident Triagesuperset-sh/superset | 15k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Post-Incident DebriefVeryGoodOpenSource/vgv-wingspan | 109 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Runbook Generator
What does Runbook Generator do?
Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows. Runbook Generator is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Generate operational runbooks from a service name — deployment, incident response, maintenance, and rollback workflows.
When should I use Runbook Generator?
Runbook Generator fits situations like: documenting on-call procedures for a new service; standardizing incident response across teams; producing runbooks before launching to production.
How do I install Runbook Generator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/skills/runbook-generator in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .claude/skills/runbook-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Runbook Generator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/skills/runbook-generator in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .agents/skills/runbook-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Runbook Generator 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill runbook-generator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/runbook-generator, .gemini/skills/runbook-generator, .github/skills/runbook-generator and .opencode/skills/runbook-generator in your project.
What does Runbook Generator need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Runbook Generator needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Runbook Generator 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 Runbook Generator 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Runbook Generator use?
Runbook Generator 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 Runbook Generator use?
About 535 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 270 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Runbook Generator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Runbook Generator: Oncall (pigweed-project/pigweed, 548 stars), Activation Governance Chaos Rollout (Ali-Marandi/DataSense, 107 stars), Incident Response (686f6c61/alfred-dev, 117 stars) and Superset Incident Triage (superset-sh/superset, 15k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Runbook Generator?
alirezarezvani (a GitHub user) maintains it in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which has 27,891 GitHub stars. The repository holds 342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.
Source: alirezarezvani/claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.