User Story Writer
deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills
Writes user stories in Mike Cohn's format with Gherkin acceptance criteria, turning user needs into development-ready work with testable conditions.
Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria.
Install User Story Writer
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writer --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/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .claude/skills/user-story-writer && 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 "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .claude/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writerType 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .agents/skills/user-story-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .agents/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .cursor/skills/user-story-writer && 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 "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .cursor/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git --path .claude/skills/user-story-writer--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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .gemini/skills/user-story-writer && 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 "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .gemini/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writerInstalls 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .github/skills/user-story-writer && 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 "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .github/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter user-story-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/user-story-writer .opencode/skills/user-story-writer && 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 "user-story-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/user-story-writer into .opencode/skills/user-story-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "user-story-writer", 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
user-story-writer- GitHub stars
- 145
- Token cost
- ~531 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 154 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 29
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Works in 5 steps: Primary user story — the one main story… → Supporting user stories — 2-4… → Acceptance criteria for each story in… → …
- Asked to write user stories
- SKILL.md covers What this skill does, Story format, Edge cases section and Open questions section, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
User Story Writer is an agent skill from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter. Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria. Use when asked to write user stories or break down a feature.
Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Product & Project Management, covering User stories. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to write user stories
- Break down a feature
Example prompts
- “Use the user-story-writer skill to convert feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria”
- “/user-story-writer”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Primary user story — the one main story that captures the core value
- Supporting user stories — 2-4 sub-stories for the key flows
- Acceptance criteria for each story in Given/When/Then format
- Edge cases to consider — 3-5 scenarios the team should discuss before building
- Open questions — what needs to be answered before sprint planning
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 172c531. 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.
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
User Story Writer loads about 531 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 154 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter at commit 172c531, republished under its MIT licence (© hamzafarooq). 154 words, ~531 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/user-story-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- user-story-writer
- description
- Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria. Use when asked to write user stories or break down a feature.
What this skill does
Take a feature description — it can be rough, even a single bullet point — and produce:
- Primary user story — the one main story that captures the core value
- Supporting user stories — 2-4 sub-stories for the key flows
- Acceptance criteria for each story in Given/When/Then format
- Edge cases to consider — 3-5 scenarios the team should discuss before building
- Open questions — what needs to be answered before sprint planning
Story format
Use this exact format for each story:
**Story [N]:** As a [user type], I want to [do something] so that [I get this value].
**Acceptance Criteria:**
- Given [starting context], when [user takes this action], then [this result happens]
- Given [starting context], when [user takes this action], then [this result happens]
- Given [starting context], when [user takes this action], then [this result happens]
**Priority:** Must-have / Should-have / Nice-to-have
**Effort:** Small (< 1 day) / Medium (2-3 days) / Large (1 week+)Edge cases section
After the stories, add:
## Edge Cases to Discuss
- [Scenario 1: e.g. "What happens if the user has no data yet?"]
- [Scenario 2: e.g. "What if the export fails mid-way?"]
- [Scenario 3: e.g. "How does this behave on mobile?"]Open questions section
End with:
## Questions for the Team
1. [Question about scope, ownership, or a missing decision]
2. [Question about a dependency or integration]
3. [Question about edge cases that need a product decision]How to respond
- Write the stories directly without preamble or explanation
- Keep language simple enough for a non-technical stakeholder to read
- Mark stories with unclear scope as
[NEEDS CLARIFICATION] - If the feature seems too large for one sprint, say so and suggest how to split it
- After delivering the stories, ask: "Want me to add these to docs/prd.md?"
© hamzafarooq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/user-story-writer of hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 172c531
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User Story Writer this skillhamzafarooq/claude-code-starter | 145 | — | ~531 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| User Story Writerdeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills | 7.2k | 2 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Ralph Tui Create Beadssubsy/ralph-tui | 2.5k | 1 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agile Product Owneralirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | 3 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ralph Tui Create Beads Rustsubsy/ralph-tui | 2.5k | 1 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| To Specbestofjs/bestofjs | 3.1k | 21 repos | ~757 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about User Story Writer
What does User Story Writer do?
Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria. User Story Writer is an agent skill from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter. Converts feature ideas or rough bullets into user stories with acceptance criteria.
When should I use User Story Writer?
User Story Writer fits situations like: asked to write user stories; break down a feature.
How do I install User Story Writer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/user-story-writer in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter) into .claude/skills/user-story-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install User Story Writer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/user-story-writer in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter) into .agents/skills/user-story-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use User Story Writer 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 hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill user-story-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/user-story-writer, .gemini/skills/user-story-writer, .github/skills/user-story-writer and .opencode/skills/user-story-writer in your project.
What does User Story Writer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: User Story Writer is instructions for the agent only.
Does User Story Writer 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 User Story Writer 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 User Story Writer use?
User Story Writer 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 User Story Writer use?
About 531 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.
What are the alternatives to User Story Writer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with User Story Writer: 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 User Story Writer?
hamzafarooq (a GitHub user) maintains it in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.
Source: hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.