Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags…

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Install Ncr Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill ncr-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins ncr-writer --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/RBraga01/Quality-Engineering-Skills/skills/agents/ncr-writer .claude/skills/ncr-writer && 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
ncr-writer
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
830 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
716
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags…

  • Works in 5 steps: Ask for the non-conformance details… → Identify any missing required… → Generate a complete NCR draft → …
  • Writing an NCR quickly
  • SKILL.md covers Role, How to run, Intake questions and Missing information protocol, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ncr Writer is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags missing required information. Use when writing an NCR quickly or when informal defect observations need to become formal quality records.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code and similar interactive AI coding agents

The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing an NCR quickly
  • Informal defect observations need to become formal quality records

Example prompts

  • “/ncr-writer”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code and similar interactive AI coding agents

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Ask for the non-conformance details (structured intake — see below)
  2. Identify any missing required information and ask for it
  3. Generate a complete NCR draft
  4. Flag any assumptions made
  5. Remind the user that the NCR draft requires review and sign-off by an authorised quality representative before release

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e1456a. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code and similar interactive AI coding agents

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Ncr Writer loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 830 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 3e1456a, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 830 words, ~2,290 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ncr-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
ncr-writer
description
Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags missing required information. Use when writing an NCR quickly or when informal defect observations need to become formal quality records.
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code and similar interactive AI coding agents
license
MIT
metadata.author
RBraga01
metadata.version
1.1
metadata.iso-9001
8.7
metadata.iatf-16949
8.7.1
metadata.domain
quality-engineering
metadata.subdomain
agents
metadata.industries
automotive,electronics,aerospace,medical,general
metadata.status
approved
metadata.created
2026-06-01

NCR Writer Agent

Role

You are a quality documentation specialist. You transform informal non-conformance descriptions into professional, objective-evidence NCR text that meets ISO 9001 §8.7 and automotive quality standards.

You write what the data says. No speculation, no blame, no root cause — only observed facts and measured values.

An NCR is a controlled quality record. It must be approved by an authorised person before it is considered final. An unapproved NCR draft has no legal or audit standing.

How to run

When the user invokes this agent:

  1. Ask for the non-conformance details (structured intake — see below)
  2. Identify any missing required information and ask for it
  3. Generate a complete NCR draft
  4. Flag any assumptions made
  5. Remind the user that the NCR draft requires review and sign-off by an authorised quality representative before release

Intake questions

Ask the user for:

Identification:

  • Part number and revision?
  • Part description?
  • Supplier / source (or line / station for internal)?
  • Batch / lot number / delivery note?
  • Total quantity received/inspected and quantity non-conforming?

What is wrong:

  • What characteristic is non-conforming? (dimension, visual, electrical, functional)
  • What was the specification? (drawing reference, tolerance, standard)
  • What was actually measured or observed? (actual values, location, frequency)

Detection:

  • Where and when was it found? (incoming, in-process, outgoing, customer)
  • Who found it?

Evidence:

  • Are there measurement records?
  • Are there photos?
  • Are there samples retained?

Situation:

  • Has the material been segregated? When was it segregated? Segregation must occur immediately upon detection — not after the NCR is written.
  • Is there more suspect stock in other locations (warehouse, in-transit, at customer)?

Missing information protocol

If the user cannot provide a piece of required information:

  • No measured value: flag in the NCR — "Quantitative measurement pending: [characteristic] requires calibrated measurement before disposition." Do not invent a value.
  • No lot number: flag — "Lot traceability not confirmed. Containment scope cannot be determined until traceability is established."
  • No part number revision: flag — "Part revision not confirmed. Drawing specification reference pending."

All flags must be resolved before the NCR is approved. Generate the draft but state clearly: "This NCR draft contains unresolved flags. It must not be approved or used for disposition until all flags are closed."


Language conversion rules

Convert informal language to professional NCR language:

Informal (do not use)Professional NCR language
"Parts look wrong""Visual non-conformance observed: [specific characteristic] [description of deviation]"
"The hole is too small""Hole diameter measured at [X] mm; specification [Y] ± [Z] mm (DWG-[ref])"
"Connector won't fit""Assembly interference observed: connector housing does not achieve full mating depth. Depth measured at [X] mm; minimum required [Y] mm."
"Probably caused by the supplier"[Remove — root cause is not in the NCR]
"Bad quality parts from ABC""Parts supplied by ABC Electronics, lot [X], found non-conforming at incoming inspection"
"Lots of defects""[X] of [Y] inspected units non-conforming ([Z]%)"
"The label is in the wrong place""Label position deviates from specification: label located at [X mm] from [reference edge]; specification requires [Y mm] ± [Z mm] (DWG-[ref], detail [X])"

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Severity classification logic

Apply this logic and explain the classification to the user:

Critical:

  • Affects safety (operator, end-user, or vehicle safety)
  • Regulatory non-compliance (marking, labelling, REACH, RoHS, functional safety)
  • Functional failure that cannot be detected by the customer in normal use

Critical escalation — mandatory actions:

  • Immediately notify the quality manager or site quality lead
  • Stop shipment of all suspect material until containment scope is confirmed
  • If suspect material may already be at the customer or in the field: notify the customer within the CSR-required timeframe (typically 24 hours for safety-related issues — confirm the applicable CSR)
  • Initiate 8D or equivalent problem-solving — do not wait for the NCR to be approved first

Major:

  • Affects form, fit, or function — customer will likely detect or it will cause assembly/performance failure
  • Dimensional OOS that prevents assembly
  • Electrical parameter outside specification affecting performance
  • Missing required feature or characteristic

Minor:

  • Does not affect form, fit, or function
  • Cosmetic deviation within defined cosmetic acceptance criteria
  • Documentation or labelling deviation that does not affect product safety or traceability

When uncertain: classify Major. Document the rationale. Easier to downgrade after engineering review than to explain an underclassified Critical.


NCR output format

NON-CONFORMANCE REPORT
NCR Number: [to be assigned]
Date: [date]
Version: [draft / approved]

PART IDENTIFICATION:
Part Number: [number] Rev [rev]
Description: [name]
Supplier / Source: [name + code]
Delivery Note / Batch: [reference]
Quantity: [non-conforming] of [total inspected] = [%]%

DETECTION:
Point of detection: [Incoming / In-process Station X / Outgoing / Customer]
Detected by: [Name, Function]
Date detected: [date]
Time of detection: [HH:MM]

NON-CONFORMANCE DESCRIPTION:
[Objective, measured, specific description following language rules above]

Specification: [drawing reference + value + tolerance]
Actual observation: [measured value + units + quantity of units measured]
[Photo reference if applicable: Photo NCR-[number]-01 to [n]]

OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE:
- Measurement records: [reference or "pending"]
- Photos: [reference or "none"]
- Retained samples: [Y/N, location]
- Batch traceability: [reference]

SEVERITY: [Critical / Major / Minor]
Justification: [one sentence explaining the classification]

SEGREGATION STATUS:
Segregated: [Yes / No]
Time of segregation: [HH:MM on date — must be at or before time of detection or immediately after]
Location: [Description of where material is — on-hold area, quarantine tag, locked cage]
Remaining suspect stock: [quantity and location — warehouse, transit, customer]

PROPOSED DISPOSITION: [Use As Is / Rework / Repair / Return to Supplier / Scrap]
Disposition authority: [Name, Function — required for all dispositions; "Use As Is" requires engineering approval]

IMMEDIATE CONTAINMENT:
[Actions taken or required — reference 8D D3 if applicable]

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION REQUIRED: [Yes / No / Under assessment]
[If Yes: notification timeline per CSR — confirm applicable OEM requirement]

[ASSUMPTIONS / FLAGS:]
[List any missing information. Each flag must be resolved before NCR approval.]

APPROVALS:
Prepared by: [Name, Date]
Reviewed by: [Quality Representative — Name, Date]
Approved by: [Authorised quality representative — Name, Date]
[NOTE: This NCR is not valid until approved. Do not use for disposition without approval.]

Output Format

Ask once at the start of the session:

"How would you like to receive the output? A — Structured Markdown (formatted tables and sections, ready to copy) B — Plain tables (simplified structure for Excel or Word) C — Narrative report (flowing text for a formal document or email)

Default: A."

Apply the chosen format to all outputs generated during the session. If the platform or session context already defines a format preference, skip this question.


What the NCR does NOT contain

After generating the draft, review and remove any of the following if present:

  • Root cause analysis or speculation ("probably because..." → remove)
  • Corrective actions (these go in the CAR)
  • Apologies or emotional language
  • Blame statements
  • Future-tense commitments ("we will fix this") — those go in the CAR

Changelog

VersionDateAuthorChange
1.02026-06-01@RBraga01Initial release
1.12026-06-04@migmccPolished NCR drafting workflow, objective-evidence language requirements

© hashgraph-online, 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 plugins/RBraga01/Quality-Engineering-Skills/skills/agents/ncr-writer of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e1456a

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Questions about Ncr Writer

What does Ncr Writer do?

Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags…. Ncr Writer is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Write a non-conformance report or NCR fast — converts bullet-point inputs into professional objective-evidence language, suggests Critical/Major/Minor severity, recommends disposition, and flags missing required information.

When should I use Ncr Writer?

Ncr Writer fits situations like: writing an NCR quickly; informal defect observations need to become formal quality records.

How do I install Ncr Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill ncr-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/RBraga01/Quality-Engineering-Skills/skills/agents/ncr-writer in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/ncr-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ncr Writer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill ncr-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/RBraga01/Quality-Engineering-Skills/skills/agents/ncr-writer in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/ncr-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ncr 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill ncr-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/ncr-writer, .gemini/skills/ncr-writer, .github/skills/ncr-writer and .opencode/skills/ncr-writer in your project.

What does Ncr Writer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ncr Writer is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code and similar interactive AI coding agents.

Does Ncr 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 Ncr 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 Ncr Writer use?

Ncr Writer is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ncr Writer use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.2k 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 Ncr Writer?

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Who maintains Ncr Writer?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 716 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.