Runbook

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Turns undocumented tribal knowledge into actual step-by-step procedures your on-call team can follow at 3am. You get a structured template with exact commands, expected results, failure handling for each step, verification checklists, and escalation paths. The real value is in forcing you to be painfully specific, like "run python sync.py --prod --dry-run from the ops server" instead of "run the script". If you have a knowledge base connected, it'll search for existing runbooks to update rather than creating duplicates. Best used when you catch yourself explaining the same procedure for the third time or realize only two people know how to deploy production.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill runbook --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

/runbook

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Create a step-by-step operational runbook for a recurring task or procedure.

Usage

/runbook $ARGUMENTS

Output

## Runbook: [Task Name]
**Owner:** [Team/Person] | **Frequency:** [Daily/Weekly/Monthly/As Needed]
**Last Updated:** [Date] | **Last Run:** [Date]

### Purpose
[What this runbook accomplishes and when to use it]

### Prerequisites
- [ ] [Access or permission needed]
- [ ] [Tool or system required]
- [ ] [Data or input needed]

### Procedure

#### Step 1: [Name]

[Exact command, action, or instruction]

**Expected result:** [What should happen]
**If it fails:** [What to do]

#### Step 2: [Name]

[Exact command, action, or instruction]

**Expected result:** [What should happen]
**If it fails:** [What to do]

### Verification
- [ ] [How to confirm the task completed successfully]
- [ ] [What to check]

### Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Likely Cause | Fix |
|---------|-------------|-----|
| [What you see] | [Why] | [What to do] |

### Rollback
[How to undo this if something goes wrong]

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