What is writing-plans?
writing-plans is a Claude skill by obra that use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code. It is listed under Engineering practice and has 267,600 installs.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | obra |
| Repository | obra/superpowers |
| Popularity | 267,600 installs |
| Category | Engineering practice |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #109 of 1,262 Claude skills; #21 in Engineering practice |
| SKILL.md length | 204 lines |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Stars this week | +3,625 |
Is writing-plans safe to install?
writing-plans scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| No network requests | Pass |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs no packages | Pass |
What the scan matched
- shell:
```bash
How do I install writing-plans?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill writing-plans
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers cp -r superpowers/skills/writing-plans ~/.claude/skills/writing-plans
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the writing-plans skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs writing-plans for you:
Install the "writing-plans" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/writing-plans into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
More from obra/superpowers
This repository has at least 9 Claude skills on MCPMods.
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- systematic-debugging: Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes (Low risk)
- using-superpowers: Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY respo (Low risk)
- requesting-code-review: Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements (Low risk)
- test-driven-development: Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code (Low risk)
- verification-before-completion: Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verifi (Low risk)
- executing-plans: Use when executing an implementation plan in the current session as the implementer yourself — your human partner chose (Low risk)
- subagent-driven-development: Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session (Low risk)