Is the Sop Creator skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from coleam00/second-brain-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Sop Creator SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Sop Creator?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Sop Creator with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Sop Creator

Q: Does Sop Creator work with Claude Code?

We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md and spot-checked 3 of 7 reference templates (runbook.md, standard-sop.md, checklist.md) — all HTTP 200; frontmatter parses with name+description; no scripts or security smells (pure markdown). For OUTPUT I wrote a "checkout API high 5xx rate runbook" twice: a baseline (21 lines, 3 prose paragraphs, passive voice, vague phrases like "as appropriate"/"regularly", zero commands, zero checkboxes, no metadata) and a skill-following version (73 lines) after applying the runbook template and writing rules. The skill version added 5 runnable kubectl blocks, 12 checkboxes, a Definition-of-Done with numeric thresholds (5xx<0.1% for 10 min), a symptom-cause-fix table, a warning-first rollback block, and per-step "Done when" criteria — directly eliminating the vague/passive anti-patterns the skill names.

Turns a process into a scannable runbook or SOP with a Definition-of-Done checklist

by coleam00 · coleam00/second-brain-skills

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 21, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · fa723e8

Fetched SKILL.md and spot-checked 3 of 7 reference templates (runbook.md, standard-sop.md, checklist.md) — all HTTP 200; frontmatter parses with name+description; no scripts or security smells (pure markdown). For OUTPUT I wrote a "checkout API high 5xx rate runbook" twice: a baseline (21 lines, 3 prose paragraphs, passive voice, vague phrases like "as appropriate"/"regularly", zero commands, zero checkboxes, no metadata) and a skill-following version (73 lines) after applying the runbook template and writing rules. The skill version added 5 runnable kubectl blocks, 12 checkboxes, a Definition-of-Done with numeric thresholds (5xx<0.1% for 10 min), a symptom-cause-fix table, a warning-first rollback block, and per-step "Done when" criteria — directly eliminating the vague/passive anti-patterns the skill names.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Sop Creator does

Generates operational documentation (runbooks, deployment playbooks, troubleshooting guides, checklists, onboarding guides, decision trees) from a described process, using six markdown templates that each lead with a Definition-of-Done checklist. Triggers when the user asks to create a runbook, document a process, write a playbook, or formalize a repeatable technical procedure. Applies specificity rules that replace vague phrasing and passive voice with imperative, numbered, verifiable steps.

How to install Sop Creator

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coleam00/second-brain-skills.git /tmp/sop-creator-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/sop-creator-src/.claude/skills/sop-creator ~/.claude/skills/sop-creator
# No deps, no scripts, no API keys. Pure markdown skill + 7 reference templates.
# SKILL.md lands at ~/.claude/skills/sop-creator/SKILL.md; templates under references/.

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Sop Creator

/sop-creator Turns a process into a scannable runbook or SOP with a Definition-of-Done checklist

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Create a runbook for our deployment process
Document the incident response procedure for our team
Write a playbook for onboarding new engineers

Frequently asked questions

Is the Sop Creator skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from coleam00/second-brain-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Sop Creator work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md and spot-checked 3 of 7 reference templates (runbook.md, standard-sop.md, checklist.md) — all HTTP 200; frontmatter parses with name+description; no scripts or security smells (pure markdown). For OUTPUT I wrote a "checkout API high 5xx rate runbook" twice: a baseline (21 lines, 3 prose paragraphs, passive voice, vague phrases like "as appropriate"/"regularly", zero commands, zero checkboxes, no metadata) and a skill-following version (73 lines) after applying the runbook template and writing rules. The skill version added 5 runnable kubectl blocks, 12 checkboxes, a Definition-of-Done with numeric thresholds (5xx<0.1% for 10 min), a symptom-cause-fix table, a warning-first rollback block, and per-step "Done when" criteria — directly eliminating the vague/passive anti-patterns the skill names.
What is the Sop Creator SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Sop Creator?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Sop Creator with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.