Overview
eng-runbook is an open-source frontend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by nexu-io. Its author describes it as: “An engineering runbook — service overview, alerts table, dashboards links, common procedures with copy-pasteable commands, on-call rotation, and an incident-response checklist. Use when the brief mentions "runbook", "…”. The project has 97k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add nexu-io/open-design`.
What eng-runbook does
Produce a single-page engineering runbook.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for eng-runbook is organised into these sections:
- Workflow
- Output contract
Installation
Add eng-runbook to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add nexu-io/open-designReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
eng-runbook is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in nexu-io/open-design, an established project with 97,402 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 14,577 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does eng-runbook do?
- An engineering runbook — service overview, alerts table, dashboards links, common procedures with copy-pasteable commands, on-call rotation, and an incident-response checklist. Use when the brief mentions "runbook", "ops doc", "on-call guide", "SRE doc", or "运维手册".
- How do I install eng-runbook?
- Run /plugin marketplace add nexu-io/open-design in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design before installing.
- Is eng-runbook free to use?
- Yes. eng-runbook is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does eng-runbook work with?
- eng-runbook lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does eng-runbook come from?
- eng-runbook ships inside nexu-io/open-design, a repository that contains 61 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 97,402 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.