Crisis Statement Writer

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Crisis Statement Writer skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Crisis Statement Writer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Drafts an initial crisis communications statement for an organisation responding to a breaking negative story, balancing acknowledgement, accountability, and composure under the three-part structure used by professional crisis communicators: Empathy, Action, Information.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Crisis Statement Writer includes worked examples. The SKILL.md runs to about 924 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: autopunk.io
License: MIT
Original author: ur-grue
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-17
Catalog position: Content · content-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Crisis Statement Writer fits the catalog

Crisis Statement Writer sits in the Content category under the content-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Crisis Statement Writer is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Crisis Statement Writer Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 118,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/crisis-statement-writer/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\crisis-statement-writer\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Crisis Statement Writer Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/crisis-statement-writer/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Crisis Statement Writer skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Crisis Statement Writer skill?

Use Crisis Statement Writer when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Crisis Statement Writer" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Crisis Statement Writer skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Crisis Statement Writer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/pr-communications/crisis-comms/crisis-statement-writer/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: ur-grue
Website: https://autopunk.io

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APA

ur-grue. (2026). Crisis Statement Writer [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/crisis-statement-writer/

BibTeX

@misc{crisis-statement-writer-2026,
  author    = {ur-grue},
  title     = {Crisis Statement Writer [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/crisis-statement-writer/}
}

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