Explain Plan

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Explain Plan 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. Explain Plan is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-11-01

tool:terraform type:review

Explain a Terraform plan in plain language that cuts straight to what matters - verdict first, then what changes, then what could hurt. Use this whenever the user pastes or points at plan output (`terraform show -json plan.out`, a plan JSON export, or a plan file that can be rendered that way) and wants to know what it will do, whether it is safe to apply, what will be destroyed or replaced, or a summary for a reviewer or non-Terraform stakeholder. Trigger even when they just say "what does this do", "is this safe", "summarize this plan", or "tl;dr this" with a plan in front of them. Do not use for writing or refactoring Terraform code, state surgery, or provider errors that are not plan output.

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From the source SKILL.md

A plan is the only honest preview of what apply will do, and almost nobody reads the whole thing. Reviewers skim for the Plan: line, miss the one # forces replacement buried in 400 lines of tag diffs, and find out about the database rebuild during the maintenance window. This skill exists to make the one paragraph that matters impossible to miss.

What this skill does

Explain Plan is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/explain-plan/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Explain Plan Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 213,000+ 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/explain-plan
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/explain-plan/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/explain-plan/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Explain Plan Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Explain Plan 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 Explain Plan skill?

Use Explain Plan when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product 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 Explain Plan" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Explain Plan 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. Explain Plan is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/rhawk117/cc-terraform-harness/blob/HEAD/skills/explain-plan/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: rhawk117

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

rhawk117. (2026). Explain Plan [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/explain-plan/

BibTeX

@misc{explain-plan-2026,
  author    = {rhawk117},
  title     = {Explain Plan [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/explain-plan/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-11-01 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (network), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
⚠ Network

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