Frame Situation

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Frame Situation 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. Frame Situation 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: 2026-08-18

Use when holding a raw signal (market observation, OKR gap, user pain pattern, engineering finding, competitive signal) at initiative or capability level — turning it into a typed finding, a Wardley capability maturity assessment, and an anchor into the PE six-step shaping sequence. Triggers on "frame this situation", "what do we do with this signal", "is this an opportunity or a risk", "where should we start", "map this to the shaping sequence". Do NOT use for a feature-scoped request (use `frame-intent`), testing an assumption (use `de-risk-intent`), or breaking down a shaped intent (use `decompose-intent`).

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From the source SKILL.md

Classify a raw signal, assess relevant capability maturities, and anchor the situation to the PE shaping sequence — so the team knows what kind of thing this is and where to enter the six-step loop before any shaping work begins.

What this skill does

Frame Situation 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/frame-situation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when holding a raw signal (market observation, OKR gap, user pain pattern, engineering finding, competitive signal) at initiative or capability level — turning it into a typed finding, a Wardley capability maturity assessment, and an anchor into the PE six-step shaping sequence. Triggers on "frame this situation", "what do we do with this signal", "is this an opportunity or a risk", "where should we start", "map this to the shaping sequence".

Who uses this skill

The Frame Situation 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 211,000+ 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/frame-situation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/frame-situation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/frame-situation/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/frame-situation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\frame-situation\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 Frame Situation Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Frame Situation 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 Frame Situation skill?

Use Frame Situation 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 Frame Situation" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Frame Situation 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. Frame Situation 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/eugenelim/agent-ready-repo/blob/HEAD/packs/product-engineering/.apm/skills/frame-situation/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: eugenelim
Website: https://eugenelim.github.io/agent-ready-repo/

Cite this skill

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

APA

eugenelim. (2026). Frame Situation [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/frame-situation/

BibTeX

@misc{frame-situation-2026,
  author    = {eugenelim},
  title     = {Frame Situation [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/frame-situation/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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