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Incident Response Playbook

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: incident-response  ·  Last updated:
Drafts incident response plans and scenario playbooks for U.S. legal organizations, aligning NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2 phases with ABA Model Rules 1.1/1.4/1.6 and privilege preservation. Use when creating or updating an incident response plan, breach response policy, ransomware playbook, or regulatory notification checklist. Trigger keywords: incident response, playbook, data breach, ransomware, cybersecurity policy, NIST 800-61.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Incident Response Playbook includes a dedicated installation section. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,042 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License
Apache-2.0
Original author
CaseMark
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Security · incident-response
Indexed related skills
10

How Incident Response Playbook fits the catalog

Incident Response Playbook sits in the Security category under the incident-response 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.

From the source SKILL.md

Produces defensible, operational incident response plans and scenario playbooks for legal organizations. Aligns NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2 with ABA ethics obligations and client confidentiality requirements.

What this skill does

Incident Response Playbook is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the incident-response sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/incident-response-playbook/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when creating or updating an incident response plan, breach response policy, ransomware playbook, or regulatory notification checklist. Trigger keywords: incident response, playbook, data breach, ransomware, cybersecurity policy, NIST 800-61.

Who uses this skill

The Incident Response Playbook Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/incident-response-playbook
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/incident-response-playbook/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/incident-response-playbook/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/incident-response-playbook/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\incident-response-playbook\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 Incident Response Playbook Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/incident-response-playbook/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Incident Response Playbook skill do?
Drafts incident response plans and scenario playbooks for U.S. legal organizations, aligning NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2 phases with ABA Model Rules 1.1/1.4/1.6 and privilege preservation. Use when creating or updating an incident response plan, breach response policy, ransomware playbook, or regulatory notification checklist. Trigger keywords: incident response, playbook, data breach, ransomware, cybersecurity policy, NIST 800-61.
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 Incident Response Playbook skill?
Use Incident Response Playbook when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the incident response 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 Incident Response Playbook" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Incident Response Playbook 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. Incident Response Playbook is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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APA
CaseMark. (2026). Incident Response Playbook [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/incident-response-playbook/
BibTeX
@misc{incident-response-playbook-2026,
  author    = {CaseMark},
  title     = {Incident Response Playbook [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/incident-response-playbook/}
}

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