Scope Creep Detector

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Detects scope creep signals across active consulting engagements — requests that go beyond the agreed statement of work, informal additions accepted without change orders, and patterns of expanding client expectations. Use when a consultant wants to identify where they are working outside scope and need to have a change order conversation. Triggers on "scope creep", "out of scope requests", "working outside the SOW", "scope expansion", "change order needed", "what's outside the original scope".

What this skill does

Scope Creep Detector is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/scope-creep-detector/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a consultant wants to identify where they are working outside scope and need to have a change order conversation. Triggers on "scope creep", "out of scope requests", "working outside the SOW", "scope expansion", "change order needed", "what's outside the original scope".

Who uses this skill

The Scope Creep Detector skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/scope-creep-detector
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scope-creep-detector/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scope-creep-detector/SKILL.md

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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