Shape Test Plan

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

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: testing · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Stateful, phased test-rollout orchestrator for existing products. Writes a durable phased rollout document at `context/foundation/test-plan.md` BEFORE handing off, then drives each rollout phase into /shape-new → /shape-research → /shape-plan → /shape-implement. Re-running the skill re-derives state from which artifacts exist and resumes from the next pending rollout phase. Once a rollout change is opened, follow the established research → plan → implement process: after each major phase, suggest the next natural command unless there is a clear blocker. Use when the user says "create test plan", "plan tests", "test strategy", "phased test rollout", "continue test rollout", "risk map for testing", "QA spec", "AI-native testing strategy", "stwórz plan testów", "strategia jakości". Use AFTER /shape-prd and /shape-roadmap. Brownfield only; greenfield needs a PRD first.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Shape Test Plan includes pricing or quota commentary; 16 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 7,012 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: patrykkopycinski
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Engineering · testing
Indexed related skills: 10

How Shape Test Plan fits the catalog

Shape Test Plan sits in the Engineering category under the testing 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

This skill writes and manages context/foundation/test-plan.md as a phased rollout strategy, then launches one rollout phase at a time into the shape change/research/plan/implement chain. The guide starts as the blueprint of phases — each phase eventually opens its own context/changes/<change-id>/ folder and fills in the cookbook sections (§6) as it ships. The skill is stateful: every invocation re-derives the current state by checking which artifacts exist, and resumes from the next pending rollout phase. It does not force a return to /shape-test-plan after every downstream stage. Once a…

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "create test plan", "plan tests", "test strategy", "phased test rollout", "continue test rollout", "risk map for testing", "QA spec", "AI-native testing strategy", "stwórz plan testów", "strategia jakości". Use AFTER /shape-prd and /shape-roadmap.

Who uses this skill

The Shape Test Plan Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ 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/shape-test-plan
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/shape-test-plan/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/shape-test-plan/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/shape-test-plan/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\shape-test-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 Shape Test Plan Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Shape Test 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 Shape Test Plan skill?

Use Shape Test Plan when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the testing 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 Shape Test Plan" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/patrykkopycinski/patryks-treadmill-claude-plugins/blob/63bed19af87a9717f63df16eea82308330ba15de/plugins/product-shaping/skills/shape-test-plan/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: patrykkopycinski

Cite this skill

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APA

patrykkopycinski. (2026). Shape Test Plan [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/shape-test-plan/

BibTeX

@misc{shape-test-plan-2026,
  author    = {patrykkopycinski},
  title     = {Shape Test Plan [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/shape-test-plan/}
}

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