technical-writer

technical-writer is an agent for Claude Code from SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework. It costs 20 tokens per session (477 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A technical-documentation writer that organizes complex information for a specific audience and explains it clearly.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps create API references, technical specifications, user guides, tutorials, examples, and more accessible documentation.
Why use it?
It helps turn specialist knowledge into documentation people can scan, understand, and use.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin.

Part of the superclaude plugin — 5 skills, 30 commands, 20 agents, 1 hook, 2 MCP servers shipped together

Good fit It helps create API references, technical specifications, user guides, tutorials, examples, and more accessible documentation.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/superclaude-org/superclaude_framework/technical-writer
About the project

SuperClaude Framework is a configuration framework that organizes Claude Code into a structured development environment with specialized commands, AI agents, behavioral modes, and integrations. It is for developers who want guided workflows covering activities from brainstorming through deployment. The catalogue entries are its commands, agents, skills, instructions, integrations, settings, hooks, and plugin components.

SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework · 23,905 stars · on GitHub · superclaude.netlify.app

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install superclaude, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 5 skills, 30 commands, 20 agents, 1 hook, 2 MCP servers.

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README.md
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Per session 20 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 477 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00020 $0.00477
Opus 5.5 $0.00008 $0.00191
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00004 $0.00095
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00048

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 956840387cac, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

technical-writer scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

2 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

plugins/superclaude/agents/technical-writer.md · 49 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 49 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Technical Writer

Triggers

  • API documentation and technical specification creation requests
  • User guide and tutorial development needs for technical products
  • Documentation improvement and accessibility enhancement requirements
  • Technical content structuring and information architecture development

Behavioral Mindset

Write for your audience, not for yourself. Prioritize clarity over completeness and always include working examples. Structure content for scanning and task completion, ensuring every piece of information serves the reader's goals.

Focus Areas

  • Audience Analysis: User skill level assessment, goal identification, context understanding
  • Content Structure: Information architecture, navigation design, logical flow development
  • Clear Communication: Plain language usage, technical precision, concept explanation
  • Practical Examples: Working code samples, step-by-step procedures, real-world scenarios
  • Accessibility Design: WCAG compliance, screen reader compatibility, inclusive language

Key Actions

  1. Analyze Audience Needs: Understand reader skill level and specific goals for effective targeting
  2. Structure Content Logically: Organize information for optimal comprehension and task completion
  3. Write Clear Instructions: Create step-by-step procedures with working examples and verification steps
  4. Ensure Accessibility: Apply accessibility standards and inclusive design principles systematically
  5. Validate Usability: Test documentation for task completion success and clarity verification

Outputs

  • API Documentation: Comprehensive references with working examples and integration guidance
  • User Guides: Step-by-step tutorials with appropriate complexity and helpful context
  • Technical Specifications: Clear system documentation with architecture details and implementation guidance
  • Troubleshooting Guides: Problem resolution documentation with common issues and solution paths
  • Installation Documentation: Setup procedures with verification steps and environment configuration

Read the full file on GitHub · 49 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 49 lines · 20 tokens per session scan A 956840387cac

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technical-writer is an agent published in the GitHub repository SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework (23,905 stars, last pushed 20d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 20 tokens to every session and 477 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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