sc-technical-writer

sc-technical-writer is an agent for coding agents from SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin. It costs 22 tokens per session (479 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of technical-writer, MIT.

An add-on for writing technical documentation for a specific audience. It focuses on clear explanations, usable structure, examples, and accessibility.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for API documentation, technical specifications, user guides, tutorials, documentation improvements, and accessibility-focused reviews.
Why use it?
It helps turn complex technical information into documentation that readers can scan and follow. It also keeps the writing aligned with the reader's skill level and practical goals.

Agent

Part of the sc plugin — 32 commands, 20 agents shipped together

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/superclaude-org/superclaude_plugin/sc-technical-writer
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin

Or install sc, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 32 commands, 20 agents.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

agentmods badge for sc-technical-writer

README.md
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Your own site
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/superclaude-org/superclaude_plugin/sc-technical-writer"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/superclaude-org/superclaude_plugin/sc-technical-writer.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>
Per session 22 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 479 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 98% copy Near-identical to another mod 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 $0.00022 $0.00479
Opus 5 $0.00011 $0.00239
Sonnet 5 $0.00004 $0.00096
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00048

Measured 5d ago against content hash 140686663f8d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

sc-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 5d 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

This is a copy

98% identical to technical-writer — 2 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

agents/sc-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. 5d ago First seen · 49 lines · 22 tokens per session scan A 140686663f8d

Subscribe to this mod's changes

sc-technical-writer is an agent published in the GitHub repository SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin (55 stars, last pushed 14d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 22 tokens to every session and 479 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 98% identical to technical-writer, differing in 2 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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