problem-definition

problem-definition is a plugin for Claude Code from ddunnock/claude-plugins. Its manifest loads nothing; the 1 skill it bundles cost 97 tokens per session together, scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide for writing a precise problem statement using 5W2H—what, why, where, when, who, how, and how much—and IS/IS NOT comparisons. RCCA and 8D are structured methods for investigating problems and corrective actions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to define problems for root-cause investigations, 8D reports, nonconformances, failures, and corrective-action work.
Why use it?
It turns scattered failure information into a measurable description without assuming the cause or solution. This keeps an investigation focused on the actual boundaries of the problem.

Plugin for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: a Claude Code plugin manifest.

Good fit Use it to define problems for root-cause investigations, 8D reports, nonconformances, failures, and corrective-action work.

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Install in Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ddunnock/claude-plugins
/plugin install problem-definition
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/ddunnock/claude-plugins

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session not measured What this adds to a session before it is invoked.
When invoked not measured The manifest loads nothing itself; its 1 skill cost 97 tokens a session between them.
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.
Security

Grade A, and why

problem-definition 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.

skills/problem-definition/.claude-plugin/plugin.json · 18 lines

What it actually says

{
  "name": "problem-definition",
  "description": "Guide RCCA/8D problem definition using 5W2H and IS/IS NOT analysis. Transforms scattered failure data into precise, measurable problem statements that bound investigation scope without embedding cause or solution. Use when defining problems for root cause analysis, writing D2 sections of 8D reports, analyzing nonconformances, investigating failures, or when user mentions problem definition, problem statement, RCCA, 8D, failure analysis, or corrective action.",
  "version": "1.0.2",
  "author": {
    "name": "dunnock"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "problem-definition",
    "5w2h",
    "is-is-not",
    "rcca",
    "8d",
    "d2",
    "problem-statement"
  ]
}
Contents

What it installs

The manifest is a name and a version. 1 skill travel with it, and installing the plugin installs all of them — 97 tokens a session between them. Each is measured on its own page, and each can be installed alone.

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 · 18 lines scan A 2cd47462e4b6

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problem-definition is a plugin published in the GitHub repository ddunnock/claude-plugins (14 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. Its token cost is not measured: this kind of file is read by the harness, not the model. 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.