Delete Runbook

Name: Delete Runbook
Author: Skills Guide Bot

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Deletes a registered runbook by name from .claude/runbooks.json. Requires user confirmation before removal and preserves the file structure even when empty. Helps clean up outdated automations.

Sby Skills Guide Bot

DevelopmentBeginner

806/2/2026

Claude Code

#runbook#delete#configuration#claude

Our review

Deletes a registered runbook from the .claude/runbooks.json file after user confirmation.

Strengths

Prevents accidental deletion by requiring explicit confirmation.
Displays runbook details before deletion for verification.
Handles missing runbooks by listing available ones.
Maintains valid JSON structure even after deleting the last runbook.

Limitations

Only works with runbooks already registered in the file, cannot remove unregistered ones.
No batch deletion or pattern-based removal support.

When to use it

When you need to clean up your runbook collection by removing an outdated or unused runbook.

When not to use it

If you only want to temporarily disable a runbook, use a disable command instead.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score85/100

The skill only reads and writes a local configuration file (.claude/runbooks.json) to remove a runbook entry. It does not execute any shell commands, network operations, or handle sensitive data. No risk of destruction, exfiltration, or obfuscation is present.

No concerns found

Examples

Delete a specific runbook

/runbook-delete auto-commit

Delete without name (interactive)

/runbook-delete

name: runbook-delete description: Delete a registered runbook by name from .claude/runbooks.json

Delete Runbook

You are removing a registered runbook from .claude/runbooks.json.

Instructions

Parse arguments: /runbook-delete <runbook-name>
- If no name provided, read .claude/runbooks.json and ask which runbook to delete
Read .claude/runbooks.json and find the named runbook
- If not found, list available runbooks

Confirm with the user before deleting:

Delete runbook "auto-commit"?
  Trigger: task_complete
  Mode: auto
  Actions:
    1. git add -A
    2. git commit -m "{{task_description}}"
    3. git push