SOP Document Generator (v1.1)

An AI-powered alternative to SweetProcess and Trainual for creating professional Standard Operating Procedure documents — with ISO 9001:2015 document control, RACI matrices, Bloom's Taxonomy action verbs, SIPOC analysis, industry-specific safety classifications (GHS/NFPA/OSHA), HACCP critical control points, BPMN 2.0-aligned flowcharts, and regulatory gap analysis. All locally with zero subscription fees.

Installation

1. Download the pf-sop-docs.plugin file
2. Open Claude Desktop and navigate to Settings > Plugins
3. Click Install Plugin and select the downloaded .plugin file
4. The plugin will be installed and available immediately

Note: All data stays local on your machine. No external API calls or cloud storage required.

Why This Exists

SOP documentation is essential for operational consistency, compliance, and training. But commercial tools cost $990–$3,000+ per year and lock your data in cloud systems. This plugin generates draft-ready for review SOPs from your notes using Claude, creates visual process maps, extracts executable checklists, and identifies improvement opportunities — entirely on your machine.

Quick Start

1. Initialize workspace:

   /sop-docs:setup Acme Corp
   

2. Generate your first SOP:

   /sop-docs:generate -t "Customer Onboarding"
   1. Collect customer information
   2. Verify required fields
   3. Create account in system
   4. Send welcome email
   

3. Create supporting documents:

   /sop-docs:flowchart outbound/SOP-001-Customer-Onboarding.docx
   /sop-docs:checklist outbound/SOP-001-Customer-Onboarding.docx
   /sop-docs:review outbound/SOP-001-Customer-Onboarding.docx
   

4. Done! Five professional documents ready in outbound/:

   • SOP document (DOCX)
   • Process flowchart (Mermaid)
   • Role-specific checklist (DOCX)
   • Quality review report (DOCX)

All Commands

Command	Purpose
/sop-docs:setup	Initialize workspace, verify dependencies
/sop-docs:generate	Create structured SOP from bullet points
/sop-docs:flowchart	Generate Mermaid process diagram from SOP
/sop-docs:checklist	Extract role-based checklist with checkboxes
/sop-docs:review	Analyze SOP for gaps and compliance issues
/sop-docs:full-pipeline	Run all above steps in sequence
/sop-docs:status	Show workspace configuration and SOP inventory

How It Works

1. Generate SOP

Accept bullet points or prose description → Create structured DOCX with:

• Header (SOP #, title, version, date, author)
• Purpose & Scope
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Equipment & Materials
• Safety Warnings (auto-detected)
• Numbered Procedure Steps
• Quality Checkpoints
• Revision History
• Approval Signatures

2. Create Flowchart

Parse SOP steps → Extract logic → Generate Mermaid graph showing:

• Sequential steps (rectangles)
• Decision points (diamonds)
• Role handoffs (labeled edges)
• Start/End markers
• Embedded in Markdown for GitHub/VS Code rendering

3. Extract Checklist

Identify actionable verbs → Group by role → Create printable DOCX with:

• Checkboxes (☐) for each task
• Step references (e.g., "Step 3.1")
• Frequency tags (daily, weekly, per-use, etc.)
• Role-specific sections

4. Review Quality

Analyze SOP against 4 dimensions:

• Completeness: All sections present, sufficient detail
• Clarity: Steps are unambiguous, properly sequenced
• Compliance: Safety warnings, approvals, version control
• Accuracy: No outdated references, current practices

Rating: "Good" / "Needs Improvement" / "Major Revision Needed"

What It's an Alternative To

Product	Cost/Year	Limitations
SweetProcess	$990–$2,400	Limited automation, cloud-only
Trainual	$2,988–$8,000	Includes training modules (overkill for SOPs)
Process Street	$1,200–$10,000	Complex pricing, SaaS dependency
pf-sop-docs	included with your subscription	Local-only, offline-capable, full automation

Key Differentiators

Feature	pf-sop-docs	SweetProcess	Trainual	Process Street
AI-powered generation	✓ Full	✗ Limited	✗ Limited	✗ Manual
Process flowcharts	✓ Auto-generated	✓ Manual	✗ None	✓ Manual
Checklist extraction	✓ Auto-generated	✓ Manual	✓ Manual	✓ Manual
SOP gap analysis	✓ Full review	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
Cost	included with your subscription	$990/yr	$2,988/yr	$1,200/yr
Data privacy	Local processing	✗ Cloud	✗ Cloud	✗ Cloud
Version control	✓ File-based	✓ Limited	✓ Full	✓ Full
Real-time collab	✗ (Share DOCX)	✓ Full	✓ Full	✓ Full
Employee training	✗ SOPs only	✓ Full	✓ Full	✓ Integrated

Feature Comparison Table

Feature	This Plugin	SweetProcess	Trainual	Process Street
Generate SOP from text	✓ AI-powered	Manual input	Manual input	Manual input
ISO 9001 document control	✓ Clause 7.5.2 auto-generated	✗ Manual	✗ None	✗ Manual
SIPOC analysis	✓ Auto-generated	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
RACI matrix	✓ Auto-generated with industry defaults	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
Bloom's Taxonomy verb validation	✓ 6-level auto-check	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
Regulatory auto-detection	✓ 40+ OSHA/FDA/HIPAA citations	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
GHS/NFPA safety classification	✓ Auto-classified	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
BPMN 2.0 flowcharts	✓ With swim lanes + metrics	Limited	None	Limited
HACCP CCP markers	✓ Auto-tagged per Codex	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
PPE annotations (OSHA)	✓ ANSI/ASTM standards	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
PDCA assessment	✓ ISO 9001 Clause 10	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
6-dimension review	✓ ISO 19011 methodology	None	None	None
Role-specific checklists	✓ V/VAL tagged	Manual	Manual	Manual
Industry regulatory presets	✓ 10 industries	✗ None	✗ None	✗ None
Multiple output formats	✓ DOCX, Mermaid, Markdown	Limited	Limited	Limited
No subscription	✓ Free	✗ $990/yr	✗ $2,988/yr	✗ $1,200/yr
100% data privacy	✓ Local	✗ Cloud	✗ Cloud	✗ Cloud

Estimated Cost per Use

Disclaimer: Token estimates are approximate and based on typical usage patterns measured from skill prompt sizes. Actual costs vary with input data size, conversation length, and complexity. Estimates use Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing ($3/1M input, $15/1M output). Cowork and Claude Desktop subscription users (Pro/Max/Team) are not charged per-token — these estimates apply only to direct Anthropic API usage. Running stages individually in fresh sessions uses fewer input tokens than running the full pipeline sequentially, because pipeline mode accumulates conversation history across stages.

Per skill (run individually in a fresh session):

Stage	Skill Prompt	User Input	Total Input	Output	Est. Cost
sop-docs-checklist	~5.9K	~800	~9.5K	~4.0K	~$0.09
sop-docs-generate	~9.4K	~800	~13.0K	~6.0K	~$0.13
sop-docs-review	~10.8K	~800	~14.4K	~6.0K	~$0.13
sop-docs-flowchart	~5.3K	~800	~8.9K	~8.0K	~$0.15
Standalone total			~45.9K	~24.0K	~$0.50

Full pipeline (all stages in one session — context accumulates):

Stage	Base Input	+ History	Total Input	Output	Est. Cost
sop-docs-checklist	~11.5K	0	~11.5K	~4.0K	~$0.09
sop-docs-generate	~15.0K	~4.8K	~19.8K	~6.0K	~$0.15
sop-docs-review	~16.4K	~11.6K	~28.0K	~6.0K	~$0.17
sop-docs-flowchart	~10.8K	~18.4K	~29.2K	~8.0K	~$0.21
Pipeline total			~88.4K	~24.0K	~$0.63

Running the full pipeline once typically costs $0.44–$0.81 in API tokens (Claude Sonnet 4.6).

AI-Powered Features (17)

• Procedure Text-to-Structure Conversion: Transforms freeform process descriptions or bullet points into formally structured SOPs with standardized sections and formatting
• ISO 9001:2015 Document Control: Every SOP includes classification, distribution, retention period, next review date, and supersedes field per Clause 7.5.2
• SIPOC Analysis Generation: Auto-generated Suppliers-Inputs-Process-Outputs-Customers table for process context (Lean Six Sigma / ASQ methodology)
• RACI Matrix Generation: Responsible-Accountable-Consulted-Informed matrix with industry-specific default roles per ISO 9001:2015 Clause 5.3
• Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verb Validation: Each procedure step validated against 6 cognitive levels — vague verbs auto-upgraded to measurable ones (Anderson & Krathwohl 2001)
• Industry-Specific Regulatory Auto-Detection: 40+ trigger keyword-to-regulation mappings across manufacturing, food service, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and construction
• GHS/NFPA/OSHA Safety Classification: Hazard warnings classified using Globally Harmonized System signal words, NFPA 704 diamond ratings, or NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls
• SMART Quality Checkpoints: Each checkpoint validated for Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Relevant-Time-bound criteria
• BPMN 2.0-Aligned Flowcharts: Process diagrams mapped to ISO 19510:2013 notation with swim lanes, gateway classification, and metrics annotations
• Process Flowchart Generation: Automatically extracts logic from SOP steps and generates Mermaid diagrams showing sequential flows, decision points, and role handoffs
• Checklist Extraction with V/VAL Tags: Identifies actionable verbs and tags each item as Verification [V] or Validation [VAL] per ISO 9001:2015 Clause 8.5.1/8.6
• HACCP Critical Control Point Marking: Food service and pharmaceutical checklists auto-tag temperature, cooking, and receiving steps as CCPs per Codex Alimentarius
• PPE Requirement Annotations: Hazardous checklist items annotated with required PPE type and applicable ANSI/ASTM/OSHA standards
• 6-Dimension SOP Gap Analysis: Reviews against completeness, clarity, compliance, document control, accuracy, and continuous improvement (ISO 19011:2018 methodology)
• PDCA Cycle Assessment: Evaluates Plan-Do-Check-Act coverage for continuous improvement readiness per ISO 9001:2015 Clause 10
• Regulatory Gap Analysis: Industry-specific checks for OSHA LOTO, HazCom, HACCP principles, FDA Food Code, HIPAA safeguards, and cGMP requirements
• 10 Industry Regulatory Presets: Pre-configured standards for manufacturing, healthcare, food service, pharmaceutical, construction, retail, logistics, technology, education, and general

Known Limitations & Workarounds

Limitation	Why	Workaround
No real-time collaboration	Local-only design	Upload DOCX to Google Docs, SharePoint, or similar for team review
No task tracking/assignment	Outside SOP scope	Export checklist to Asana, Monday, Linear, or print for team
No persistent database	File-based architecture	Archive SOPs by date; use file naming conventions for organization
No audit trail	No centralized backend	Maintain revision history in SOP document; version baseline SOPs
No employee training modules	Trainual feature, not SOP	Use generated SOPs as training material in separate LMS

Context & Performance Guide

This plugin is optimized for typical SOP workloads:

• Small SOPs (5–10 steps): ~5K tokens, completes in seconds
• Medium SOPs (15–25 steps): ~15K tokens, completes in 10–15 seconds
• Complex SOPs (30+ steps): ~25K tokens, completes in 20–30 seconds
• Full pipeline (generate + flowchart + checklist + review): ~50K tokens total

All operations are CPU-bound (document generation) or I/O-bound (file writes). No network requests after setup.

Context budget: Each skill stays well under token limits. No cumulative context pollution across steps.

Requirements

• Python 3.7+ (pre-installed in Cowork VMs)
• python-docx (auto-installed by /sop-docs:setup or manual: pip install python-docx --break-system-packages)
• 200 MB disk space (for full workspace including logs and archives)
• Claude with plugin support (any tier: free, pro, or Cowork/Desktop)

Next Steps

1. Run /sop-docs:setup to initialize workspace
2. Run /sop-docs:generate with your first process
3. Explore /sop-docs:full-pipeline for complete workflow
4. Check /sop-docs:status to view your SOP library
5. Share outputs with your team

Questions? Review individual command docs in commands/ folder for detailed guidance.

Commands

• /sop:sop-checklist — Command: /sop-docs:checklist
• /sop:sop-flowchart — Command: /sop-docs:flowchart
• /sop:sop-full-pipeline — Command: /sop-docs:full-pipeline
• /sop:sop-generate — Command: /sop-docs:generate
• /sop:sop-review — Command: /sop-docs:review
• /sop:sop-setup — Command: /sop-docs:setup
• /sop:sop-status — Command: /sop-docs:status

Important Disclaimers

• AI-Generated Content: This plugin uses AI (LLM) technology which can produce inaccurate or incomplete outputs. All content should be treated as a starting point and reviewed for accuracy before use.
• Not Professional Advice: Outputs do not constitute legal, financial, tax, medical, or other professional advice. Consult qualified professionals before making decisions based on generated content.
• No Compliance Guarantee: References to industry standards, regulations, or guidelines are for informational purposes only. This plugin does not guarantee compliance with any law or regulation. Users are responsible for verifying all outputs meet their specific regulatory requirements.
• No Endorsement or Affiliation: Mention of third-party products, standards, or organizations does not imply endorsement, partnership, or certification by those entities.