Skills Guide

Automated Sprint Planning and Execution

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Converts technical specifications into prompt files, a dependency-aware execution plan, and a persistent state file for multi-phase sprints. Supports sub-commands for status, adding/removing tasks, and auto-execution with worktree isolation and verification loops.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#sprint-planning#dependency-planning#prompt-generation#execution-automation#stateful-execution

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Automated summary

This skill turns a technical specification into executable prompts with a dependency plan and state tracking for automated sprint execution.

Strengths

  • Automatic prompt generation from a specification
  • Dependency-aware planning with configurable parallel execution
  • Persistent state management for resumption and progress tracking
  • Supports automated execution with isolation and verification loops

Limitations

  • Requires a detailed technical specification for effective generation
  • Advanced configuration (worktree, loops) can be complex
  • Relies on Claude Code's /run-prompt for prompt execution
When to use it

Use this skill when you have a clear technical specification and want to automate the planning and execution of development tasks in ordered phases.

When not to use it

Avoid this skill for simple or ad-hoc tasks that don't require step-by-step decomposition with dependencies, as the initial overhead is high.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill uses only standard development tools (git, jq, python3, file operations) and does not perform destructive actions beyond its declared purpose of managing sprint worktrees. No network exfiltration, obfuscated payloads, or system-wide destruction is indicated.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Plan sprint from a specification file
Start a sprint based on the technical specification in spec.txt and generate the prompt files and execution plan.
Execute sprint with existing prompts
Analyze the existing prompts in the prompts/ directory, generate a dependency plan, and auto-execute them with verification loops.
Resume a paused sprint
Resume the paused sprint execution from the last saved state.

name: sprint description: Automated sprint planning and execution from technical specifications (prompt generation, dependency planning, stateful execution) allowed-tools:

  • Bash(git:*)
  • Bash(jq:*)
  • Bash(npx cclimits:*)
  • Bash(python3:*)
  • Bash(find:*)
  • Bash(ls:*)
  • Bash(cat:*)
  • Bash(mkdir:*)
  • Bash(realpath:*)
  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Glob
  • Grep

Sprint Planning + Execution

This skill turns a technical specification into:

  • Prompt files (ready for /run-prompt)
  • A dependency-aware execution plan (sprint-plan.md)
  • A persistent state file (.sprint-state.json) for long-running execution

CLI

Main command

# From a spec (generates new prompts)
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py <spec-file-or-text> [options]

# From existing prompts (no spec argument)
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing [options]

Options:

  • --output-dir DIR (default: ./prompts/) Where to write generated prompt files
  • --plan-file FILE (default: ./sprint-plan.md) Where to write the plan markdown
  • --dry-run Generate plan without creating prompt files or state
  • --from-existing Analyze existing prompts in --output-dir instead of generating from a spec
  • --prompts LIST Include only specific prompts (e.g., 001-005,010)
  • --folder PATH Only include prompts from this subfolder of --output-dir (e.g., providers/)
  • --exclude LIST Exclude specific prompts (e.g., 003,007)
  • --auto-execute Execute phases immediately, updating .sprint-state.json
  • --models LIST Comma-separated models (default: claude,codex,gemini)
  • --max-parallel N Max concurrent prompts per phase (default: 5)
  • --worktree Use worktree isolation when auto-executing
  • --loop Use verification loops when auto-executing
  • --max-iterations N (default: 3) Verification loop max iterations
  • --completion-marker TEXT (default: VERIFICATION_COMPLETE) Loop completion marker
  • --state-file FILE (default: .sprint-state.json) State file path
  • --json Print JSON output (plan + state summary)

Sub-commands

python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py status
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py add "Implement caching layer"
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py remove 005
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py replan
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py pause
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py resume
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py cancel --yes
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py history

Notes:

  • Sub-commands operate on .sprint-state.json in the current directory unless --state-file is provided.
  • cancel is destructive for sprint-created worktrees (it removes worktree directories/branches recorded in state).

Examples

# Analyze all prompts in prompts/
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing --dry-run

# Only specific prompts
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing --prompts 001-005,010 --dry-run

# Only prompts in a subfolder
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing --folder providers/ --dry-run

# Exclude certain prompts
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing --exclude 003,007 --dry-run

# Combine with execution options
python3 skills/sprint/scripts/sprint.py --from-existing --worktree --loop --auto-execute

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