Plan Generation

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Create a detailed plan to implement requirements, with tasks and specifications.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentBeginner
7/28/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurfCodex
#planning#task-breakdown#spec-writing#requirements#project-management

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Automated summary

Generates an implementation plan as a task table in plans/plan.md and creates one specification file per task in the specs folder.

Strengths

  • Produces a checkbox task table that is easy to track and update
  • Maintains traceability by mapping each task to requirement IDs (REQ-xx)
  • Automatically creates a dedicated specification file for every task
  • Includes a dependency-order section that highlights tasks which can run in parallel

Limitations

  • Assumes the requirements have already been written and updated beforehand
  • Does not validate technical feasibility or estimate effort
  • The enforced one-line-per-task format is rigid for complex plans
When to use it

Use it when a settled set of requirements needs to become a structured task plan with matching specifications.

When not to use it

Avoid it when requirements are still in flux, or when you need effort estimates or technical validation.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score78/100

The skill only instructs the agent to read requirements and produce planning/specification markdown files. It declares no tools, performs no network or shell execution, and contains no destructive, exfiltration, obfuscation, or safety-disabling instructions.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Plan a new project
Read the requirements in requirements/ and generate a plan to build this project: write plans/plan.md and create a spec file per task in specs/.
Re-plan after requirement changes
The requirements were updated — review them and regenerate the implementation plan with the new tasks and their dependency order.
Break down tasks only
Plan the tasks for this project and link each task to the requirement IDs it implements.

name: plan description: Create a plan to implement the provided requirements.

Plan Generation

Instructions

  1. Review the updated set of requirements and create a plan that details the tasks needed to implement the requirements.

Output the plan to plans/plan.md add one line per task. Create one specification file per task in the specs folder.

Example plan file:

# Implementation Plan

| Task | Description | Spec | Requirements |
|------|-------------|------|--------------|
| [ ] 01 | Setup project | [task-01-project-setup.md](../specs/task-01-project-setup.md) | REQ-03 |
| [ ] 02 | Create Table | [task-02-create-tables.md](../specs/task-02-create-tables.md) | REQ-02, REQ-11 |


## Dependency Order

01 → 02 → 03 → 04 → 05 → 06 → 07 → 08 → 09 → 10 → 11 → 12 → 13
         └──────────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘
                 (commands can be parallel)

Examples

Generate a plan to build this project. Read the requirements and plan the tasks for this project. Plan this project.

From the file to a first result

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View the source and supporting files

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1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/download' --output '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

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3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/plan' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4' '.claude/skills/plan'

Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/plan' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4' '.cursor/skills/plan'

Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/plan' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4' '.agents/skills/plan'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4'

openskills read 'plan-generation-ms47vpj4'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/plan-generation-ms47vpj4/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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