Run Continuous Plan

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Execute continuous plans deterministically by following skill sequences step-by-step. Reads task_plan.md and tracks completion of each skill.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
406/2/2026
Claude Code
#plan-execution#skill-sequence#continuous-planning#deterministic#workflow

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Our review

Executes a continuous plan by reading a task_plan.md file and running each skill in the sequence deterministically.

Strengths

  • Ensures deterministic step-by-step execution of the plan.
  • Integrates error handling and recovery protocols.
  • Tracks progress via progress.md and findings.md.
  • Updates beads tasks for activity tracking.

Limitations

  • Requires a pre-existing plan created by continuous-planner.
  • Does not handle parallel execution of skills.
  • Failures require manual user intervention.
When to use it

Use this skill when you have a continuous plan with a skill sequence and need to execute it reliably.

When not to use it

Avoid using it for ad-hoc tasks or when you need a flexible execution order.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score85/100

The skill is a deterministic plan executor that invokes other skills and can run Bash commands. While it contains no harmful actions itself, it can be used to execute sequences that may include risky operations. Appropriate for orchestration but requires caution as it may indirectly facilitate destructive or exfiltrating actions if the plan it runs is compromised.

Findings
  • Allows execution of arbitrary skill sequences, which could include dangerous or risky skills.
  • Uses Bash and Skill tools, enabling powerful operations if a malicious plan is loaded.

Examples

Execute continuous plan from current directory
Run the continuous plan in the current project directory by executing /run-plan.
Run plan with custom path
Execute the plan located at .claude/continuous/task_plan.md using /run-plan .claude/continuous/task_plan.md.

name: run-plan description: "Execute a continuous plan deterministically by following the skill sequence. Use after continuous-planner creates a plan with skill sequences. Reads task_plan.md and executes each skill step by step." disable-model-invocation: true allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Skill

Run Plan - Deterministic Skill Execution

Execute continuous plans by following the skill sequence step-by-step.

When To Use

After creating a continuous plan with continuous-planner, run this to execute the skill sequence deterministically.

How It Works

  1. Read task_plan.md to get the skill sequence
  2. For each skill in sequence:
    • Check if status is "⏸️ Pending"
    • If pending, execute the skill
    • Update status in task_plan.md
    • Update progress.md with results
  3. Handle failures with recovery protocols
  4. Mark plan complete when all skills executed

Skill Sequence Format

The task_plan.md should have a Skill Sequence table:

| Step | Skill | Purpose | Input | Output | Status |
|------|-------|---------|-------|--------|--------|
| 1 | front-door | Interview/triage | User request | requirements | ⏸️ Pending |
| 2 | api-designer | Design API | requirements | api_spec | ⏸️ Pending |
| 3 | implement-plan | Execute | api_spec | Complete | ⏸️ Pending |

Execution Flow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. Read task_plan.md                   │
│  2. Parse Skill Sequence table          │
│  3. For each pending skill:             │
│     a. Invoke skill with input          │
│     b. Capture output                   │
│     c. Update findings.md               │
│     d. Update progress.md               │
│     e. Update skill status in plan      │
│  4. Update beads                       │
│  5. Report completion                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Error Handling

If a skill fails:

  1. Log error to findings.md
  2. Check failure-recovery skill for protocols
  3. Update skill status to "❌ Failed"
  4. Ask user for guidance

Beads Integration

Each skill execution is tracked as a bead task:

  • Plan epic: continuous-[project-name]
  • Skill tasks: Created as subtasks
  • Completion: Mark beads as complete

Example Usage

# From project directory with continuous plan
/run-plan

# Or specify plan location
/run-plan .claude/continuous/task_plan.md

Output

After execution:

  • task_plan.md: All skills marked complete or failed
  • findings.md: Research, errors, discoveries
  • progress.md: Execution log with checkpoints
  • beads: Tasks marked complete

Keywords

run plan, execute plan, deterministic, skill sequence, continuous plan, task_plan.md

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