Planning Checklist

Concise planning

by davila7 · MIT license · ★ 32,299 on GitHub

Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.

---
name: concise-planning
description: Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.
---

# Concise Planning

## Goal

Turn a user request into a **single, actionable plan** with atomic steps.

## Workflow

### 1. Scan Context

- Read `README.md`, docs, and relevant code files.
- Identify constraints (language, frameworks, tests).

Overview

Turn a user request into a single, actionable plan with atomic steps.

Manual install (npx, ZIP)

Claude Codenpx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill concise-planning -g -a claude-code

Claude Code (degit)

npx degit davila7/claude-code-templates/cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/concise-planning#main ~/.claude/skills/concise-planning

Claude.ai / desktopZip the folder and upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

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Concise Planning

Goal

Turn a user request into a single, actionable plan with atomic steps.

Workflow

1. Scan Context

Read README.md, docs, and relevant code files.
Identify constraints (language, frameworks, tests).

2. Minimal Interaction

Ask at most 1–2 questions and only if truly blocking.
Make reasonable assumptions for non-blocking unknowns.

3. Generate Plan

Use the following structure:

Approach: 1-3 sentences on what and why.
Scope: Bullet points for "In" and "Out".
Action Items: A list of 6-10 atomic, ordered tasks (Verb-first).
Validation: At least one item for testing.

Plan Template

# Plan

<High-level approach>

## Scope

- In:
- Out:

## Action Items

[ ] <Step 1: Discovery>
[ ] <Step 2: Implementation>
[ ] <Step 3: Implementation>
[ ] <Step 4: Validation/Testing>
[ ] <Step 5: Rollout/Commit>

## Open Questions

- <Question 1 (max 3)>

Checklist Guidelines

Atomic: Each step should be a single logical unit of work.
Verb-first: "Add...", "Refactor...", "Verify...".
Concrete: Name specific files or modules when possible.

1	---
2	name: concise-planning
3	description: Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.
4	---
5
6	# Concise Planning
7
8	## Goal
9
10	Turn a user request into a single, actionable plan with atomic steps.
11
12	## Workflow
13
14	### 1. Scan Context
15
16	- Read `README.md`, docs, and relevant code files.
17	- Identify constraints (language, frameworks, tests).
18
19	### 2. Minimal Interaction
20
21	- Ask at most 1–2 questions and only if truly blocking.
22	- Make reasonable assumptions for non-blocking unknowns.
23
24	### 3. Generate Plan
25
26	Use the following structure:
27
28	- Approach: 1-3 sentences on what and why.
29	- Scope: Bullet points for "In" and "Out".
30	- Action Items: A list of 6-10 atomic, ordered tasks (Verb-first).
31	- Validation: At least one item for testing.
32
33	## Plan Template
34
35	```markdown
36	# Plan
37
38	<High-level approach>
39
40	## Scope
41
42	- In:
43	- Out:
44
45	## Action Items
46
47	[ ] <Step 1: Discovery>
48	[ ] <Step 2: Implementation>
49	[ ] <Step 3: Implementation>
50	[ ] <Step 4: Validation/Testing>
51	[ ] <Step 5: Rollout/Commit>
52
53	## Open Questions
54
55	- <Question 1 (max 3)>
56	```
57
58	## Checklist Guidelines
59
60	- Atomic: Each step should be a single logical unit of work.
61	- Verb-first: "Add...", "Refactor...", "Verify...".
62	- Concrete: Name specific files or modules when possible.
63