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create-plan

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About create-plan

A planning skill for turning a prompt into one actionable implementation plan. It guides coding agents through read-only context review, limited follow-up questions, scope definition, and an ordered checklist.

Key features

  1. 01Read-only project context review
  2. 02Limited blocking follow-up questions
  3. 03Scope and out-of-scope definition
  4. 04Ordered, concrete action checklist
  5. 05Test, risk, and open-question guidance

Use cases

  1. 01Plan a code change without editing files
  2. 02Identify relevant docs and constraints before implementation
  3. 03Organize validation and rollout steps

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --skill create-plan

After installing, type/create-planin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Create Plan

Goal

Turn a user prompt into a single, actionable plan delivered in the final assistant message.

Minimal workflow

Throughout the entire workflow, operate in read-only mode. Do not write or update files.

  1. Scan context quickly

    • Read README.md and any obvious docs (docs/, CONTRIBUTING.md, ARCHITECTURE.md).
    • Skim relevant files (the ones most likely touched).
    • Identify constraints (language, frameworks, CI/test commands, deployment shape).

  2. Ask follow-ups only if blocking

    • Ask at most 1–2 questions.
    • Only ask if you cannot responsibly plan without the answer; prefer multiple-choice.
    • If unsure but not blocked, make a reasonable assumption and proceed.

  3. Create a plan using the template below

    • Start with 1 short paragraph describing the intent and approach.
    • Clearly call out what is in scope and what is not in scope in short.
    • Then provide a small checklist of action items (default 6–10 items).
      • Each checklist item should be a concrete action and, when helpful, mention files/commands.
      • Make items atomic and ordered: discovery → changes → tests → rollout.
      • Verb-first: "Add…", "Refactor…", "Verify…", "Ship…".
    • Include at least one item for tests/validation and one for edge cases/risk when applicable.
    • If there are unknowns, include a tiny Open questions section (max 3).

  4. Do not preface the plan with meta explanations; output only the plan as per template

Plan template (follow exactly)

# Plan

<1–3 sentences: what we're doing, why, and the high-level approach.>

## Scope
- In:
- Out:

## Action items
[ ] <Step 1>
[ ] <Step 2>
[ ] <Step 3>
[ ] <Step 4>
[ ] <Step 5>
[ ] <Step 6>

## Open questions
- <Question 1>
- <Question 2>
- <Question 3>

Checklist item guidance

Good checklist items:

  • Point to likely files/modules: src/..., app/..., services/...
  • Name concrete validation: "Run npm test", "Add unit tests for X"
  • Include safe rollout when relevant: feature flag, migration plan, rollback note

Avoid:

  • Vague steps ("handle backend", "do auth")
  • Too many micro-steps
  • Writing code snippets (keep the plan implementation-agnostic)

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