Concise Planning

When you're about to dive into a coding task and need a structured game plan, this skill turns your request into a clean checklist with 6-10 atomic steps. It scans your README and codebase first, asks at most one or two clarifying questions, then outputs a plan with approach, scope, ordered action items, and validation steps. Each task is verb-first and concrete, naming specific files when possible. The format is intentionally minimal: no endless back-and-forth, no analysis paralysis. It's designed for that moment when you know what you want to build but need to break it down into executable chunks before touching any code.

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$ npx -y skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill concise-planning --agent claude-code

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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)>