planning

Generate and optimize PRDs, implementation plans, and progress tracking documents for AI agents.

Updated Jul 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/miethe/pediatric-anemia-site --skill planning-miethe
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: planning
Source: https://github.com/miethe/pediatric-anemia-site/tree/main/.agents/skills/planning
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/miethe/pediatric-anemia-site --skill planning-miethe

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Planning documents written for humans are often too long and unstructured for AI agents to consume efficiently, causing context bloat and lost work during multi-phase implementations. This Skill produces token-efficient PRDs, phased implementation plans, and progress trackers with consistent frontmatter, subagent assignments, and lifecycle status management. ## Core Features & Use Cases - PRD and Plan Generation: Create PRDs from feature requests and expand them into phased implementation plans with subagent routing, estimation heuristics, and tier-based workflow selection. - Plan Optimization: Break plans longer than 800 lines into phase-specific files with progressive disclosure, reducing token usage by 50-70%. - Lifecycle and Exploration Workflows: Track plan status (draft to completed), run pre-commitment exploration charters with feasibility verdicts, and capture deferred items and in-flight findings. - Use Case: A team lead asks for an implementation plan for a new filtering feature; the Skill classifies the tier, generates the PRD, produces an 8-phase plan with subagent assignments, and splits oversized phases into linked files. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to create a PRD for your feature, for example: create a PRD for advanced filtering on the prompts page.

Frequently Asked Questions about planning

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I create an implementation plan from a PRD?▼

Provide the PRD file path and ask for an implementation plan. The Skill reads the PRD, applies the implementation-plan template, breaks work into phases following the layered architecture, assigns subagents to each task, and splits the plan into phase files if it exceeds 800 lines.

How do I break down a long implementation plan into smaller files?▼

Ask to optimize the plan by providing its path. The Skill counts lines, groups related phases into files of roughly 400 lines each, and updates the parent plan with summary links, typically reducing token usage by 50-70%.

What is the tier matrix used for in feature planning?▼

The tier matrix classifies features by story points into Tiers 0-3, determining which planning artifact is required, the execution model, reviewer requirements, and model routing. A large-file override forces Tier 2 minimum when refactoring files over roughly 2,000 lines.

When should I run pre-commitment exploration before writing a PRD?▼

Run exploration when no comparable past feature exists as an estimation anchor, the idea has high risk, or the build-or-not decision is unanswered. It produces an exploration charter and feasibility brief with a go, no-go, or conditional verdict.

Are the planning scripts ready to run out of the box?▼

No. The shell scripts in the scripts directory are placeholders that document intended behavior but require Node.js implementation with dependencies like yaml, gray-matter, and commander before they can execute.