Agent skill

plan

Break down a goal into actionable tasks with dependencies, priorities, and optional specs. Use when the user wants to plan work, decompose a feature, or create a task breakdown.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/backloghq/backlog/tree/main/skills/plan

SKILL.md

Plan Work

Break down the given goal into actionable tasks. The goal is: "$ARGUMENTS"

Process

  1. Understand the goal — analyze what "$ARGUMENTS" requires. Read relevant code, configs, and docs in the codebase to understand the current state.

  2. Decompose into tasks — create a logical breakdown of work items. Each task should be:

    • Small enough to complete in one focused session
    • Clear about what "done" looks like
    • Independent where possible, with explicit dependencies where not
  3. Create tasks — for each task, use task_add with:

    • A clear, actionable description (start with a verb)
    • project set to a logical grouping
    • priority based on urgency and importance (H for blockers, M for core work, L for nice-to-have)
    • tags for categorization (e.g., frontend, backend, testing, docs)
    • depends to express ordering constraints (use UUIDs from previously created tasks)
    • scheduled if the task shouldn't start until a certain date
  4. Write specs for complex tasks — for any task that needs detailed requirements or context, use task_doc_write to attach a markdown document explaining:

    • What needs to be built
    • Key technical decisions
    • Acceptance criteria
    • Relevant code locations
  5. Present the plan — show the created tasks in dependency order with their IDs, descriptions, and priorities. Highlight the first task(s) that can be started immediately (not blocked).

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