Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
concise-planning
Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a structured planning process for coding tasks that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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 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.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/concise-planning