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Planning by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Planning
Author: tomevault-io

File contents

PRD Analyzer & Implementation Planner

Transform product requirements into actionable implementation plans with visual kanban tracking.

When NOT to Use

Revising an existing plan — Use plan-revision for modifying task hierarchies or scope changes
Starting implementation — Use work-session to begin executing tasks from a plan
Quick one-off tasks — Use /quick for tasks that don't need epic/story/task hierarchy
Investigating feasibility — Use spike for time-boxed technical investigation before committing to a plan

Key Principles

All outputs go to .claude/ folder (PROJECT.md, tasks.db, features.json, kanban.html)
Break work into epic → story → task hierarchy (tasks ≤ 8h each)
Assign skills to features based on type (api-design, database-design, etc.)
Flag ambiguities before planning — don't assume unclear requirements

Quick Start Checklist

Read the full PRD/brief document
Extract goals, features, constraints, and dependencies
Classify priorities (P0-P3) and flag ambiguities
Break features into epics → stories → tasks with estimates
Generate .claude/ outputs (PROJECT.md, tasks.db, features.json, kanban.html)
Identify first skill to run and hand off

Skill Assignment

Feature Type	Primary Skill	Secondary Skills
REST/GraphQL APIs	api-design	testing-strategy
Database schemas	database-design	—
SDK/library	sdk-development	—
Auth/Security	api-design	—
Testing infrastructure	testing-strategy	—
AWS/Cloud provisioning	cloud-infrastructure	—
Serverless/Lambda	cloud-infrastructure	api-design
Container deployment	cloud-infrastructure	ci-cd

References

Reference	Description
prd-analysis.md	Deep dive on document analysis
task-breakdown.md	Detailed breakdown methodology
kanban-setup.md	Database schema and HTML generation
skill-routing.md	Skill assignment logic
project-md-template.md	PROJECT.md template and format
database-schema.md	Full SQLite schema for tasks.db
features-json.md	features.json format and integration points
anti-patterns.md	Analysis, breakdown, and output anti-patterns
design-integration.md	Design plugin detection, UI/UX workflows, design-first routing
kanban-template.html	HTML template for interactive kanban board

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---name: planning-4description: Use when analyzing PRD documents, concept briefs, or feature specs to create implementation plans, breaking work into epics/stories/tasks with dependencies and estimates, or generating PROJECT.md and kanban tracking.---# PRD Analyzer & Implementation PlannerTransform product requirements into actionable implementation plans with visual kanban tracking.## When NOT to Use- **Revising an existing plan** — Use `plan-revision` for modifying task hierarchies or scope changes- **Starting implementation** — Use `work-session` to begin executing tasks from a plan- **Quick one-off tasks** — Use `/quick` for tasks that don't need epic/story/task hierarchy- **Investigating feasibility** — Use `spike` for time-boxed technical investigation before committing to a plan## Key Principles- All outputs go to `.claude/` folder (PROJECT.md, tasks.db, features.json, kanban.html)- Break work into epic → story → task hierarchy (tasks ≤ 8h each)- Assign skills to features based on type (api-design, database-design, etc.)- Flag ambiguities before planning — don't assume unclear requirements## Quick Start Checklist1. Read the full PRD/brief document2. Extract goals, features, constraints, and dependencies3. Classify priorities (P0-P3) and flag ambiguities4. Break features into epics → stories → tasks with estimates5. Generate `.claude/` outputs (PROJECT.md, tasks.db, features.json, kanban.html)6. Identify first skill to run and hand off## Skill Assignment| Feature Type | Primary Skill | Secondary Skills ||--------------|---------------|------------------|| REST/GraphQL APIs | api-design | testing-strategy || Database schemas | database-design | — || SDK/library | sdk-development | — || Auth/Security | api-design | — || Testing infrastructure | testing-strategy | — || AWS/Cloud provisioning | cloud-infrastructure | — || Serverless/Lambda | cloud-infrastructure | api-design || Container deployment | cloud-infrastructure | ci-cd |## References| Reference | Description ||-----------|-------------|| [prd-analysis.md](references/prd-analysis.md) | Deep dive on document analysis || [task-breakdown.md](references/task-breakdown.md) | Detailed breakdown methodology || [kanban-setup.md](references/kanban-setup.md) | Database schema and HTML generation || [skill-routing.md](references/skill-routing.md) | Skill assignment logic || [project-md-template.md](references/project-md-template.md) | PROJECT.md template and format || [database-schema.md](references/database-schema.md) | Full SQLite schema for tasks.db || [features-json.md](references/features-json.md) | features.json format and integration points || [anti-patterns.md](references/anti-patterns.md) | Analysis, breakdown, and output anti-patterns || [design-integration.md](references/design-integration.md) | Design plugin detection, UI/UX workflows, design-first routing || [kanban-template.html](references/kanban-template.html) | HTML template for interactive kanban board |---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/srstomp) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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