Installation Guide

Installation Guide

Complete installation instructions for planning-with-files.

Quick Install (Recommended)

/plugin marketplace add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files
/plugin install planning-with-files@planning-with-files

That's it! The skill is now active.

Installation Methods

1. Claude Code Plugin (Recommended)

Install directly using the Claude Code CLI:

/plugin marketplace add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files
/plugin install planning-with-files@planning-with-files

Advantages:

• Automatic updates
• Proper hook integration
• Full feature support

2. Manual Installation

Clone or copy this repository into your project's .claude/plugins/ directory:

Option A: Clone into plugins directory

mkdir -p .claude/plugins
git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git .claude/plugins/planning-with-files

Option B: Add as git submodule

git submodule add https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git .claude/plugins/planning-with-files

Option C: Use --plugin-dir flag

git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git
claude --plugin-dir ./planning-with-files

3. Legacy Installation (Skills Only)

If you only want the skill without the full plugin structure:

git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git
cp -r planning-with-files/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

4. One-Line Installer (Skills Only)

Extract just the skill directly into your current directory:

curl -L https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files/archive/master.tar.gz | tar -xzv --strip-components=2 "planning-with-files-master/skills/planning-with-files"

Then move planning-with-files/ to ~/.claude/skills/.

Verifying Installation

After installation, verify the skill is loaded:

1. Start a new Claude Code session
2. You should see: [planning-with-files] Ready. Auto-activates for complex tasks, or invoke manually with /planning-with-files
3. Or type /planning-with-files to manually invoke

Updating

Plugin Installation

/plugin update planning-with-files@planning-with-files

Manual Installation

cd .claude/plugins/planning-with-files
git pull origin master

Skills Only

cd ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files
git pull origin master

Uninstalling

Plugin

/plugin uninstall planning-with-files@planning-with-files

Manual

rm -rf .claude/plugins/planning-with-files

Skills Only

rm -rf ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files

Requirements

• Claude Code: v2.1.0 or later (for full hook support)
• Older versions: Core functionality works, but hooks may not fire

Platform-Specific Notes

Windows

See docs/windows.md for Windows-specific installation notes.

Cursor

See docs/cursor.md for Cursor IDE installation.

Codex

See docs/codex.md for Codex IDE installation.

OpenCode

See docs/opencode.md for OpenCode IDE installation.

Need Help?

If installation fails, check docs/troubleshooting.md or open an issue at github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files/issues.