# Personal Planner

> Use when a task needs a planning-first workflow with explicit confirmation of goal, constraints, and approval before implementation.

- Skill: `yokingma/personal-planner` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yokingma/personal-planner`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yokingma/personal-planner/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: yokingma (https://skillmd.com/u/yokingma)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yokingma/personal-planner

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# Personal Planner

## Overview

Use a confirmation gate before exploration and an approval gate before execution.

Do not assume hidden requirements. If the task changes in a material way, stop and re-plan.

## Workflow

### 1. Confirm The Task First

Before exploring or implementing, confirm:

- The goal
- Constraints or preferences
- Expected output or success criteria

If any of these are missing or ambiguous, ask and wait for the answer.

### 2. Assess Scope

- If the task is simple, prepare a concise execution plan.
- If the task is complex, break it into phases before implementation.

### 3. Draft The Plan

Include:

- Restated goal
- Constraints
- Proposed approach
- Main implementation steps
- Files, systems, or areas likely to change
- Verification approach

### 4. Review Before Execution

Present the draft plan and wait for explicit approval such as `continue`, `start`, or an equivalent confirmation.

Do not start implementation before that approval.

### 5. Reconfirm When The Plan Moves

- If new information changes scope, constraints, or design materially, stop and re-confirm.
- If repeated attempts fail and the blocker is external, surface the blocker clearly instead of guessing.

## Guardrails

- Confirm before exploring.
- Collect constraints before designing.
- Review the plan before executing.
- Escalate blockers instead of improvising around them.