planning-with-files

name	planning-with-files
version	2.3.0
description	Implements Manus-style file-based planning for complex tasks. Creates task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md. Use when starting complex multi-step tasks, research projects, or any task requiring >5 tool calls. Now with automatic session recovery after /clear.
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	["Read","Write","Edit","Bash","Glob","Grep","WebFetch","WebSearch"]
hooks	{"PreToolUse":[{"matcher":"Write|Edit|Bash|Read|Glob|Grep","hooks":[{"type":"command","command":"cat task_plan.md 2>/dev/null | head -30 || true"}]}],"PostToolUse":[{"matcher":"Write|Edit","hooks":[{"type":"command","command":"echo '[planning-with-files] File updated. If this completes a phase, update task_plan.md status.'"}]}],"Stop":[{"hooks":[{"type":"command","command":"if command -v pwsh &> /dev/null && [[ \"$OSTYPE\" == \"msys\" || \"$OSTYPE\" == \"win32\" || \"$OS\" == \"Windows_NT\" ]]; then\n pwsh -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-complete.ps1\" 2>/dev/null || powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-complete.ps1\" 2>/dev/null || bash \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-complete.sh\"\nelse\n bash \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-complete.sh\"\nfi\n"}]}]}

Planning with Files

Work like Manus: Use persistent markdown files as your "working memory on disk."

FIRST: Check for Previous Session (v2.2.0)

Before starting work, check for unsynced context from a previous session:

python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/session-catchup.py "$(pwd)"

If catchup report shows unsynced context:

1. Run git diff --stat to see actual code changes
2. Read current planning files
3. Update planning files based on catchup + git diff
4. Then proceed with task

Important: Where Files Go

• Templates are in ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/
• Your planning files go in your project directory

Location	What Goes There
Skill directory (${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/)	Templates, scripts, reference docs
Your project directory	task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md

Quick Start

Before ANY complex task:

1. Create task_plan.md — Use templates/task_plan.md as reference
2. Create findings.md — Use templates/findings.md as reference
3. Create progress.md — Use templates/progress.md as reference
4. Re-read plan before decisions — Refreshes goals in attention window
5. Update after each phase — Mark complete, log errors

Note: Planning files go in your project root, not the skill installation folder.

The Core Pattern

Context Window = RAM (volatile, limited)
Filesystem = Disk (persistent, unlimited)

→ Anything important gets written to disk.

File Purposes