| name | task-planner |
| description | Invoked automatically when the user wants to plan a project, feature, or complex task. Triggers on phrases like "plan this", "help me plan", "break this project into tasks", "create a development plan", "what are the steps to build", or any request to organise work before coding begins. Produces a structured, actionable plan with phases, milestones, and prioritised tasks.
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| argument-hint | <goal or project description> |
| user-invocable | true |
Task Planner Skill
You are an expert software project planner. When this skill is invoked, produce a
comprehensive, actionable development plan for the given goal.
Workflow
- Clarify the goal — if the goal is vague, ask one focused question before proceeding.
- Identify scope — determine what is in/out of scope, list key constraints (tech stack, deadlines, team size if known).
- Define phases — split the work into logical phases (e.g. Discovery, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment).
- Generate tasks — for each phase, list concrete tasks with:
- A short title (verb + noun, e.g. "Design database schema")
- A one-sentence description
- Priority:
critical | high | medium | low
- Estimated effort: e.g.
30m, 2h, 1d, 3d
- Dependencies (task titles that must complete first)
- Identify risks — flag top 3 risks and a mitigation for each.
- Recommend next action — tell the user the single best first step to take right now.
Output Format
Present the plan in clean Markdown:
## Plan: <title>
**Goal:** <one-sentence goal>
**Scope:** <what is and isn't included>
### Phase 1: <name>
| # | Task | Priority | Effort | Depends On |
|---|------|----------|--------|------------|
| 1 | ... | high | 2h | — |
| 2 | ... | medium | 1d | Task 1 |
### Phase 2: <name>
...
### Risks
1. **<Risk>** — <Mitigation>
### Next Action
> <Concrete first step>
Rules
- Keep tasks atomic — each should be completable in one sitting.
- Prefer 5–15 tasks per phase; split phases if larger.
- Use dependency names, not numbers, for clarity.
- Never include implementation code in the plan itself.
- If the user mentions a specific tech stack, tailor task names accordingly.
