| name | plan-tracker |
| description | Read-only status view for plan suites in the current project. Detects the active suite (one with chunks not yet done) and shows status, dependencies, and what's runnable next. Use when the user invokes /plan-tracker or asks "what's the state of the plan" / "what's next in the plan" / "what's left". |
/plan-tracker
Show the current state of plan suites in this project. Read-only — this skill never modifies any plan file.
Every plan produced by /deep-plan is a suite (a directory containing index.md and one or more chunk files), including single-chunk plans. This tracker operates on every such suite uniformly.
Operating mode
This skill is strictly read-only. Do not use Edit, Write, MultiEdit, or any Bash command that modifies files or repository state. Use Read, Glob, Grep, and read-only Bash (ls, find, cat) only.
Asking questions
This skill prefers the AskUserQuestion tool for interactive prompts. If AskUserQuestion is not available (older Claude Code versions, restricted environments), fall back to plain text: print the question, list the options as a numbered list with the recommended option marked (Recommended), and wait for the user's reply (a number or the option label). The skill proceeds normally in either mode — every call site below that says "call AskUserQuestion" follows this fallback rule.
Plans directory
Resolve the plans directory before scanning: read .claude/plans-config.json if present and use its plansDir; otherwise default to .claude/plans. If the config file is missing or malformed, silently fall back to the default. Everywhere this skill says "the plans directory" or <plansDir> below, it means the resolved value.
Phases
Phase 1 — Discover suites
Look for plan suites in the plans directory (<plansDir>). A suite is a subdirectory containing an index.md file.
Run roughly: find <plansDir> -name index.md -type f
For each suite found, parse its index to determine:
- Suite name (from the
# Suite: <name> heading)
- Goal (from the
## Goal section)
- Chunk list with name, status, dependencies (from the
## Chunks section)
If a bare .md file exists directly under the plans directory (not inside a suite directory), it's a legacy single-plan from before the suite-everywhere refactor. Note it under "Legacy plans (untracked)" but do not parse it. Suggest the user re-run /deep-plan if they want to track it.
If no suites exist, print:
No plan suites found in <plansDir>/.
Use /deep-plan to create a new plan.
End your turn.
Phase 2 — Identify active suite
A suite is active if at least one of its chunks has status pending, in-progress, or blocked.
A suite is complete if all chunks are done.
Identify active suites and complete suites separately.
If exactly one active suite
Default to it. Skip to Phase 3.
If multiple active suites
Call AskUserQuestion:
- Question: "Which suite would you like to track?"
- Options (single-select, up to 4): list each active suite by name. If more than 4, list the 3 most recently modified plus a 4th option "List all suites".
If user picks "List all suites", print all active suites with their last-modified time, then ask in plain text: "Which suite? (paste the name or path)".
Once a suite is selected, proceed to Phase 3.
If zero active suites but one or more complete suites
Print:
No active suites. Completed suites:
- <suite-name> (all <N> chunks done)
- ...
Ask via AskUserQuestion: "View a completed suite, or stop?" with options "View completed suite", "Stop". If view, list completed suites and let user pick.
Phase 3 — Display suite status
Print a clear, scannable status view:
📋 Suite: <Suite name>
Goal: <goal>
Path: <suite-directory>
Chunks:
✅ <chunk-name> done
🟡 <chunk-name> in-progress (started: <relative time, e.g. "2h ago" if inferable from file mtime>)
⏸️ <chunk-name> blocked (depends on: <deps>)
⏳ <chunk-name> pending (depends on: <deps>)
⏳ <chunk-name> pending (no dependencies — runnable now)
Progress: <done>/<total> chunks done
Runnable now (no blockers):
- <chunk-name>: claude "/execute-plan <path>"
- <chunk-name>: claude "/execute-plan <path>"
Blocked (waiting on dependencies):
- <chunk-name>: depends on <chunk-name> (status: <status>)
Status icons:
- ✅ done
- 🟡 in-progress
- ⏸️ blocked
- ⏳ pending
A chunk is runnable if its status is pending and all its dependencies have status done.
A chunk is shown as blocked in the runnable section if its status is pending but a dependency is not done. (This is distinct from a chunk explicitly marked blocked — that one needs human resolution, not just waiting.)
If the user has multiple runnable chunks, list them all. Do not pick one for them.
Phase 4 — Optional next step
After displaying status, end your turn. Do not call any further tools, do not modify any files, do not suggest concrete actions beyond the runnable commands already printed.
If the user wants to act, they will run /execute-plan <path> themselves. The tracker's job is to inform, not to drive.
Constraints
- Strictly read-only. No file modifications under any circumstance.
- Only operates on suites (directories with
index.md). Single plans are not tracked.
- Always end after Phase 4. Do not chain into
/execute-plan or any action.
- If the index file is malformed (missing required sections, unparseable status), report the malformation rather than guessing.
