planning-and-task-breakdown — Skills

What it does

You have a spec and need to break it into implementable units

A task feels too large or vague to start

Work needs to be parallelized across multiple agents or sessions

You need to communicate scope to a human

The implementation order isn't obvious

Read the spec and relevant codebase sections

Identify existing patterns and conventions

Source

Repository: https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills

planning-and-task-breakdown FAQ

What does the planning-and-task-breakdown skill do?

Breaks work into ordered tasks. Use when you have a spec or clear requirements and need to break work into implementable tasks. Use when a task feels too large to start, when you need to estimate scope, or when parallel work is possible. You have a spec and need to break it into implementable units A task feels too large or vague to start

What does planning-and-task-breakdown require?

You have a spec and need to break it into implementable units Work needs to be parallelized across multiple agents or sessions You need to communicate scope to a human Map what depends on what: Dependencies: [Task numbers this depends on, or "None"]

How do I install planning-and-task-breakdown?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills --skill planning-and-task-breakdown --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.

Maintain planning-and-task-breakdown?

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