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Planning with Files

Manus-style planning that keeps task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md on disk so multi-step work survives /clear and context compaction.

AutomationIntermediate★ 26,167⑂ 2,188AI score 10/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Creates task_plan.md (phases and status), findings.md (research), and progress.md (session log) in your project directory as durable working memory.
  • Ships hooks that re-inject the active plan on prompt submit, before tool use, and before compaction, plus a session-catchup.py script to recover state after /clear.
  • Enforces concrete operating rules: save findings after every 2 view/search operations, re-read the plan before decisions, log every error, and escalate after a 3-strike failure protocol.
  • Adds a read-vs-write decision matrix, an anti-pattern table, and a 5-question "reboot test" to verify context health.

Who it's for

  • Developers running long Claude Code sessions with 5+ tool calls per task.
  • Anyone who has lost progress to a cleared or compacted context window.
  • Researchers and writers who need discoveries accumulated in structured files.

Examples

  1. "Add an auth module to this monorepo" → the agent writes a phased task_plan.md first, then flips each phase to complete as it goes.
  2. Resuming mid-project after /clear → catchup script plus git diff --stat reconstructs where work stopped before continuing.
  3. Comparing several libraries → every two searches, a summary is appended to findings.md so nothing is lost to context churn.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

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Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files/HEAD/.opencode/skills/planning-with-files/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on AI Skill Mart.
Copy the .opencode/skills/planning-with-files folder from the GitHub repo OthmanAdi/planning-with-files into my ~/.claude/skills/othmanadi-planning-with-files-10/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git /tmp/planning-with-files && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/planning-with-files/.opencode/skills/planning-with-files ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repository to a temp folder: git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git /tmp/planning-with-files
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill in: cp -r /tmp/planning-with-files/.opencode/skills/planning-with-files ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Make the helper scripts executable: chmod +x ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/*.sh
  6. If you installed to a nonstandard path, set the override: export PWF_SCRIPT_DIR="$HOME/.claude/skills/planning-with-files/scripts"
  7. Restart Claude Code and ask it to "plan this out step by step" — the planning files will appear in your project root, not the skill folder.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT