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Planning with Files

Keeps task_plan.md, findings.md and progress.md on disk so an AI agent never loses its goal or progress across long, multi-step work.

AutomationIntermediate★ 27,074⑂ 2,254AI score 10/10Last updated: Sep 22, 2026

What it does

  • Applies the "context window = RAM, filesystem = disk" pattern: anything important is written to a file.
  • Maintains three files — task_plan.md (phases, decisions), findings.md (research), progress.md (session log).
  • Lifecycle hooks (UserPromptSubmit, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, PreCompact) re-inject the selected plan into context each turn, wrapped in BEGIN/END data delimiters.
  • Enforces concrete rules: the 2-action save rule, a 3-strike error protocol, an error log table, and "never repeat a failing action".
  • Supports parallel tasks via .planning/<id>/ plus PLAN_ID/PWF_PLAN_ROOT pinning, optional SHA-256 plan attestation, and an opt-in completion gate with runaway guards.

Who it's for

  • Anyone running research, refactors or builds that need 5+ tool calls.
  • Users who keep losing state after context compaction or a dropped session.
  • Developers running several agent sessions against the same repository.

Examples

  1. Before a big refactor, run scripts/init-session.sh "Backend Refactor" and flip each phase to complete as you go.
  2. During web/PDF research, dump key findings into findings.md after every two view operations so multimodal detail isn't lost.
  3. Pin two terminals to different PLAN_IDs to run an incident investigation and a feature build side by side without clobbering each other's plan.

· · · 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/.agents/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 Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the .agents/skills/planning-with-files folder from the GitHub repo OthmanAdi/planning-with-files into my ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

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

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

  1. Open a terminal and clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files.git
  2. Copy the skill folder into place: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r planning-with-files/.agents/skills/planning-with-files ~/.claude/skills/
  3. For the /plan-goal and /plan-loop slash commands, install via the plugin route instead: in Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add OthmanAdi/planning-with-files then /plugin install.
  4. Restart Claude Code, cd to your project root, and run sh ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/plan-doctor.sh to verify hooks and plan resolution.
  5. Start your first task with sh ~/.claude/skills/planning-with-files/scripts/init-session.sh "Task Name" and export PLAN_ID=<printed id> if you run parallel sessions.
  6. Stay in the default (legacy) mode at first; enable --autonomous or --gated only once you understand the Stop gate.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT