Concise Planning

SkillProductivity

Lets your agent turn a coding task request into a clear, actionable checklist.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Concise Planning skill

About this capability

Use when a user asks for a plan for a coding task, to generate a clear, actionable, and atomic checklist.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by craftos-dev/craftbot in skills/concise-planning/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Goal

Turn a user request into a single, actionable plan with atomic steps.

Workflow

1. Scan Context

  • Read README.md, docs, and relevant code files.
  • Identify constraints (language, frameworks, tests).

2. Minimal Interaction

  • Ask at most 1–2 questions and only if truly blocking.
  • Make reasonable assumptions for non-blocking unknowns.

3. Generate Plan

Use the following structure:

  • Approach: 1-3 sentences on what and why.
  • Scope: Bullet points for "In" and "Out".
  • Action Items: A list of 6-10 atomic, ordered tasks (Verb-first).
  • Validation: At least one item for testing.

Plan Template

# Plan

<High-level approach>

## Scope

- In:
- Out:

## Action Items

[ ] <Step 1: Discovery>
[ ] <Step 2: Implementation>
[ ] <Step 3: Implementation>
[ ] <Step 4: Validation/Testing>
[ ] <Step 5: Rollout/Commit>

## Open Questions

- <Question 1 (max 3)>

Checklist Guidelines

  • Atomic: Each step should be a single logical unit of work.
  • Verb-first: "Add...", "Refactor...", "Verify...".
  • Concrete: Name specific files or modules when possible.

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
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Last commit
Sep 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
concise-planning
Source
github.com/craftos-dev/craftbot