📋 Plan

This skill converts research into a rigorous architecture plan with 5 artifacts, guiding design, patterns, and risk mitigation through interactive checkpoints.

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npx playbooks add skill benredmond/apex --skill plan

About Plan

This skill converts research into a rigorous architecture plan with 5 artifacts, guiding design, patterns, and risk mitigation through interactive checkpoints.

This compact 21-word instruction set is purpose-built for developer workflow work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.

Use Cases

  • Streamlining git workflows and commit conventions
  • Setting up CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts
  • Managing monorepos and multi-package projects
  • Automating release notes and changelogs

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (21 words)

This skill converts research into a rigorous architecture plan with 5 artifacts, guiding design, patterns, and risk mitigation through interactive checkpoints.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Plan?

Plan is a free developer workflow skill for AI coding agents. This skill converts research into a rigorous architecture plan with 5 artifacts, guiding design, patterns, and risk mitigation through interactive checkpoints.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with developer workflow expertise.

How do I use Plan with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill benredmond/apex --skill plan in your terminal to install Plan into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Plan?

Plan is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Plan free to use?

Yes, Plan is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/benredmond/apex/tree/main/skills/plan. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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