planning-with-files SKILL.md skillA
planning-with-files from nicholyx/ai-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/planning-with-files@v2.38.1Pins v2.38.1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nicholyx/ai-skills
- Path
.agents/skills/planning-with-files/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v2.38.1, committed May 16, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 16, 2026
- Size
- 17,625 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- Apache-2.0
Implements Manus-style file-based planning to organize and track progress on complex tasks. Creates task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md. Use when asked to plan out, break down, or organize a multi-step project, research task, or any work requiring 5+ tool calls. Supports automatic session recovery after /clear.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Planning with Files
Work like Manus: Use persistent markdown files as your "working memory on disk."
## FIRST: Restore Context (v2.2.0)
**Before doing anything else**, check if planning files exist and read them:
1. If `task_plan.md` exists, read `task_plan.md`, `progress.md`, and `findings.md` immediately.
2. Then check for unsynced context from a previous session:
```bash
# Linux/macOS
$(command -v python3 || command -v python) ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/session-catchup.py "$(pwd)"
```
```powershell
# Windows PowerShell
& (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\planning-with-files\scripts\session-catchup.py" (Get-Location)
```
If catchup report shows unsynced context:
1. Run `git diff --stat` to see actual code changes
2. Read current planning files
3. Update planning files based on catchup + git diff
4. Then proceed with task
## Important: Where Files Go
- **Templates** are in `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/`
- **Your planning files** go in **your project directory**
| Location | What Goes There |
|----------|-----------------|
| Skill directory (`${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/`) | Templates, scripts, reference docs |
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/planning-with-files@sha256:483edff60f0e299fThe line at the top of this page pins the label v2.38.1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, all committed on May 16, 2026.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2.38.1 latest | 2026-05-16 | dd241a9 | 17,625 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.23.0 | 2026-05-16 | 4d9ab13 | 8,537 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
nicholyx/ai-skills · 6 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_f6di3pfk3sxuhgic GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nicholyx/ai-skills/planning-with-files GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/483edff60f0e299fcea24fe2fbf9da00786ad79136fd0487c37462a761d8349f
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Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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