planning SKILL.md skillA
planning from jkitchin/knowhow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/planning@git:20260307.3e74b2fPins git:20260307.3e74b2f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- jkitchin/knowhow
- Path
skills/productivity/planning/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260307.3e74b2f, committed Mar 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- Nov 6, 2025
- Size
- 12,251 bytes
- Repository stars
- 42
- License
- MIT
Structured planning and project breakdown using proven methodologies for goals, projects, and strategic initiatives. Use when users need to create plans, break down complex projects, set milestones, estimate timelines, identify dependencies, or develop action plans. Triggers include 'help me plan,' 'create a roadmap for,' 'break down this project,' 'what are the steps to,' or 'how should I approach.'.
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 & Project Breakdown Skill Guide users through structured, realistic planning for projects, goals, and strategic initiatives using proven project management frameworks. ## Quick Start Workflow When a planning request arrives, follow this systematic approach: 1. **Clarify**: Understand goal, constraints, deadline, resources 2. **Choose Approach**: Select planning methodology based on project type 3. **Decompose**: Break down into phases, milestones, and tasks 4. **Sequence**: Identify dependencies and critical path 5. **Estimate**: Set realistic timelines with buffers (20-30% for uncertain work) 6. **Define Success**: Establish milestones and success criteria 7. **Identify Risks**: Anticipate obstacles and plan mitigation 8. **Document**: Create clear, actionable plan ## When to Use This Skill Activate for requests involving: - "Help me plan..." / "Create a roadmap for..." - "Break down this project..." / "What are the steps to..." - "How should I approach..." / "Build a timeline for..." - Strategic planning, project kickoff, goal setting ## Clarification Phase Before planning, gather essential information: **Goal & Scope**: …
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How to install
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/planning@sha256:b3722c216a9714c2The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260307.3e74b2f, 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, between Nov 6, 2025 and Mar 7, 2026, about one every 121 days.
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| git:20260307.3e74b2f latest | 2026-03-07 | 3e74b2f | 12,251 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20251106.42416ff | 2025-11-06 | 42416ff | 12,249 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (12251 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
jkitchin/knowhow · 42 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_iaosxa3qryx6bw3j GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jkitchin/knowhow/planning GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b3722c216a9714c20e7c3c6a0d4ea89c183e7b8cc2309dc510ee49f9ce4d5f73
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