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SKILL.md skill

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Breaks work into ordered tasks. Use when you have a spec or clear requirements and need to break work into implementable tasks. Use when a task feels too large to start, when you need to estimate scope, or when parallel work is possible.

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What the file says

# Planning and Task Breakdown

## Overview

Decompose work into small, verifiable tasks with explicit acceptance criteria. Good task breakdown is the difference between an agent that completes work reliably and one that produces a tangled mess. Every task should be small enough to implement, test, and verify in a single focused session.

## When to Use

- You have a spec and need to break it into implementable units
- A task feels too large or vague to start
- Work needs to be parallelized across multiple agents or sessions
- You need to communicate scope to a human
- The implementation order isn't obvious

**When NOT to use:** Single-file changes with obvious scope, or when the spec already contains well-defined tasks.

## The Planning Process

### Step 1: Enter Plan Mode

Before writing any code, operate in read-only mode:

- Read the spec and relevant codebase sections
- Identify existing patterns and conventions
- Map dependencies between components
- Note risks and unknowns

**Do NOT write code during planning.** The output is a plan document, not implementation.

### Step 2: Identify the Dependency Graph

Map what depends on what:

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Database schema
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How to install

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_j3ao2zmp4dabbrer
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=naimkatiman/continuous-improvement/planning-and-task-breakdown
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/d9dc9a1bea50a0bb2b5c51ed59833b65969b5b0bda2c8dacefb5560275443a35

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