planning-with-files Skill
USE THIS FOR COMPLEX TASKS. Implements Manus-style file-based planning for multi-step tasks. Creates taskplan.md, findings.md, and progress.md in .agentcache/<task-name/. Use when: implementing multiple APIs, refactoring modules, research tasks, or ANY task requiring 5 tool calls. Published by microsoft in semantic-link-labs.
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Documentation, Research, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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2 months ago · MIT license
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What is planning-with-files Skill?
USE THIS FOR COMPLEX TASKS. Implements Manus-style file-based planning for multi-step tasks. Creates taskplan.md, findings.md, and progress.md in .agentcache/<task-name/. Use when: implementing multiple APIs, refactoring modules, research tasks, or ANY task requiring 5 tool calls. Published by microsoft in semantic-link-labs. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Documentation
- Research
- Documentation use cases
- Research use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: .claude/skills/planning-with-files/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use planning-with-files Skill
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for research.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/semantic-link-labs
- Skill file: .claude/skills/planning-with-files/SKILL.md
What it does
USE THIS FOR COMPLEX TASKS. Implements Manus-style file-based planning for multi-step tasks. Creates taskplan.md, findings.md, and progress.md in .agentcache/<task-name/. Use when: implementing multiple APIs, refactoring modules, research tasks, or ANY task requiring 5 tool calls.
Skill instructions
Planning with Files Work like Manus: Use persistent markdown files as your "working memory on disk." This skill helps you plan, track, and checkpoint complex tasks that span multiple files, APIs, or sessions. WHEN TO USE THIS SKILL ALWAYS use this skill when: - Task involves 3+ phases or steps - Implementing wrappers for multiple REST APIs - Migrating or refactoring code across multiple files - Research tasks requiring exploration - Any task requiring 5 tool calls - Work that may span multiple sessions - Tasks with dependencies between components Skip this skill for: - Simple questions or quick lookups - Single-file edits - Tasks completable in 1-2 tool calls --- The Core Principle Context Window = RAM (volatile, limited) Filesystem = Disk (persistent, unlimited) - Anything important gets written to disk. - After ~50 tool calls, you FORGET original goals. - Re-reading plan files keeps goals in your attention window. --- File Structure All planning files go in .agentcache/<task-name/: .
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Frequently asked questions
What is planning-with-files?
planning-with-files is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. USE THIS FOR COMPLEX TASKS. Implements Manus-style file-based planning for multi-step tasks. Creates taskplan.md, findings.md, and progress.md in .agentcache/<task-name/.
Who is planning-with-files best for?
planning-with-files is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, documentation workflows, research workflows.
How do I install planning-with-files?
Install or run planning-with-files using Copy skill directory. Check planning-with-files for the latest setup command.
Is planning-with-files actively maintained?
planning-with-files may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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