writing-plans Skill
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code Published by openai in plugins.
What is writing-plans Skill?
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code Published by openai in plugins. 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.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Testing
- Documentation
- Design and media
- Writing
- Testing use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use writing-plans Skill
- Use it for testing.
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for design and media.
- Use it for writing.
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Source
- Creator: openai
- Repository: openai/plugins
- Skill file: plugins/superpowers/skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md
What it does
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
Skill instructions
Writing Plans Overview Write comprehensive implementation plans assuming the engineer has zero context for our codebase and questionable taste. Document everything they need to know: which files to touch for each task, code, testing, docs they might need to check, how to test it. Give them the whole plan as bite-sized tasks. DRY. YAGNI. TDD. Frequent commits. Assume they are a skilled developer, but know almost nothing about our toolset or problem domain. Assume they don't know good test design very well. Announce at start: "I'm using the writing-plans skill to create the implementation plan." Context: If working in an isolated worktree, it should have been created via the superpowers:using-git-worktrees skill at execution time. Save plans to: docs/superpowers/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<feature-name.md - (User preferences for plan location override this default) Scope Check If the spec covers multiple independent subsystems, it should have been broken into sub-project specs during brainstorming
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Frequently asked questions
What is writing-plans?
writing-plans is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
Who is writing-plans best for?
writing-plans is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, testing workflows, documentation workflows, design and media workflows.
How do I install writing-plans?
Install or run writing-plans using Copy skill directory. Check writing-plans for the latest setup command.
Is writing-plans actively maintained?
writing-plans may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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