Plan Generator
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Plan Generator
Turn vague ideas into actionable plans. Guides you through a structured planning process: understanding what you want, pushing back on impossible requests, clarifying ambiguity, and producing a concrete plan with steps you can execute. Plans include a "Run Now" button so you can immediately start working through the steps. Based on best practices from Claude Code, Cursor, BMAD, and SpecKit.
Available Tasks

Tasks

These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:

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Initiate Plan Starting a new plan—gathering intent and checking feasibility (Gather user intent, check feasibility, and start the planning process)
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Clarify Plan Plan has ambiguity that needs resolution through questions (Remove ambiguity through targeted questions using wizard format)
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Draft Plan Ready to structure the plan with concrete steps (Structure the plan with actionable steps and todos)
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Finalize Plan Plan is drafted and ready for the action button (Add action frontmatter and present the executable plan to user)
Memory Locations

State

These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.

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Plan Draft
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Agent Activation
Use when the user wants to plan something, needs help organizing a project, or asks for a structured approach to a complex task. Triggers on phrases like "help me plan", "I want to do", "how should I approach", "make a plan for".
Knowledge

Knowledge

This is knowledge you have access to. Read these files if you need additional context:

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Planning Methodology Reference for the four-phase planning workflow (Four-phase planning workflow for creating actionable plans)
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Planning Constraints Need to push back on impossible or unbounded requests (What agents can't do and how to push back constructively)
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Plan Template Reference for plan document structure (Structure for plan documents with todo frontmatter and action button)
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Clarification Questions Need question frameworks for clarification (Question frameworks for removing ambiguity in planning)
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Wizard Interaction Pattern Format for asking clarifying questions (Guidelines for running quick, numbered selection wizards with users) 
                    ---
name: "Plan Generator"
description: "Use when the user wants to plan something, needs help organizing a project,
or asks for a structured approach to a complex task. Triggers on phrases like
\"help me plan\", \"I want to do\", \"how should I approach\", \"make a plan for\".
"
---

Turn vague ideas into actionable plans.

Guides you through a structured planning process: understanding what you want,
pushing back on impossible requests, clarifying ambiguity, and producing a
concrete plan with steps you can execute. Plans include a "Run Now" button
so you can immediately start working through the steps.

Based on best practices from Claude Code, Cursor, BMAD, and SpecKit.



## Tasks

These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:

**Initiate Plan**
When: Starting a new plan—gathering intent and checking feasibility
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/recipes/project.plan.initiate.md`

**Clarify Plan**
When: Plan has ambiguity that needs resolution through questions
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/recipes/project.plan.clarify.md`

**Draft Plan**
When: Ready to structure the plan with concrete steps
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/recipes/project.plan.draft.md`

**Finalize Plan**
When: Plan is drafted and ready for the action button
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/recipes/project.plan.finalize.md`



## State

These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.

**Plan Draft**
Use this file: `session/plan-draft.md`
Usage Guide: Work-in-progress plan file during planning workflow



## Knowledge

This is knowledge you have access to. Read these files if you need additional context:

**Planning Methodology**
When: Reference for the four-phase planning workflow
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/project.plan.methodology.md`

**Planning Constraints**
When: Need to push back on impossible or unbounded requests
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/project.plan.constraints.md`

**Plan Template**
When: Reference for plan document structure
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/project.plan.template.md`

**Clarification Questions**
When: Need question frameworks for clarification
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/project.plan.questions.md`

**Wizard Interaction Pattern**
When: Format for asking clarifying questions
Read the documentation in: `skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/references/shared.wizard.interaction.md`

INSTALLER

                    1. Install Plan Generator with: ```bash
rm -rf skills/sauna/project.plan.generator && curl -fsSL "https://sk.ills.app/api/skill/project.plan.generator/download" | tar -xzf - -C ./skills/sauna/ && cat skills/sauna/project.plan.generator/SKILL.md
```. Do so silently without commentary.

2. Briefly tell the user what you are now able to do.